Denise Junqueira is admitted to practice law in Brazil (OAB/SP) and New York State.

Her extensive experience includes numerous highly complex mergers and acquisitions, the negotiation of remedies, and multi-jurisdictional transactions across various industries, such as telecommunications, transportation, banking/finance, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and energy.

Denise advises clients on the design and implementation of compliance programs and represents them in investigations regarding anticompetitive conduct, including abuse of dominance and cartels. She also provides counsel on competitor collaborations, the exchange of competitively sensitive information, merger compliance, distribution agreements, and vertical restraints.

Furthermore, Denise Junqueira has experience in trade remedies and representing clients before the Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX). She provides advice on feasibility analyses and risk assessments, as well as on trade remedy investigations involving anti-dumping duties, safeguards, and countervailing duties. She also assists domestic industry members, exporters, importers, and other interested parties in pursuing and defending their interests before CAMEX throughout the investigation process—ranging from drafting petitions to modify or maintain foreign trade tariffs and "Ex-tarifário" (tariff exception) requests to responding to questionnaires from the Undersecretariat for Trade Remedies and Public Interest.

Her international trade experience also encompasses export controls, sanctions, and anti-corruption matters, as well as international trade compliance, advising domestic and foreign clients on complex commercial relationships involving multiple parties and jurisdictions.

Denise serves a diverse range of foreign clients, drawing on five years of experience in the U.S., including positions with the U.S. government (FTC), academia (NYU Law School), law firms, and consultancies.

Education
  • LL.M. em Trade Regulation da NYU Law School
  • Bachelor's degree in Economics from USP
  • Bachelor of Laws from PUC
Recent Seminars
  • Lecture at the event “New Bidding Law and the Regulatory-Competitive Chessboard” at GC Summit Brazil 2023, Legal 500.
  • Moderated the FIESP event “60 Years of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense” (CADE), specifically the “Unilateral Conduct” panel. Denise moderated the discussion among Mauro Grinberg, Luis Hoffman, Alexandre Barreto, and Waldir Alves. Nov. 2022.
  • Moderated a session at the 28th IBRAC International Seminar titled "'Sustainability Agreements' – Illegal Arrangement or Pro-competitive Collaboration." Denise moderated the discussion among panelists from Brazil, the EU, and the US. October 2022.
Published Book Chapters
  • Co-author of the article “Non-solicit clauses on Employees: Antitrust And M&A Risks” in the October 2024 issue of *The Legal Industry Reviews*.
  • JUNQUEIRA, Denise; RODRIGUES, Maíra; ELEUTÉRIO, Felipe. Sustainability Agreements: interface between competition law and sustainability. In: Fábio de Souza Aranha Cascione; Rafael Fernando Feldmann. (Org.). Law and Environment. 1st ed. São Paulo: Editora Primata Ltda., 2024, v. 1, p. 101-123.
  • Co-author of the "Manual of Competitive Practices for Unions and Class Entities - 2023" by the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) and the Center of Industries of the State of São Paulo (CIESP).
  • Interview in the book "10 Years of Competition Law", Brazilian Institute for Studies on Competition, Consumption and International Trade (IBRAC), October 2022.
  • Co-author of the article “Control of structures: statistics from the CADE Court in 2020 and the possibility of changes in 2021”, Estadão, published in January 2021.
  • Co-author of the chapter “Brazil: Anti-cartel Enforcement” in the publication “Americas Antitrust Review 2021” by GCR Insight, published in October 2020.
  • Co-author of the article “The Future Of Merger Review: New Perspectives” for “Associative Agreements”, Ibrac, published in August 2020.
  • Co-author of the article “Antitrust protocol: creating a paper trail of actions is the safest way to proceed”, Conjur, June 2020
  • JUNQUEIRA, Denise; SCOTT, Maria Eduarda. A first look at competitive concerns involving credit cards. In: Fábio de Souza Aranha Cascione; Marcelo Padua Lima; Aaron Papa de Morais. (Org.). Law and Technology. 1st ed. São Paulo: Editora LiberArs Ltda., 2019, v. 1, p. 9-34.
  • Contributed to the "Brazilian Chapter" of the publication Competition Litigation Comparative Guide, The Legal 500, August 2019.
  • Co-autora do artigo “What are the antitrust challenges faced by the payment industry?”, Ibrac, março de 2019.
  • Interviewed by "Getting the Deal Through – Market Intelligence", in the publication Merger Review Updates in Brazil, August 2018.
  • Co-author of the article “What are the Perils for Gun-Jumping in Brazil?”, Ibrac, abril de 2018.
  • Co-author of the article “Changes in the Landscape: Trends in Global Merger Control”, CPI, August 2017
  • “Latin American Merger Control: A Picture of Recent Years and a Closer Look Into 2016”, ABA, Antitrust Law, International Antitrust Bulletin, julho de 2017.
  • “Brazilian Horizontal Merger Control: Efficiencies Analysis”, ABA, Antitrust Law, International Antitrust Bulletin, março 2016.
  • “Loyalty Discounts,” ABA YLD Antitrust Practice Series, março de 2013.
  • “Service of Brazilian Process Abroad in an Era of Global Economic Integration: A Call For Cooperation Between Antitrust Authorities,” ABA, Antitrust Law, Cartel & Criminal Practice, junho de 2012 Newsletter.
  • Co-author of the article “The Brazilian Leniency Program: The Path Towards Effectiveness” ABA, Antitrust Law – 60th Antitrust Spring Meeting, março de 2012.
  • “A Comparative Analysis of Competition Law in Brazil and the USA,” Boletim Jurídico Trimestral, Peixoto e Cury Advogados, Lawgico 58, julho/agosto/setembro de 2011.
  • Contributed to the UNCTAD “Model Law on Competition (2010)” under the supervision of Professor Eleanor M. Fox, August 2010.
  • Author of the article “Legal Security and Investment Attraction” for the 1st Brazilian Congress of Civil Service organized by the Attorney General's Office, June 2008.
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
Recognitions
  • GCR 100
  • Legal 500 — Leading Partner
  • Legal 500 — Recognition: Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
  • The Latin American Women Awards — Team of the Year: Competition and Antitrust Law Team
  • The Latin American Women Awards — Nomination: Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
  • Leaders League — Rising Star
  • Análise Advocacia — Most Admired Lawyer