Ana Paula Martinez

Ana Paula Martinez is a partner with Levy & Salomão Advogados. She was the Head of the Antitrust Division of the Secretariat of Economic Law from 2007 to 2010, and co-headed the cartel sub-group of the International Competition Network - ICN with the U.S. Department of Justice. Before entering the government, Ms. Martinez was an associate with Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP. She is licensed to practice law in Brazil and New York and served as an antitrust advisor to UNCTAD, the World Bank, and to the Government of Colombia. Ms. Martinez holds a Master of Laws from both the University of São Paulo and Harvard University and has a Ph.D. Degree in Criminal Law. She is responsible for the Antitrust Law Graduate Program of Fundação Getúlio Vargas-RJ. Mariana Tavares de Araujo is a partner with Levy & Salomão Advogados. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Araujo worked with the Brazilian government for nine years, four of which she served as head of the government agency in charge of antitrust enforcement and consumer protection policy. Before serving as a political appointee she was the General Counsel of a biotech firm in Brazil. Besides advising private parties, Ms. Araujo provides counseling in competition-related matters for the World Bank and is currently a non-governmental advisor to the ICN. She is also a Law Professor at the Graduate Program of Fundação Getúlio Vargas-RJ. Ms. Araujo has a Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law Center.