TozziniFreire Advogados houses a leading antitrust practice, which is made up of ‘well-trained and technical professionals, with great professionalism, agility and proximity’. Drawing on their previous experience at CADE, several team members are skilled at representing clients in merger filings and review proceedings, cartel and unilateral cases, damages claims before the courts, and, most notably, leniency and settlement agreements. A key destination for multijurisdictional mandates, including merger control and conduct work, the practice is under the leadership of Marcelo Calliari, who has a wealth of experience in leniency agreements and merger clearance. These are also among Guilherme Ribas‘s legal specialisms. Vivian Fraga is a strong performer in complex domestic and cross-border merger reviews and antitrust litigation. Patricia Bandouk Carvalho is another noteworthy practitioner focused on leniency negotiations, investigations and cartel cases.
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‘Excellent technical knowledge and service, always willing to understand the client's needs, seeking innovative solutions and approaches to better defend the client's interests.'
‘Marcelo Calliari and Patricia Carvalho stand out.'
'Very well-trained and technical professionals, with great professionalism, agility and proximity.'
Key clients
- Schlumberger
- Subsea 7
- ADM / Cargill / Louis Dreyfus / SustainIt
- Microstrategy
- Concentrix Corporation
- Perkin Elmer
- Sindipecas
- Munters
- Carrefour
- Minerva Foods
Work highlights
- Advised both SLB and Subsea7 on the submission of a global joint-venture with a third competitor (Aker Solutions), which aims to join SLB’s and Aker Solutions’ subsea businesses (notably O&G production and processing) into a separate independent entity, which will be the largest player in this industry in the world.
- Advised on the merger clearance for a JV by some of the largest trading companies in the world (ADM, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus and SustainIt.), to develop and operate a platform that facilitates access and visualisation of sustainability data for global food and agricultural supply chains.
- Acted for Microstrategy in an internal investigation and negotiated a leniency agreement with CADE for cartel activity to defraud public bids.
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Practice head
Marcelo Calliari
Other key lawyers
Marcel Medon Santos; Guilherme Ribas; Vivian Fraga; Tatiana Lins Cruz; Patricia Bandouk Carvalho