Mattos Filho welcomes new partner to its Antitrust practice

Mattos Filho Advogados, now with 118 partners, expand the firm’s work in Brasília with the arrival of Eduardo Frade

Mattos Filho announced that Eduardo Frade (pictured) has joined the firm as a partner in its Antitrust practice area. His arrival brings the total number of partners at Mattos Filho to 118, underlining Mattos Filho’s commitment to its long-term vision of continuous growth.

Eduardo is set to reinforce Mattos Filho’s role in serving domestic and international clients in Brazil’s capital, and acting as an intermediary with government agencies such as the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade).

With his background in the public sector, Eduardo will offer his expertise to the work carried out by the firm’s Antitrust practice, coordinating with other areas to provide the outstanding full-service legal assistance that Mattos Filho is known for. He will also be able to assist with competition and regulatory matters concerning cases in the firm’s other practices, including Corporate/M&A, White Collar Crime, and Administrative Law.

Eduardo has vast experience in a wide range of antitrust and regulatory matters, including mergers, cartels, leniency, abuse of dominance, compliance, advocacy and general antitrust counseling. He has extensive government experience, having served in senior positions at CADE (Brazil’s antitrust authority), the Ministry of Planning, and the Civil Aviation Agency. During his tenure of more than 10 years at CADE, Eduardo was one of the leaders in restructuring the agency and implementing the new antitrust law in 2012, acting first as Deputy General Superintendent in charge of mergers and dominance, and later as General Superintendent. Eduardo is featured as a leading antitrust lawyer in several industry publications.

Eduardo has been a consultant to the IDB and the OECD, and is currently a member of the International Cartel Task Force and co-chair of the Corporate Counseling Committee of the American Bar Association – Antitrust Law Section. He was a guest professor at the FGV Law Program, and has published books and articles on competition law in Brazil and abroad.