Biography
Calvin Tinlop Chui is Co-Managing Partner at Lektou. Specializing in Macau financial law, he advises banks, insurers, investment fund managers, financial leasing companies and exchanges. His expertise covers syndicated loans, bond issuances, investment fund formation, M&A, US/HK IPOs, and financial licensing applications for establishing regulated entities.
Recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR1000, and asialaw, he is President of the Macau Financial Law Association and serves on a local exchange’s Bond Review Committee and banks’ supervisory committees. Admitted in Macau, New York, and the Greater Bay Area (PRC), he brings a multi-jurisdictional perspective to financial and investment matters in one of Asia’s most dynamic regions.
Key Practice Areas
Investment Funds — Fund formation, structuring, and regulatory compliance, offering comprehensive legal solutions that cover fund management company license applications, drafting of fund establishment documents, private placement filing compliance, and compliant sales and distribution of offshore funds in Macau.
Bond Issuances — Advising issuers and underwriters on bond offerings, including medium-term note programmes, additional tier 1 capital (AT1) and tier 2 capital (T2) instruments, certificate of deposit programmes, credit-enhanced bonds, and structured cross-border facilities.
Capital Markets — Acting as Macau legal counsel to listing applicants and sponsors on IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Main Board and GEM) and NASDAQ, providing legal opinions, due diligence, and advisory on all Macau-law aspects of the listing process.
Corporate M&A — Mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and due diligence, particularly for equity and asset acquisitions, group reorganisations, or strategic investments, providing transaction structure design, document negotiation, and post-closing integration services.
Real Estate — Property acquisitions and disposals, leasing matters, and providing legal services throughout the entire project lifecycle for developers, covering project financing, establishment of stratified ownership, off-plan sales, tripartite agreements, renovation contracts, and related aspects.
Professional Background
Member, Bond Review Committee of a local financial institution
Member, Supervisory Committee of local banks
Guest lecturer, at local universities
Professional Membership
Member, Macau Lawyers Association
Admitted, New York State Bar
Admitted, Greater Bay Area (PRC) Lawyer
Mediator and Arbitrator, WTC Macau Arbitration Center
Arbitrator, Arbitration Center of the Macau Lawyers Association
Arbitrator, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
Mediator of the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of the Macau Lawyers Association
Other Professional and Institutional Activities (Current)
President, the Macau Financial Law Association
President of the Board of Directors, Macau Youth Law Society
Representative Member of the Standing Committee, the Macau Securities and Funds Industry Association
Member of the Standing Committee, the All-China Youth Federation
Publications
Author, Macau SAR chapter, Chambers Global Practice Guides: Investment Funds 2026
Co-author, Macau SAR chapter, Chambers Global Practice Guides: Banking & Finance 2026
Co-author, Macau SAR chapter, Chambers Global Practice Guides: Insolvency 2026
Author, Macau Investment Fund Laws Series, published on Lexology
Education
LL.M. (The University of Chicago Law School)
Law Degree (Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon)
Rankings and Recognition
IFLR1000 — Financial and Corporate (Highly Regarded)
asialaw Profiles — Corporate and M&A; Capital Markets (Rising Star)
Chambers and Partners — Global Guide and Greater China Region Guide (Up and Coming: General Business Law)
Legal 500 — Asia Pacific (Next Generation Partner)
