Manuel Pinto
Lawyer

Manuel Pinto

Manuel Pinto joined FCLaw Lawyers and Private Notaries as an associate and private notary in 2021.

He has been working in the áreas of administrative and intelletual property.

He is also a qualified private notary and is currently focusing on his notary activity.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 1991.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 1993)
  • Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1993)
Madalena Perestrello
Lawyer

Madalena Perestrello

Madalena joined FCLaw Lawyers and Private Notaries as a lawyer trainee in October of 2020 after working for 3 years at another top law firm in Macau.

As lawyer trainee she has been working in high-value projects such as IPOs and M&A of well-known companies, performing due diligence and corporate restructuring processes.

She has been also providing legal advice in relation to corporate governance and finance, contracts, intellectual property, labour, tax and data protection.

Education

  • Second year in Bachelor of Science in Information Management at Nova University of Lisbon, Information Management School, in 2011.
  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 2016.
  • Post-graduate course in Corporate Finance at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 2017.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association, as lawyer trainee (admitted in 2018).
Miriam Enes Baganha
Lawyer

Miriam Enes Baganha

Miriam Enes Baganha joined the FC Law legal team in 2018 and has since been working as a jurist mainly in the areas of labour and commercial law.

Prior to coming to Macau, she worked as a lawyer for two major law firms in Portugal and then joined the leading Portuguese IT Group as a senior lawyer.

Miriam has advised both national and international clients in various M&A operations, with the negotiation of international commercial contracts and also provided regular assistance to clients on their ongoing commercial activities. Miriam also focused on Administrative and Competition Law and worked on international public tenders and project finance. She has also worked for the Court of Justice of the European Union as a free-lance linguist lawyer.

Education

  • Post-Graduation, Information Society, Copyright Law and E-commerce; Lisbon University, School of Law and Portuguese Association of Intellectual Law (2008);
  • Post-Graduation, Tax Management, ISCTE (2003);
  • Law Degree, Lisbon University, School of Law (1996);
  • Diplôme du Baccalauréat des Lycées (1991).

Membership

  • Portuguese Bar Association (1999).
Nana, Kuok Chong Na
Lawyer

Nana, Kuok Chong Na

Nana joined FCLaw Lawyers and Private Notaries as an Associate in September of 2019 after working for 4 years at another top law firm in Macau.

Nana focuses on corporate management and compliance practices assisting numerous international and local groups in their business and contracts in Macau.

In her Banking & Finance practice, she advises lenders, borrowers and guarantors on the full range of financing documentation and also in relation to compliance with local regulations.

In her Real Estate practice, she has specialized in transactional matters, including notary and tax related, and assists in drafting, documenting and advising purchasers, sellers and lenders on acquisitions and related securities.

Her practice encompasses a wide range of legal matters related to the governmental licensing. Nana has been very active in advising international corporations in reviewing their data privacy policies and procedures for compliance with Macau law, which includes filing of notifications and authorizations to the Macau authorities.

On July 2019, Nana worked alongside with Lai Kim Hong Jacky, as legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, in assisting the said PRC governmental entity in the first sovereign bond issue program in Macau and issuing the necessary legal opinion.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau in 2014

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2019)
Amy, Wong Oi Man
Lawyer

Amy, Wong Oi Man

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer.

She is the first Macau citizen becoming licensed lawyer in Mainland China.

She has published works on intellectual property law system of Macau and on analysis and suggestions for applying Guangdong Well-Known Trademarks for Macau companies doing business in Guangdong.

Education

  • Graduated in Law Studies (Bachelor's degree) at Zhongshan University.
  • Master-graduated in Civil and Commercial Law at China University of Political and Law.
  • Studied Introduction to Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau in 2002-2003.
  • Bachelor of Law in Chinese Language Programme at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau in 2009-2013.

Membership

  • All China Lawyers Association (admitted in 1997).
Carmen, Kuok Ka Man
Lawyer

Carmen, Kuok Ka Man

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2018.

She works mainly in labour law and provides assistance to senior lawyers in the labour cases at court.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau in 2013.
  • Frequency of master-graduation in Law at Faculty of Law of University of Lisbon.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association, as lawyer trainee (admitted in 2019).
Anabela, Lei Hoi Chi
Lawyer

Anabela, Lei Hoi Chi

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2014.

She works actively in the litigation department and is the head of the intellectual property department.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau in 2010.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2019).
Rafael Lai
Lawyer

Rafael Lai

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2017.

He assists the senior lawyers with the corporate matters, namely acquisitions, M&A and due diligences.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the Lusófona University of Lisbon in 2014

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association, as lawyer trainee (admitted in 2018).
Marta Fonseca
Lawyer

Marta Fonseca

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2016.

She had previously worked in Portugal as a Legal Consultant for the Portuguese Social Security, for a real estate company and in a Law Firm, in addition to having been a professional education trainer for several legal subjects.

Marta’s legal practice focuses on labour law and she is also a notary assistant in the Macanese and Portuguese jurisdictions.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at Faculty of Law of the Coimbra University.
  • Specialization Course in Tax Law at High Institute of Accounting and Labour Law in Lisbon.
Julio Anjos
Lawyer

Julio Anjos

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2017.

He practices civil and family law and lectures Obligation Law and Chinese-Portuguese Translation Techniques at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau since 2015.

He lectured Family and Succession Law and Business Law at the Faculty of Business Administration of Macau.

Education

  • Graduated in Chinese-Portuguese Translation at the Polytechnic Institute of Macau in 2010.
  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau in 2015.
  • Master-graduated in Juridical Sciences at Faculty of Law of the University of Macau.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2018).
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