The Chambers Banking & Finance 2022 Global Practice Guide is now available. Our Frederico Rato, Pedro Cortés and Calvin Chui are once again the authors of the Macau chapter. Read the full chapter here: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/banking-finance-2022/macau
Our Pedro Cortés was interviewed during G2E by Games Magazine Brasil GMB and expressed his views on global sports betting industry and the resumption of land-based casinos in major regulated jurisdictions. He also opined on the examples that Brazil may inspire its regulations. You may read and watch the interview here: https://lnkd.in/gnXK5YDV
Our Calvin Tinlop Chui and Lúcia Sio contributed with an article to Lexology in which an overview of the new legal regime proposed for public capital enterprises in Macau is provided. You may view the article here: https://www.lexology.com/commentary/private-client-offshore-services/94a00433-a29a-4fc7-8a10-7df0b1dada07?utm_source=ILO+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Newsletter+2022-10-27&utm_campaign=Private+Client+%26+Offshore+Services+Newsletter
Final year student Kam Cheong received the Lektou Award during the University Day of the Católica | Faculdade de Direito (Escola de Lisboa) that took place on 27 October. The award, presented by our Lai Ieng Ng, is given to the best final year student under the protocol between the School and Macau Special Administrative Region. During the
Our Pedro Cortés has become General Member of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), a non-profit association comprising over 300 members globally whose “members are recognized as the leading experts in their jurisdictions and are involved in most material gambling sector developments and issues worldwide”. Congratulations!
Our Lúcia Sio contributed with an opinion article to Plataforma Media about the Domestic Violence During the Pandemic. To read in Portuguese: https://www.plataformamedia.com/2022/10/07/viole%cc%82ncia-domestica-durante-a-pandemia/ To read in Chinese: https://www.plataformamedia.com/zh-hant/2022/10/07/%e7%96%ab%e6%83%85%e4%b8%8b%e7%9a%84%e5%ae%b6%e5%ba%ad%e6%9a%b4%e5%8a%9b/
Congratulations to our Lei Wun Kong for being appointed as counsel of the People’s Government of Zhuhai.
Congratulations to our Calvin Tinlop Chui for being appointed as the Honorary President of Greater Bay Area Macau Construction Materials Development Association. （Photo by Macao Daily）
Our Calvin Tinlop Chui was present in the Seminar on “Investment and Financing Opportunities in the Greater Bay Area Health Industry”. The Macau bond market has achieved a breakthrough from zero to one, with MOP 340 billion equivalent bonds issued or listed in Macau to date. In order to accelerate the formation of emerging industries,
Congratulations to our partner Calvin Tinlop Chui on becoming Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). CIArb is a world’s leading qualifications and professional body for the practice and profession of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).