José Inácio Almeida Prado Filho
Brazil Guide 2024
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust
Band 3
About
Provided by José Inácio Almeida Prado Filho
Practice Areas
Competition Law
Agribusiness
Career
José Inacio has extensive experience in all areas of competition law.
He represents clients before CADE, Brazil’s antitrust authority, in the submission and review of mergers and acquisitions; in investigations into cartels and unilateral conduct; and in proposals for leniency agreements and in the resolution of investigations by agreement with the investigating authority.
In his advisory practice, José Inacio assists companies in analyzing the competition aspects of their business policies, and in conducting internal competition compliance investigations. He also advises on competition aspects in the due diligence and negotiating phases of M&A transactions.
José Inácio provides specialist support to the firm’s litigation practice area in disputes involving competition law issues, and works with the banking area in merger notifications to the Central Bank of Brazil.
Awards
Client Choice Awards - Competition - Brazil
Client Choice
2022
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
PartnerJosé Inácio Almeida Prado Filhois frequently mandated by high-profile companies to lead merger control filings and cartel investigations.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by José Inácio Almeida Prado Filho
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"José Inácio is a very good lawyer who is rising in his career."
"He is super responsive, does a very good risk assessment and takes mitigation measures to make the business viable."
"José Inácio is a very good lawyer who is rising in his career."
"He is super responsive, does a very good risk assessment and takes mitigation measures to make the business viable."
Articles, highlights and press releases
4 items provided by BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
Brazil’s New Non-Horizontal Mergers Guidelines (V+ Guide)
The V+ Guide was eagerly awaited and its reception was positive
The main way to contain climate deterioration is certainly regulation, as the direct means of establishing measures to reverse the current status, including sources of financing.
10 years after enactment of Brazil’s Competition Law
Ten years after enactment of Brazil’s Competition Law, covid-19 has not affected policy and enforcement
A competition panorama: upcoming challenges in the agribusiness sector
In February 2020, the Department of Economic Studies (DEE – Departamento de Estudos Econômicos) of Brazil’s antitrust authority, CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica) issued a new installment in its Cadernos do CADE (CADE Journals) series: “The Agricultural Inputs Market”.
Brazil’s New Non-Horizontal Mergers Guidelines (V+ Guide)
The V+ Guide was eagerly awaited and its reception was positive
The main way to contain climate deterioration is certainly regulation, as the direct means of establishing measures to reverse the current status, including sources of financing.
10 years after enactment of Brazil’s Competition Law
Ten years after enactment of Brazil’s Competition Law, covid-19 has not affected policy and enforcement
A competition panorama: upcoming challenges in the agribusiness sector
In February 2020, the Department of Economic Studies (DEE – Departamento de Estudos Econômicos) of Brazil’s antitrust authority, CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica) issued a new installment in its Cadernos do CADE (CADE Journals) series: “The Agricultural Inputs Market”.