Brazilian full-service law firm Lefosse Advogados has recruited a competition and antitrust lawyer who will open an office for the firm in Brasília, the capital of Brazil.

The arrival of partner Paula Azevedo brings the firm’s total partner count to 50. Azevedo was previously a commissioner at the Brazilian competition authority, CADE, where she represented the authority before the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and before various organizations dedicated to international trade.