Competition & Corporate Compliance
The Costa da Silva & Fernandes Rocha Advogados team has the knowledge and experience required to assist our clients in conducting their business activities before competitors, suppliers and clients in accordance with the competition law. Our operations also extend to arrangements arising from M&A and joint ventures operations.
- Assistance in structuring commercial relations and administrative defense in cases of abuse of a dominant position;
- Mergers: advice on M&A operations and request for approval;
- Representation in inquiries and administrative proceedings in other violations of the competition law;
- Representation in judicial proceedings for the enforcement of CADE decisions;
- Advice and representation in leniency programs
Our service package in the Compliance area allows the reduction of operational and regulatory risks of our clients. Our goal is to assist them in the legal issues that most affect their business and in the adoption of practices that protect their governing and shareholder bodies from the risks and responsibilities arising from conducts that violate general compliance standards and those specific to such industry.
Assistance to prepare codes of conduct and structure internal Compliance programs;
- In-house training;
- Performance of due diligence and internal investigations;
- Review of internal controls;
Representation in administrative investigations;
- Advice and representation in the execution of leniency agreements;
- Assistance to multinational clients in adapting their codes of conduct to the domestic anticorruption legislation and in partnership with our international partners (desks).