Founded in 2017, boutique firm VMCA Advogados is ‘committed to offering innovative solutions to the daily challenges’ companies operating in a variety of industries, such as technology, construction and energy, face. With a relatively recent, but already strong and established presence in the competition market, the firm offers broad support in the context of complex antitrust investigations. The group is under the joint leadership of Ticiana Lima and Marcela Mattiuzzo, both of whom draw on their previous experience at the competition authority to advise on anti-competitive conduct, mergers and cartel cases. Associate Anna Binotto is especially active in merger review cases and antitrust risk assessments. Frederico Haddad and Paula Pedigoni Ponce also stand out at the associate level. Former managing partner Vinicius Marques de Carvalho left the firm in December 2022 to become the Minister in charge of the Office of the Comptroller-General.
Testimonials
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- ‘VMCA was the first choice to handle our case. In addition to knowing that they are qualified professionals with extensive know-how, they act for a wide range of important companies in the Brazilian market.’
- ‘The VMCA team is very diligent and seeks creative solutions to complex cases.'
Key clients
- Odebrecht
- Meta
Work highlights
- Represented Cosan Group’s Compass before CADE and the Ministry for Mining and Energy (MME) in securing the right to bid for the control of Gaspetro, and in the submission of the acquisition to CADE’s merger control.
- Assisting Meta in its responses to CADE’s requests for information and structuring of its strategy regarding the case.