Asialaw Profiles
The Guide to the legal markets of the Asia-Pacific

Jorge Neto Valente Advogados has a well-established practice in the region having accrued more than 30 years’ experience. It represents clients across a range of areas including banking and finance, corporate and commercial advice, and real estate. It is also active in non-transactional areas such as litigation, contract law, gaming law, intellectual property and tax law.

Heading the team, name partner Jorge Neto Valente’s practice covers banking, finance, insurance, gaming law and litigation. Luís Pinto is also recommended. One of the largest firms in Macau, Jorge Neto Valente also houses three notaries and attorneys with international experience in jurisdictions such as the US and Hong Kong.

RP Macau provides specialised services in intellectual property law. The boutique was established at the time when the law on trade mark projection took effect in Macau. The firm’s practice covers contentious and non-contentious work in patents, trade marks, utility models, designs and domain names. Founding partner Luis Reigadas set up the firm in 1991, supported by five lawyers. It is also part of international networks including International Trademark Association (INTA), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Licensing Executives Society (International and China) (LES) and American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).

BN Lawyers provides services across a wide range of areas such as corporate and commercial, intellectual property, tax, real estate and litigation. With offices in Macau and Portugal, the firm has partnerships with law firms Zurbano & Caracas Abogados in Spain and RCA-Colmonero & Associados of Portugal. The firm’s network also extends to Africa and South America.

Bruno Nunes and Américo Fernandes head up the team. Nunes is specialised in commercial and corporate law, administrative law, public procurement, intellectual property, tax, sports and hospitality and Américo Fernandes specialises in real estate and notary areas. Portugal-based André Mateus focuses on commercial and corporate issues, tax, banking and financial law.

With 25 years of experience in the Pearl River Delta region, C&C Lawyers offers advice on a wide range of areas such as banking and finance, corporate and M&A and insolvency, as well as non-transactional areas including dispute resolution, gaming law, labour and employment, real estate and construction and intellectual property.

The firm recently advised on the listing of Sociedade de Jogos de madau and Cassava Asia Resources on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Founding partner Rui Jose da Cunha, who is specialised in corporate law and dispute resolution, heads up the five-partner, 27 lawyer team. Nuno Sardinha da Mata leads the corporate practice with its focus on real estate, construction, tourism and gaming industries. Alvaro Rodrigues specialises in insolvency, bankruptcy and real estate. Other leading lawyers include Zhao Lu, head of intellectual property and technology, and Connie Kong who leads the gaming and tourism team.