Ayres Ribeiro Advogados’ Competition team has broad  experience on national economical politics and advises its clients on an ample spectrum of matters such as: approval for business mergers before the Brazilian competition authority (CADE) resulting from acquisitions, joint ventures and associations; advising clients on  investigations of anticompetitive conduct, especially cartels; assisting with  the negotiation of leniency agreements and consent decrees;  advice on  all proceedings of competitive nature, especially the ones related to the prevention and/or repairing of damages and proceedings aiming the annulment of CADE decisions, as well as conducting thorough due diligence and  compliance programs.