Strategy in business expansion
The main purpose of the Antitrust team of L.O. baptista is to ensure that the Competition Authority’s review of its clients’ mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and associative agreements are conducted on a smooth and reliable basis.
The diversity in the education of its professionals, who gather the top level academic knowledge, together with the experience of a routine of complex transactions allow the firm to offer creative and safe solutions with differentiated assistance tailored for each type of business, as to identify and mitigate risks.
More than defending clients in investigations of alleged non-competitive practices and protecting their interests against harmful actions from competitors, we also act in prevention by developing antitrust compliance programs tailored for the characteristics and peculiarities of each sector and client.
How can we help:
- Notification of mergers, acquisitions and association agreements with CADE.
- Presentation of opposition in operations potentially harmful to competitive dynamics.
- Defense in investigations of anticompetitive behavior (cartels and abuse of dominant position).
- Negotiation of agreements, termination commitments and leniency agreements.
- Analysis of practices and contracts to identify, evaluate and risk mitigate.
- Structuring and implementation of competitive compliance programs and actions preventive measures.
- Due Diligence in corporate and M&A operations.
- Proposing judicial measures related to CADE decisions.
- Evaluation, defense and proposition of damages repair actions.
