{"id":7877,"date":"2025-08-12T14:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cascione.com.br\/?page_id=7877"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:34:39","slug":"bvl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cascione.com.br\/en\/bvl\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernardo Leite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bernardo Leite advises and represents clients in matters related to international trade and competition law, with experience across sectors such as chemicals, metallurgy, steel, capital goods, construction, materials, and energy.<\/p>\n

His experience includes representing domestic and foreign companies, as well as sectoral associations, on diverse issues involving trade remedies (anti-dumping, subsidies, and safeguards), tariff and non-tariff measures, sanctions, bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements, and customs law.<\/p>\n

Bernardo is often retained for advising companies on strategic issues related to international trade, including for strategy review on on-going trade investigations.<\/p>\n

Bernardo also has significant experience assisting Brazilian companies participating on trade investigations conducted by foreign authorities, working closely with clients and partner law firms in jurisdictions such as Argentina, Canada, the European Union, and the United States.<\/p>\n

In competition law, Bernardo advises and represents Brazilian and foreign companies in investigations of anti-competitive conduct, including cartels and unilateral practices, as well as in negotiating settlements with authorities, and developing compliance programs. He also supports the development and implementation of compliance programs tailored to antitrust regulations and corporate governance standards.<\/p>\n

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PRACTICE AREAS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

International Trade; Competition\/Antitrust<\/p>\n

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EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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  • Master in Business Economics (MBE) \u2013 Escola de Economia da Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Get\u00falio Vargas (EESP\/FGV);<\/li>\n
  • LL.B., Law \u2013 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais<\/li>\n
  • Participated in the Trade Policy Training Program at the Brazilian Embassy in the U.S.A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    RECENT CLIENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

    In the past years, Bernardo attended major companies such as The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Brasil, Companhia Brasileira de Alum\u00ednio (CBA), Gerdau, ArcelorMittal, Unigel, Borregaard and Aperam, among others.<\/p>\n

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    RECOGNITION<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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    • Chambers & Partners \u2013 Associate to Watch for International Trade\/WTO<\/li>\n
    • Legal 500 \u2013 Leading Associate for International Trade<\/li>\n
    • Legal 500 \u2013 Key Senior Associate for International Trade<\/li>\n
    • Who\u2019s Who Legal \u2013 Global Section for Trade & Customs in Brazil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      AFFILIATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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      • Member of the ABCI Institute;<\/li>\n
      • Former Coordinator of the International Trade Commitee of IBRAC;<\/li>\n
      • Member of of the International Trade Commitee of IBRAC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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        • Co-author of the Practice Note on \u201cTrade Remedies in Brazil: Overview\u201d published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2022, 2023 and 2024.<\/li>\n
        • Co-author of the article \u201c(Ir)retroatividade e altera\u00e7\u00f5es na pol\u00edtica de conte\u00fado\u201d. In: Revista de Direito P\u00fablico da Economia, v. 19, 2021.<\/li>\n
        • Co-author of the article \u201cSham Litigation e revis\u00e3o de m\u00e9rito: limites \u00e0 atua\u00e7\u00e3o do Cade. Coment\u00e1rios sobre o caso Abbott\/Abbvie\u201d, In: Leonor Cordovil, Daniel Athias. (Org.) Direito Concorrencial em Transforma\u00e7\u00e3o: uma Homenagem a Mauro Grinberg. 1\u00aa ed. S\u00e3o Paulo: Singular, 2020.<\/li>\n
        • Co-author of the article \u201cO Spaghetti Bowl e os Acordos Preferenciais dos EUA: a crise anunciada do multilateralismo\u201d. In: Rabih Nasser. (Org.). Revista de Direito do Com\u00e9rcio Internacional. V.03. N\u00ba 03. S\u00e3o Paulo: Enlaw, 2020, p. 167-186.<\/li>\n
        • Co-author of the article \u201cO setor sider\u00fargico e a defesa comercial em um contexto de sobrecapacidade\u201d. In: Rabih Nasser. (Org.). Revista de Direito do Com\u00e9rcio Internacional. V.01. N\u00ba 01. S\u00e3o Paulo: Enlaw, 2019, p. 213-228.<\/li>\n
        • Co-author of the chapter \u201cO caso US-Poultry (DS392) e os m\u00e9todos para defini\u00e7\u00e3o de produtos similares \u00e0 luz das regras da Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o Mundial do Com\u00e9rcio\u201d. In: Juliana Oliveira Domingues. (Org.). OMC \u2013 Funcionamento do Sistema de Solu\u00e7\u00e3o de Controv\u00e9rsias \u2013 Reflex\u00f5es dos Especialistas sobre os Principais Casos. 1ed.Curitiba: Juru\u00e1, 2017, p. 150.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          RECENT EVENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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          • Author and moderator of the panel \u201cThe rise of evasive and fraudulent practices in imports and the response of the Brazilian Government\u201d on the 24th<\/sup> IBRAC International Trade Seminar (24\u00ba Semin\u00e1rio de Com\u00e9rcio Internacional do IBRAC<\/em>), in August 2024.<\/li>\n
          • Author and moderator of the panel \u201cDebates on the political and procedural dimensions of tariff adjustment mechanisms\u201d, on the 23rd<\/sup> IBRAC International Trade Seminar (23\u00ba Semin\u00e1rio de Com\u00e9rcio Internacional do IBRAC)<\/em>, in August 2023.<\/li>\n
          • Moderator of the panel \u201cTariff Changes under the New Government Administration\u201d on the 7th<\/sup>IBRAC\/IASP International Trade Seminar (7\u00ba Semin\u00e1rio de Com\u00e9rcio Internacional IBRAC\/IASP<\/em>), in September 2019.<\/li>\n
          • Discussant on the event \u201cIBRAC Meetings \u2013 The Public Interest on Trade Defense\u201d, in May 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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