Macau SAR

C&C Lawyers Ltd is one of the leading law firms in Macau Special Administrative Region. Established in 1996, C&C was formed by two founding partners Rui José da Cunha and António Correia, together with Nuno Sardinha da Mata and Carlos Duque Simões. Apart from the firm’s headquarters in Macau, it has offices in association with law firms in Portugal, Timor-Leste, Cabo Verde and China. The firm has also been in cooperation with Dentons Zhuhai since 2021.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has extensive expertise in corporate and commercial, banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring areas. The firm regularly provides legal advice to banks and financial institutions, covering all kinds of operations, products and financial instruments including project finance, structured products, guarantees and letters of credit, derivatives, mortgages, setting up and commercialisation of investment funds, consumer credit and classic financing.

Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

The firm kept busy in banking and finance, corporate, and restructuring and insolvency practices. Active industry sectors include real estate, gaming, energy, healthcare, TMT, insurance and transportation.

The firm’s banking team consistently provides legal services in the regulatory compliance area, also in banking, real estate and trade financing.

In capital markets, the firm have broad experience in advising on IPOs and fundraising in in foreign stock exchanges, such as Hong Kong and Singapore. Apart from that, the team also provides legal advice on derivative transactions such as ISDA and GMRA involving Macau entities.

The firm’s corporate work includes assistance on incorporations, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, stock exchange transactions, bankruptcies and insolvencies.