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Women in Antitrust [EPUB ebook] 
Antitrust across the borders

This is the first international book of the Women in Antitrust Network and we could not be more grateful for the opportunity to carry out this project and happier with the result. The ambition to organize a book written by women from different countries and nationalities rose from the success of the national book ‘Mulheres no Antitruste’, which is already in its 6th edition, as well as from the WIA’s dream of expanding the reach of its projects and introducing them to women from antitrust academic community outside Brazil.
Aiming to understand and pursue the most recent discussions on Antitrust Law in different jurisdictions, we invited brilliant authors to contribute with unpublished articles about topics they considered most relevant and pertinent. Furthermore, in order to cover even more recent topics, with subjects still under discussion, we included a section in the book dedicated to shorter and already published articles and papers in order to make the book updated and informative. Thus, the WIA Network’s first international book brings new and relevant contributions to the academic antitrust community, while highlighting recent discussions, which can encourage readers to develop new studies and research. The authors were selected amongst women who are dedicated to understanding and resolving relevant issues of Antitrust Law and were essential to the achievement of this project.
To this end, this book went through a long process, taking two years of dedication from the WIA Academic Coordination. We have selected the invited authors, sent the invitations, organized the agendas to meet the authors’ deadlines, chosen the articles already published – which make up the Session 2 of the book – and, finally, analyzed, reviewed, and edited the articles.

Circa l’autore

Amanda Athayde. Professor at the University of Brasilia (Un B). Business Law, Trade, Competition and Compliance. Counsel of Pinheiro Neto Advogados in the Competition, Compliance and International Trade practice areas. Ph D in Business Law from the São Paulo University (USP), BA in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), BA in Business Administration in the UNA Centre. International student in the Université Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne. Author of books, several papers and book chapters in the area of Business Law, Competition, International Trade, Compliance, Immunity/Leniency Agreements, Trade Remedies and Public Interest, Anticorruption. As former Trade Analyst, worked in 2013 in the early negotiation of international cooperation and facilitation investment agreements. From 2013 to 2017, she was the Head of the Leniency Unit and Chief of Staff at CADE’s General Superintendence, responsible for all the leniency negotiations regarding the cartel cases. In 2017, Amanda was nominated to join the Public Prosecution Office, as a legal advisor on the competition cases to be judged at CADE’s Tribunal. From 2019 to april 2022 she was the Undersecretary of Trade Remedies and Public Interest of the Secretariat of Foreing Affairs of the Ministry of Economy in Brazil. Co-founder of the network Women in Antitrust (WIA) Brazil. Host of the Podcast ‘White Coffee Business Law’ – Direito Empresarial Café com Leite. Pedro’s (2018) and Lucas’s (2020) mother.
Giulia Tavares Murta. She is a lawyer of Demarest’s International Trade and Customs practice, with experience in International Trade and Trade Remedies. She holds a Master’s and bachelor degree in Law from FCHS/UNESP. Giulia has been awarded the first place in IBRAC’S International Trade Bachelors Dissertation Contest (2021) and is part of WIA Academic Coordination since 2020.
Leda Batista da Silva Diôgo de Lima. She is a seasoned professional working with competition law since 2009. Her past experience includes several national and cross border transactions, compliance programs and antitrust investigations. She holds a master’s degree in Economic Law from Federal University of Paraíba (Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB) and graduated in Law from the São Paulo Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV Direito SP). Proud mom of Antônio (2022).
Maíra Isabel Saldanha Rodrigues. Senior Associate at Cascione Advogados, Maíra 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. Bachelor of laws, University of Brasília Law School (Universidade de Brasília – Un B); Master of Laws (LL.M.), New York University Law School; Postgraduate in EU Competition Law, King’s College London. Deputy Director of WIA.
Mydyã do Nascimento Lira. She is associate at Pereira Neto | Macedo | Rocco Advogados. She holds a postgraduate degree in Economic and Regulatory Law (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) and a Bachelor of Laws (Federal University of Ceara). She is a member of Women in Antitrust (WIA) and serves as the co-founder and Director of Institutional Relations of the North-Northeast Economic Law Association (ANNDE). Mydyã is a lawyer with a practice focused on regulatory, competition, and administrative law.
Priscila Brolio Gonçalves. Experienced lawyer with practice focused on Economic Law, especially Antitrust. Founding partner of Brolio Gonçalves Advogados. Ph D (2008), Master of Laws (2002) and Bachelor of Laws (1997) (University of São Paulo). Visiting Researcher (LSE, 2008). Non-governmental adviser for the ICN. Speaker. Author of books and articles. Vice-President of IBRAC (2022-2023). President of WIA (2023-2024).