Author: Mydyã do Nascimento Lira

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).