Joyce Honda is a partner with a focus on Antitrust and Competition Law at Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados, Sao Paulo. She acts in the submission of corporate operations and mergers and acquisitions known as acts of concentration to the analysis and approval of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). Represents companies and individuals investigated for breaches of competition law. Such investigations conducted by antitrust authorities are aimed at investigating the possible formation of cartels and abuse of a dominant position, among other conducts. He has extensive experience in negotiating leniency agreements and Terms of Commitment to Cessation of Practice (TCC) before CADE. It also acts in matters involving the repair of competitive damages. He has extensive experience in legal advice on issues involving competition law in the most diverse industries and economic sectors. It acts preventively with specific training and compliance programs for competition matters. Joyce is recognized as one of the main lawyers in Brazil in the areas of Antitrust Law by several publications, among which stand out Legal 500, Chambers and Partners Latin America and considered an expert by Who’s Who Legal.
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Brief summary of facts Antitrust Damage Claims filed by companies active within the civil construction sector in Brazil based on the Brazilian Competition Authority’s (CADE) condemnation of the so-called "Cement Cartel", on 28 May 2014 (resulting in total cartel fines of around BRL 3.1 (...)
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Brief summary of facts Damage claim filed by a hospital based on the Brazilian Competition Authority’s (CADE) condemnatory decision of the so-called "medicinal gases cartel"(resulting in total cartel fines being imposed by CADE of US$ approximately BRL 2.9 billion or US$ 547 million). CADE’s (...)
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Brief summary of facts Class Action filed by the Public Prosecutor arguing that gas stations of the municipality of Maura engaged in a cartel. Brief summary of judgment The lower court understood that there was a lack of evidence of cartel but ultimately granted the claim because the gas (...)
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Brief summary of facts Damage claim filed by a hospital based on the Brazilian Competition Authority’s (CADE) condemnatory decision of the so-called "medicinal gases cartel". CADE’s administrative procedure was subsequently declared null and void by the Judiciary due to the illegality of the (...)
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Brief summary of facts Class action filed by the Federal Public Prosecutor arguing that Defendants engaged in a cartel in the market for the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Brief summary of judgment The lower court granted the claim and (...)
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Brief summary of facts Class action filed by the Federal Public Prosecutor arguing that Defendants engaged in a cartel in the market for inputs for the production and commercialization of fertilizers and abused their dominant position in such market, including refusal to contract and (...)
