General Business Law
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : Macau SAR
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Provided by JNV – Lawyers and Notaries
Banking & Finance
JNV's Banking practice includes providing, as engaged external counsel, continuous legal assistance in all aspects of the operations of one of the top three Macau commercial banks, in addition to acting as external counsel to other local Banks. JNV is also routinely engaged to act for Macau and non-Macau Banks in transactions.
Gaming
JNV's Gaming practive is extensive as the Firm has been engaged in the provision of legal assistance to Macau gaming operators, as engaged external counsel, since the liberalization of the industry, in 2002. We have acted as engaged external counsel for two gaming operators, between 2002 and early 2008, and since late 2008 up to the current date.
Insurance
Our Insurance practice includes providing legal assistance to a Group of local incorporated Insurance companies, as engaged external counsel.
Real Estate and Construction
JNV's team routinely provides legal assistance to real estate companies, mainly in relation to real estate developments, land lease concessions, sale and purchase agreements and promissory agreements, transactions, construcion contracts, as well as development of notable infrastructure projects.
Media and Entertainment
JNV acts as engaged external counsel for local broadcasting companies.
Administrative law
JNV is routinely engaged in the provision of legal advice in public tender proceedings, besides providing ongoing legal advice to several public sector entities.
Chambers Review
JNV – Lawyers & Notaries is a long-established firm with a first-rate reputation for handling work in the gaming and real estate sectors. It has comprehensive coverage spanning corporate, tax, finance, litigation, arbitration and IP matters. The leading team represents one of the biggest gaming operators in Macau and receives regular mandates from various financial institutions, including leading Chinese state-owned banks. It is also sought after for its advice in the insurance area.
Work Highlights
- JNV was the Macau counsel of a foreign client in a USD200 million ICC arbitration case concerning gaming issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"JNV is a well-known entity and long-time firm in the Macau legal market."
"The team of lawyers are very experienced and have sufficient knowledge of relevant laws and regulations. They are very professional."
"JNV is a well-known entity and long-time firm in the Macau legal market."
"The team of lawyers are very experienced and have sufficient knowledge of relevant laws and regulations. They are very professional."
Notable Practitioners
Jorge Neto Valente is the founder of JNV – Lawyers & Notaries. His depth of experience in transactional and contentious mandates remains key to the firm's offerings.
"Jorge is professional, knows what we need and solves the problem for us."
"He is the godfather of the Macau legal industry."
Pedro Branco is well regarded for his expertise undertaking transactional and contentious matters related to the banking and gaming sectors. He regularly represents lenders.
"Pedro is a very good and experienced lawyer in Macau, who has provided legal services to us for a long time and has very good knowledge of legal matters."
Rui Sousa is routinely called upon to handle both transactional and dispute matters. He is known for his knowledge in M&A and real estate issues and his regulatory advice is frequently sought after by commercial banks.
Ranked Lawyers at
JNV – Lawyers and Notaries
Macau SAR
Members
Provided by JNV – Lawyers and Notaries
André Santos Raquel
Cristina Neto Valente
Erica Medeiros
Eva Jiang Yi Wa
Filipe Figueiredo
Henrique Lei
Inês M. Rebelo
Jessica Hon
Joana Durão
Head of Department
José Remédios
Júlio Vong
Kelly Chan Lai Chong
Luís Filipe Oliveira
Luís Pinto
Nicole Ng
Pedro Meireles
Petrel Ng
Ricardo Morgado Igreja
Roberto Ngan Ioc Lun
Sofia Wong Lai Wa
Sérgio Gaspar
Industries
Provided by JNV – Lawyers and Notaries
Banks
Capital Markets
Charities / Not for Profit
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction & Materials
Education
Financial Services
Gaming
Government
Health Care
Insurance
Media
Private Clients / Individuals
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Retail
Sports
Telecommunications
Transportation