Under the leadership of Fabricio Cardim de Almeida, the competition and antitrust practice at Mello Torres is particularly skilled at assisting clients from the energy, retail, real estate and manufacturing sectors with merger filings before CADE. Department leader Almeida acts for domestic and foreign companies in mandates concerning horizontal and vertical arrangements, compliance programmes and cartel investigations. Gláucia Gomes Menato offers key support on merger control filings and unilateral conduct cases.
Testimonials
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‘Partner Fabricio Cardim de Almeida is directly involved with the case and is always up to date on movements, leading cases and other factors important for the success of the process.'
Key clients
- Suzano S.A.
- SHV Holdings N.V.
Work highlights
- Represented Suzano before CADE in a R$1.83bn acquisition of 70 thousand acres of eucalyptus forests in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.
- Represented Makro and SHV before CADE in all transactions related to the sale of cash and carry stores in Brazil to several other competitors.