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Experience

Paula has extensive experience in antitrust matters, representing Brazilian and foreign clients from various sectors of the economy in complex competition-related issues, including merger control, anti-competitive conduct investigations (especially regarding cartels and abuse of dominant position) structuring competition compliance programs, and general consulting. She holds an LL.M. from Stanford Law School (2015).

Paula is a member of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Antitrust Committee and the Brazilian Institute for Competition, Consumer, and International Trade Studies (Ibrac). She also serves as a non-governmental advisor to the International Competition Network (ICN). Paula is a guest professor at IBMEC’s postgraduate program in Rio de Janeiro and has authored several publications in Brazil and abroad on competition law.

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos (Belo Horizonte, Brazil);

Postgraduate degree in Economic Law with an emphasis in Competition Law – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV);

LL.M. – Law, Science and Technology – Stanford Law School (USA).

Recognitions

Latin Lawyer 250 – Corporate & M&A (2024 – 2026);

Legal 500 – Competition & Antitrust: Rising star (2022);

Análise Advocacia – Antitrust (2020, 2021);

Análise Advocacia Mulher – Antitrust (2021, 2022, 2024 – 2026), Oil & Gas (2021, 2022, 2024), São Paulo (2021, 2022) and Rio de Janeiro (2024 – 2026);

Lexology Index Brazil – Competition (2024 – 2025);

Lexology Index – Gloabl Elite Thought Leader: Competition (2024 – 2026).