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).
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).
Anita, Leong Im Fong
Lawyer

Anita, Leong Im Fong

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2008.

She advises and assists clients on corporate matters and helps drafting contracts within the notary department.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau in 2007.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2019).
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).
Paulo Cordeiro de Sousa
Lawyer

Paulo Cordeiro de Sousa

Paulo joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2016 and leads the “Tax and Cross-Country Investment” department.

Paulo was a tax partner at Abreu Advogados, one of the major law firms in Portugal and before that, he was the head of the tax department at Albuquerque & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, also a leading law firm in Lisbon.
He has also worked as legal adviser for a leading bank in Luanda, Angola. Paulo has been working in tax law since 1992 and his practice includes tax litigation in the Macanese, Portuguese, Angolan and Equatorial Guinean jurisdictions (mostly related to the oil & gas sector in the last two jurisdictions).

Paulo contributes to a large circulation local newspaper with monthly articles on Macanese tax-related matters.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at the Faculty of Law of the Lisbon University in 1992.
  • Post-graduated in Business Management and Tax, Institute of Higher Financial and Tax Studies in 1993.
  • Completed the coursework for the post-graduation programme in Intellectual Property at the Faculty of Law of the Lisbon University and Portuguese Intellectual Property Association in 2014.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2016).
  • Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1994).
Ricardo Figueiredo Lopes
Lawyer

Ricardo Figueiredo Lopes

Joined FCLaw Lawyers & Private Notaries in 2015.

He has been working in the areas of litigation, notably civil, commercial and administrative law, general corporate law and real estate, as well in legal counseling, particularly on commercial, corporate and aviation.

Practiced, as a lawyer, in Lisbon from 2005 to 2013 as head the litigation department and team leader in legal advice for real estate companies and banking sector. He was also responsible for client management, quality management and marketing.

Education

  • Graduated in Law at Faculty of Law of the Lusíada University in 2003.
  • Executive Master-graduated in Business Management at the Católica Porto Business School in 2009.

Membership

  • Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2013).
  • Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2005).
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