{"id":3959,"date":"2021-10-13T11:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T14:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cascione.com.br\/?page_id=3959"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:34:46","slug":"mir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cascione.com.br\/en\/mir\/","title":{"rendered":"Ma\u00edra Isabel Saldanha Rodrigues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ma\u00edra Isabel Saldanha Rodrigues specializes in Competition and Antitrust Law. Her practice focuses on merger control issues, design and implementation of antitrust compliance programs, and anticompetitive practice investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Ma\u00edra has experience representing and advising clients from industries such as chemical, technological, pharmaceutical, food and beverages, and energy, on broad range of cross-border M&amp;A matters, complex merger cases, and negotiation of remedies, as well as assisting clients in antitrust matters related to dealings with competitors, exchange of competitively sensitive information and dealings in the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>She is nationally ranked by Legal 500 in Competition &amp; Antitrust, with clients commenting that she is \u201c<em>extremely attentive and focused on solving problems.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Ma\u00edra also represents and advises clients in investigations related to trade matters, such as antidumping, safeguards and countervailing duties. Her experience allows her to assist manufacturers, importers and exporters seeking and defending their interests before the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber, taking part in every stage of the investigation, from drafting change proposals to responding to the questionnaires sent out by the Subsecretariat for Commercial Defense and Public Interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her experience also covers export controls, economic sanctions and anti-corruption laws and regulations, as well as international trade compliance matters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PRACTICE AREAS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Competition\/Antitrust; International Trade<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Postgraduate Diploma\u00a0in European Competition Law, King\u2019s College London.<\/li>\n<li>Master of Laws (LL.M.), New York University Law School, as the youngest Brazilian lawyer to join NYU\u2019s 2018\/2019 LL.M Program.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LL.B., Law School of University of Bras\u00edlia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MAIN CLIENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Hyster-Yale; Fundo Bordeaux; UTC Group; Sherwin-Williams; Gerdau; Comexport; Allian\u00e7a; Abrainc; Gafisa; Qualicaps; <\/span>Ra\u00edzen, Vibra, and Ipiranga Joint Ventures Navegantes and Nordeste I, II, and III; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ambev\/Inbev; Amazon; Google. <b><span lang=\"EN-US\">[HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL \u2013 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED]<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">RECOGNITION<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTeam of the Year\u201d within Competition &amp; Antitrust \u2013 The Latin American Lawyer Women Awards (2024)<\/li>\n<li>Legal 500 \u2013 Leading Associate (2024)<\/li>\n<li>Legal 500 \u2013 Rising Star (2021, 2022 and 2023)<\/li>\n<li>Nominated for \u201cThe Legal 500 Awards\u201d as \u201cRising Star of the Year\u201d in Competition &amp; Antitrust (2023 and 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><u>ACTIVITIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the Antitrust Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in Antitrust (\u201cWIA\u201d, Podcast Director (2025): Ma\u00edra was appointed Co-Director of the Podcast alongside Mydy\u00e3 Lira (Pereira Neto | Macedo | Rocco), building on her prior experience as WIA&#8217;s Content Director in 2023.<\/li>\n<li>WIA, Diversity Director (2024): Ma\u00edra was designated to co-chair the Director of Diversity role with BMA\u2019s partner Camilla Paoletti, promoting initiatives on the inclusion of LBGTQIA+ and minorities\u2019 insertion into antitrust.<\/li>\n<li>WIA\u2019s Content Director (2023): Ma\u00edra is responsible for the projects WIA Podcast (including WIA Talks, Nacional Podcast and International Podcast) and WIA Book (national and international) in 2023, working alongside Amanda Athayde. In 2023, WIA Book was sponsored by Ra\u00edzen, one of Brazil\u2019s largest oil companies.<\/li>\n<li>WIA\u2019s Publication Director (2023): Ma\u00edra, along with some of brazillian antitrust\u2019s female leaders (such as Amanda Athayde, Ana Fras\u00e3o, B\u00e1rbara Rosemberg, Lilian Cintra de Melo, Silvia Fag\u00e1 and others), was one of the editors and examiners for WIA\u2019s \u201cWoman in Antitrust\u201d publication, as well as being responsible for the selection and organization of WIA\u2019s all-around publications during 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Manager of WIA Podcast (2022): Ma\u00edra is part of WIA\u2019s podcast, in which she interviews female antitrust leaders in Brazil (such as CADE\u2019s Commissioner Lenisa Prado) and globally (such as Bhawna Gulati, Joint Director (Law) of the Indian Competition Authority. Highlights from her time as host and moderator include Episode 36 (\u201cAn Antitrust Revolution in the United States? The Neo Brandeis Movement and its Traction\u201d, with Professor Eleanor Fox, NYU Law School) and Episode 62 (\u201cAprendizados do Caso Nestl\u00e9-Garoto\u201d, with Gabriel Dias e Priscila Brolio), conducted in 2022 and 2023, respectively.<\/li>\n<li>Manager of WIA Talks (2021): Ma\u00edra leads WIA\u2019s interview program named \u201cWIA Talks\u201d. In the program, she conducts monthly interviews with high-level participants \u2013 such as Adriana Dantas (Chair of IDB\u2019s Sanctions Committee, Member of Petrobras Integrity Board and Chair of Compliance Subcommittee and Anti-Corruption Committee at IBA); and Carol Conway (Head of Regulatory Affairs at Grupo UOL\/Pag Seguro) \u2013 on topics related to gender equality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-authored the article: \u201cNon-solicit clauses on Employees: Antitrust And M&amp;A Risks\u201d for The Legal Industry Reviews Brazil. Ed. N\u00b05, Vol.1, October 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Contributed with the article \u201cSustainability Agreements: interface entre direito concorrencial e sustentabilidade\u201d, published in the book \u201cDireito e Meio Ambiente\u201d by Cascione Advogados, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored the article: \u201cReal Estate and Merger Control: Insights and Perspectives in Brazil\u201d for The Legal Industry Reviews Brazil. Ed. N\u00b04, May 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored the article: \u201cCade Signals Its Enforcement Approach to Sustainability Agreements\u201d for The Legal Industry Reviews Brazil. Ed. N\u00b02, October 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored the article: \u201cMerger Control in 2024: CADE\u2019s Tribunal New Composition and Trends\u201d for The Legal Industry Reviews Brazil. Ed. N\u00b01, June 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored the booklet \u201cManual de Pr\u00e1ticas Concorrenciais para Sindicatos e Entidades de Classe \u2013 2023\u201d, organized by Federa\u00e7\u00e3o das Ind\u00fastrias do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo (FIESP) e do Centro das Ind\u00fastrias do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo (CIESP).<\/li>\n<li>Organized the 6<sup>th<\/sup> volume of the \u2018Women in Antitrust\u2019 book, released in 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored the paper \u201cControle de Estruturas: Estat\u00edsticas do Tribunal do CADE em 2020 e possibilidade de mudan\u00e7as em 2021. Estad\u00e3o, published in January 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored the paper \u201cThe Future Of Merger Review: New Perspectives For \u201cAssociative Agreements\u201d, Ibrac, published in Aug. 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored the paper \u201cProtocolo antitruste: criar paper trail das a\u00e7\u00f5es \u00e9 forma mais segura de agir\u201d, Conjur, June 2020.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUPDATE: Legal Research in Brazil,\u201d GlobaLex, Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law, September\/October 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Contributed in the Brazilian Chapter of the Competition Litigation Comparative Guide, The Legal 500, August 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Interviewed by Getting the Deal Through \u2013 Market Intelligence, on Merger Review Updates in Brazil, August 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">RECENT EVENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Moderator of the team\u2019s panel proposal \u201cEx-post analysis \u2013 what can the Live Nation\/Ticketmaster case reveal to us?\u201d selected for IBRAC\u2019s 30th International Seminar on Competition Policy in November 2024, with speakers CADE&#8217;s Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carlos-jacques-vieira-gomes-097b612b9\/\">Carlos Jacques Vieira Gomes<\/a>, Supreme Court\u00b4s advisor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/guilherme-mendes-resende-955784b7\/\">Guilherme Mendes Resende<\/a>, CCIA\u00b4s Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/krisztian-katona-bb2841a\/\">Krisztian Katona<\/a>, ecoa&#8217;s partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/silvia-fag%C3%A1-de-almeida-581267\/\">Silvia Fag\u00e1 de Almeida<\/a> and Tozzini Freire\u00b4s partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vivianfraga\/\">Vivian Fraga<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Moderator of the event \u201cLabor Markets and Antitrust: What employers should contemplate in the USA and Brazil \/ Mercado de Trabalho e Antitruste: O que empregadores devem contemplar nos EUA e Brasil\u201d, joined by the speakers Prof. Eric Posner (University of Chicago), Lauren Weinstein (MoloLamken LLP) and Denise Junqueira in October 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Moderator of WIA\u2019s panel on \u201cA cross-disciplinary approach to Antitrust Law\u201d, joined by the speakers Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Henr\u00edquez (Partner at Morales &amp; Besa, Chile), Athina Van Melkebeke (Partner at Kirkland &amp; Ellis, UK) and Vinicius Klein (Professor of Economics and Law at UFPR) in April 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Panelist on IBRAC\u2019s event \u201cDivulga\u00e7\u00e3o dos artigos e lan\u00e7amento do livro The Future of Antitrust\u201d, panel \u201cMergers in the digital era: what are the changes needed?\u201d (August 2020).<\/li>\n<li><u>Swisscam Brazil \u2013 Panelist on Swisscam\u00b4s event \u201cOpen Banking: Regulatory and Competitive Impacts\u201d<\/u> (September 2019).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ma\u00edra Isabel Saldanha Rodrigues specializes in Competition and Antitrust Law. Her practice focuses on merger control issues, design and implementation of antitrust compliance programs, and anticompetitive practice investigations. 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