Madrona Advogados is a well-established name in the Brazilian market for merger control, handling multijurisdictional filings across sectors as diverse as digital platforms, healthcare, aviation and tech. The team is also active in high-profile antitrust investigations. Luis Nagalli oversees the practice, bringing wide-ranging experience in merger control, cartel investigations and regulatory compliance. Nagalli is supported by Julia Haddad Niemeyer, who has coordinated fast-track and complex merger control proceedings. Rodrigo França Vianna joined from Trench Rossi Watanabe in July 2025, adding experience in leniency agreements, conduct settlements and merger remedies.
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Key clients
- Qiagen
- Hapvida Intermédica Group
- Embraer Group
- Mercedes-Benz Trucks
- Lenovo/Motorola
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Animal Health
- Aliaxis
- Gerdau Group
- NC Group
- SGS S.A.
- SmartFit Group
- BTG Pactual Group
Work highlights
Advised NC Group, a pharmaceutical group in Brazil, on a transaction involving the acquisition of assets concerning the Brazilian injectable business of Fresenius-Kabi, a pharmaceutical company controlled by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA.
Representing Hinode Group in an investigation on the alleged exchange of commercially and competitively sensitive information related to the labour market.
Advising Embraer, a multinational aerospace corporation, on the consolidation of control over EZ Air Interior Limited (a joint venture between Safran Cabin and Embraer), as well as on the acquisition of Safran Cabin Brazil’s business related to the manufacturing of cabin interior equipment.
Practice head
Luis Nagalli
Other key lawyers
Julia Haddad Niemeyer; Rodrigo França Vianna