Ana Paula Martinez was named “Lawyer of the Year - 40 and Under” at 2016 GCR Awards’ ceremony, which was held at the W Hotel in Washington D.C., on April 5th.
The “Lawyer of the Year – Under 40” award acknowledges a competition lawyer under the age of 40 whose superior technical skill, practical judgment and excellence in client service demonstrates that he or she is among the very best in the field. This year’s awards had the largest turnout of voters to date, with over 6,000 votes casted.
According to GCR, Ana Paula was shortlisted on account of her impressive legal case history during 2015, which included leading the internal investigation and representation of a major construction group in its settlement with the Brazilian enforcement authority CADE in the Car Wash (“Lava Jato”) investigation and her involvement in the forex and auto parts cases and the divestiture process following the Holcim/Lafarge merger, in which Ana Paula represented Lafarge in Brazil.
Levy & Salomão Advogados was also shortlisted by GCR as one of the five finalists for the 2015 "Regional firm of the year – Americas" category. The British publication noted that the firm is active in 20 ongoing cartel investigations, including forex, Lava Jato, polymers, resins, and numerous auto parts cases. "The team has negotiated several leniency agreements and complex cartel settlements with the country’s enforcer – indeed, 47 per cent of all settlements entered into by the enforcer came from companies represented by the firm", according to GCR.
Led by Ana Paula, Camargo Corrêa’s leniency agreement with CADE was also shortlisted by GCR as a “Behavioural matter of the year – Agency – Americas” finalist.
More information regarding the awards and the winners are available at GCR’s website.
