Araújo e Policastro Advogados handles international disputes with a focus on private antitrust enforcement and cartel damages claims. The group, led by the ‘terrific lawyer’ Bruno Lanna Peixoto, provides support to a variety of clients, including companies from the construction, financial services and life sciences sectors, as defendants and claimants in high-profile cases. Carolina Pagotto Trevizo brings together expertise in merger filings and antitrust investigations.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team has broad knowledge. Even when the specific partner you are working with does not have the needed expertise, he or she is able to bring a colleague on to assist. High level of consistent work among the firm's attorneys.’
‘I work closely with Bruno Peixoto. Bruno is a terrific lawyer. He is thoughtful, thorough, and has terrific judgment. He has the rare ability to maintain a friendly demeanour, while fiercely advocating for his clients.’
Key clients
- Itautec – Group Itau, Part Of Itausa
- GMW Advogados
- Concremix
- Cobraço – Comercial Brasileira de Aço
- Federação dos Hospitais do Estado de São Paulo - Fehosp
- Sindicato da Construção Civil no Estado de Minas Gerais – Sinduscon/MG
- Federação dos Hospitais do Estado do Paraná - Fehospar
Work highlights
- Representing Concremix in a major recovery action for cartel damages.
- Retained by Fehosp and Fehospar to file and conduct a collective action seeking injunctive relief and compensatory damages for cartel overcharge.
- Retained to formulate, file, and conduct the first antitrust recovery action in Brazil – representing the Cobraço Group – against ArcelorMittal.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bruno Lanna Peixoto