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Pedro Cortés (asialaw)

Lektou (asialaw)

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Position: Managing Partner
Rating:
  • Distinguished Practitioner
Practice Areas:
Capital markets (asialaw)
Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Jurisdictions:
Macau SAR (asialaw)
Languages:
English
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Biography
Managing Partner of Rato, Ling, Lei & Cortés – Advogados e Notários | Lektou, where he initiated his career as lawyer in 2003.

Guest lecturer of Introduction to Macau Law and Gaming Law at the Law Degree Undergraduate programme of the Portuguese Catholic University - Lisbon School of Law.

Legal Externship with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (2021).
Recent case highlights
  • Advises gaming operators on regulatory matters.
  • Advises a multinational hospitality corporation on data protection matters relating to the implementation of new forms of customer experience.
  • Advised an insurance broker on Macau regulatory and corporate matters.
  • Legal adviser in relation to Macau Law of corporations in the listing process on the Main Board and GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Key practice areas
  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Regulatory
  • Private equity
Sector expertise
  • Banking and financial services
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Insurance
  • Media and entertainment
  • Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admissions
  • Qualified to practise as lawyer in Macau, Portugal, Brazil (São Paulo), China (as cross-border Macau Lawyer), and in East Timor
Association memberships
  • Member of the IAGA (International Association of Gaming Advisors)
  • International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL)
  • HKIoD (Hong Kong Institute of Directors)
  • IBA (International Bar Association)
  • CIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators)
  • HKIA (Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators)
Academic qualifications
  • LL.M. Degree in Gaming Law and Regulation (2020-21) from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
  • Post-Graduation in International Management (2001) from the Porto University – Faculty of Economy
  • Law Degree (2000) from the Portuguese Catholic University – Lisbon School of Law
Address:
Macau SAR
China
Tel:+85 328 562 322 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://lektou.com/people/pedro-cortes/
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