Áreas: Concorrencial e Digital / Setores: Aeronáutico, Material de Construção/Decoração, Saúde, Siderurgia e Mineração, Transporte e Logística / Estado de SP

"Founding partner and former CADE president Vinicius Marques de Carvalho is now the sole head of VINICIUS MARQUES DE CARVALHO ADVOGADOS ’ antitrust practice. The firm is advising Raizen on its proposed purchase of Shell Brasil Petróleo’s lubricant business. It is also representing multiple toiletry companies, including Mafra and FW, on multiple deals in the moistened towelette market. On the behavioural side, the team is advising food delivery app 99 as a complainant in CADE’s antitrust investigation into competitor iFood’s app, alleging the company unlawfully imposes exclusivity contracts on its partner restaurants."

"True to its DNA, the firm has built a strong competition practice. In addition to its flagship antitrust practice, the firm assists clients with compliance, regulatory and technology matters, and in recent years, it launched a data protection and privacy practice to guide clients through the implementation of the incoming Brazilian Data Protection Law."

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‘The office provides a high quality service in the area of competition and antitrust, always seeking to present CADE’s most recent precedents on matters of extreme relevance for the company. The VMCA team has a great command of the topic, and is always available to participate in meetings with clients. The great advantage of the office is the availability of service and agility in the return of demands.’

"The firm is excellent," a client says, going on: "They are open to work in partnership with the client, listen to the client and are flexible," and adding: "They have a great knowledge about the inner workings of CADE and this is fundamental."