We are thrilled to announce that our Pedro Cortés will be attending the 8th International Bar Association Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference in Hong Kong from February 19-21! This year’s conference theme, “Vibrant Asia – Land of Opportunity and Promise,” will cover a wide range of legal topics pertinent to the Asia Pacific region.
We had the pleasure of hosting a group of students organized by the Macao Education and Youth Affairs Bureau at Lektou. Our Frederico Rato and Calvin Chui, led an insightful discussion on Macau’s strategic role as a platform between China and Portugal, as well as the growing prospects for Portuguese-speaking professionals in society. This exchange
We had the pleasure of hosting a group of students from Zhejiang University at Lektou. Our Frederico Rato, Pedro Cortés, Paula Ling, San Chi Chang and Calvin Chui engaged in a fruitful discussion, addressing key differences in cross-border legal systems, the unique landscape of the Macau legal services market, essential qualities for aspiring law students,
Our Frederico Rato gave his opinion to Jornal Tribuna de Macau on the number of pending cases in the Macau SAR courts. You may read the article here (in Portuguese).
The highly anticipated Bootcamp II of the Advanced Course in Gaming Law and Sports Betting is set to kick off today and will be held until Friday Católica | Faculdade de Direito (Escola de Lisboa) in a joint organization with Católica Global School of Law, with the executive coordination by Pedro Cortés, and the presence of industry experts. This
The International Comparative Legal Guide – Gambling 2023 produced by ICLG and supported by IMGL is now available. Our Pedro Cortés and Óscar Alberto Madureira are the authors of the Macau Chapter. Read the full chapter here: https://bit.ly/2POV2cl
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
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 and Calvin Chui contributed with an article to Lexology in which an overview of draft bill for a new legal framework to attract non-resident qualified talents to Macau is provided. You may view the article here: https://lnkd.in/gkTpx_rU
Our partner Calvin Tinlop Chui contributed with an article to Jornal Tribuna de Macau, in which he opines about the importance and significance of revision of the National Security Law to Macau SAR. You may read the article in Portuguese here: https://jtm.com.mo/opiniao/revisao-da-lei-da-seguranca-nacional/