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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.