Competitive

The De Vivo, Castro Advogados Competition team comprises specialists in the field, with professional experience in Brazil and abroad, having worked with the private sector and the Brazilian government on numerous occasions.

Furthermore, our professionals possess a solid academic background, as well as a number of published books and articles related to Competition Law.

Our clients include national, multinational, and foreign companies, sectoral associations, and trade associations from a wide variety of economic sectors. We also assist individuals in cases of misconduct and investigations related to Competition Law.

The Competition team offers a variety of services, including advisory and administrative litigation services in competition matters before Brazilian and foreign authorities. Below is a brief summary of the most important activities carried out by the Competition team:

• Analysis of the structure of operations from a competition law perspective;
• Review of contractual clauses from a competition law perspective;
• Notification of economic concentration operations to Brazilian authorities and coordination of notifications in other jurisdictions;
• Representation of interested third parties in oppositions to economic concentrations;
• Analysis, negotiation, and execution of Merger Control Agreements;
• Analysis, negotiation, and execution of Performance Commitment Agreements and structural remedies in merger control cases;
• Assistance in preparing complaints (representations) or defending against administrative and/or judicial proceedings to investigate violations of economic order (such as cartels, abuse of dominant position, and others);
• Feasibility analysis, negotiation, and execution of leniency agreements;
• Analysis, negotiation, and execution of Cease and Desist Agreements;
• Specialized auditing of competition law aspects; and
• Development and implementation of competition compliance programs.

• Administrative and Environmental
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Civil and Commercial
• International Trade
• Compliance
• Competitive
• Consumer
• Contractual
• Electronic Law
• Public Law, Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations
• Family and Succession
• Real Estate
• Infrastructure
• Corporate Criminal Law
• Intellectual Property
• Corporate and Capital Markets
• Labor and Social Security
• Tax