Luciana Martorano

Partner, Campos Mello Advogados (cooperation firm)*

“She is an extremely organized and up-to-date person on everything that happens in the legal world, she deeply understands what she does, is available at any time of the day and always brings important information to the client. Her fees are fair as she provides good value for money and exceptional work."

— Adriana Laporta Cardinali Straube – Legal Director – Mercado Livre

Emailluciana.martorano@cmalaw.com

Call+55 11 3077 3500

São Paulo

About

Luciana Martorano has over 15 years of significant experience representing national and international clients of several industries before the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE). Her two key areas of practice are merger control and cartel investigations.

Luciana has cleared more than 100 M&A transactions submitted to CADE and has participated in several investigations and defenses involving anticompetitive conduct, including cartels and the exchange of sensitive information. She is also one of the few lawyers in Brazil who have participated in the negotiation and signing of leniency agreements within CADE.

On the advisory side, Luciana has extensive experience in developing antitrust risk analysis in M&A transactions and vertical restraint practices in addition to developing, training and implementing corporate compliance programs, helping companies avoid or mitigate financial losses and remedy antitrust exposure.

Luciana is an enthusiastic student of topics involving technology and law: Multisided Platforms Businesses, Fintechs & Regtechs, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (mainly IoT and Algorithms). In recent years, the market has recognized Luciana for her experience in advising companies in creating business strategies involving antitrust and regulatory issues related to the high-tech industry, digital economy and disruptive markets.

Luciana is also engaged in learning how to contribute with diversity issues in the legal sector, studying the best ways to deal with lawyer’s biases and with the law firms mixed feelings related to sexism, race, culture, sexual orientation, religion, social classes, and gender identity differences. Directly contributed to build one of the biggest Brazilian law firm’s programs for D&I.

DLA Piper and Campos Mello Advogados (CMA) are separate and independent law firms, which work in cooperation with one another. Partners of DLA Piper are not partners of CMA; and CMA partners are not partners of DLA Piper.

Bar admissionsRio de Janeiro, BrazilSao Paulo, Brazil

EXPERIENCE

Representative Matters

Cleared more than 100 merger review proceedings before CADE, including multijurisdictional transactions
Led the team that successfully advised a top US-based e-hailing startup in Brazil involving antitrust and regulation issues (2016-2018)
Successfully cleared without restrictions the merger review related to the acquisition of an important player in the Brazilian market for water treatment by one of the world’s largest investors (2017)
Assisted a major Chinese conglomerate in several worldwide acquisitions involving aviation, ground handling and air catering (2016)
Assisted a Japanese client in entering into a leniency plus agreement with CADE involving an international cartel case (2015)
Represented one of Brazil’s largest economic groups in the first merger control agreement signature under Law no. 12,529/2011 (2014)
Represented the Brazilian Post Office in the acquisition of Rio Linhas Aéreas (2014)
Participated in sensitive and complex internal investigations related to several markets, such as construction, auto parts and elevators
Represented a major Brazilian cement company in a cartel investigation promoted by CADE from 1996 to 2014
Led the team that successfully blocked a merger review proceeding by formally contesting a transaction involving the market for treatment and recovery of industrial waste (2013)
Led the team that successfully closed a cartel investigation initiated by CADE against a major Brazilian company that focused on treatment and recovery of industrial and public waste (2013). This is the only case in the history that CADE has closed by accepting a motion for clarification
Represented a Japanese client in a complex predatory price investigation against a Brazilian company involving the Brazilian market for DRAM memories (2012)
Represented a major Brazilian bank in an important merger in the Brazilian banking market (2010)
Participated in several negotiations of settlement and leniency agreements with CADE
Defended clients in several cartel and unilateral conduct investigations

On the advisory side, Luciana has extensive experience in developing antitrust risk analysis in M&A transactions. She has also comprehensive experience in representing clients in major antitrust infringement proceedings.

Languages

Education

Specialization, Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design, University of Toronto (2023-ongoing)

Master's degree in Corporate Law, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Law School., 2013

B.A.,Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)., 2009
magna cum laude

Bachelor of Literature, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Human Sciences School.,2004 (Undergraduate)

Awards

Publications

Seminars

Prior Experience

Luciana has built great part of her experience by founding and leading her own competition and antitrust boutique before joining CMA as well as for working at one of the best full-service law firms in Brazil.

Civic and Charitable

Participated in the DLA Piper’s Global Scholarship Programme in May 2023 servicing as an International Mentor for a law student from Mozambique.

Memberships And Affiliations

Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional (IBRAC)
American Bar Association (ABA) - Antitrust Section
Woman in Competition, Latin America (Sponsor Council Member)
American Bar Association (ABA) - Antitrust Section
Woman at Competition, Europe
Womenat