Practice Areas:
Financial and corporate
M&A
Capital markets
Banking and finance
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Portuguese
Biography
Began his career at the firm in 2015 and became Partner in 2021. His practice mainly focuses on commercial and corporate, capital markets, debt securities and regulatory. He currently serves as member of the bond review committee of a local trading platform, and member of the supervisory committee of a local banking institution. Lecturer at a number of law faculties.
Recent case highlights
- Advising the Client from pre-application stage to the successful reception of the regulatory license, working extensively with the Client on all matters related to the application of establishing a financial institution / an exchange in Macau.
- Acted as Macau legal counsel to Agricultural Bank of China Macao Branch (issuer) in its bond issue and listing of MOP 1,000,000,000 1.15 per cent. Notes due 2023 on “MOX”. The first transaction with green bonds in Macau to be priced on the Macau Interbank Offered Rate (Maibor).
Practice areas
- Banking
- Capital markets: Equity
- Investment funds
- Financial services regulatory
- M&A
Sector expertise
- Banking
- Financial services
- Real estate
- Tech and telecoms
- Insurance
Bar admissions
- Macau Lawyer’s Association
- New York State Bar
- Cross-border Macau Lawyer admitted by the Guangdong Justice Department, Greater Bay Area Lawyers Admission.
Association memberships
- Mediator of the World Trade Center (WTC) and Macau Arbitration Center.
- President of the Executive Committee of the Macau Financial Law Association
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
Academic qualifications
- LLM from the University of Chicago Law School (2015).
- Law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University – Lisbon School of Law (2014).