Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Region Area

Lawyers

Leonardo Rocha e Silva

Leonardo Rocha e Silva

Work Department

Competition; Civil and Commercial Litigation; Technology, Media & Telecommunications.

Position

Partner.

Career

Leonardo Peres da Rocha e Silva has over 25 years’ experience in advising domestic and international companies on merger filings, acquisition and joint ventures with the Brazilian antitrust authority (CADE) and on investigations into anticompetitive practices. Leonardo represents clients in complex lawsuits related to economic law and regulation issues before state and federal district courts as well as before the higher courts (STJ and STF). He also acts in the prevention of litigation and in advising companies, especially those interested in implementing robust compliance programs.

International experience: Denton, Wilde & Sapte, England.

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association - OAB/DF (1995). Competition Committee (OAB/DF): Former Vice-Chair. Brazilian Institute of Competition, Consumer and International Trade Law Studies (IBRAC): Former Officer of Institutional Relations in Brasília.

Education

LL.M. from the University of Warwick; MBA in Law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV); Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from the University of Brasília (UnB); Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCEUB).

Mentions

Brazil

Competition and antitrust

City focus - Brasilia • Brazil

Public law and regulation