Pedro Cortés
Greater China Region Guide 2025
Band 1 : General Business Law
Band 1
About
Provided by Pedro Cortés
Practice Areas
Gaming, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Capital Markets / Securities, Corporate, Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Administrative & Regulatory, Dispute Resolution
Career
Joined the office as lawyer in 2003 and became Partner in 2006
Legal Consultant for a pharmaceutical multinational Company in Macau, under the program Contacto, promoted by the ICEP Agency of the Portuguese Government (2002)
Professional Memberships
Macau Lawyers Association
Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados Portugueses)
Brazilian Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil – São Paulo)
Hong Kong Institute of Directors
International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA)
International Bar Association (IBA)
Qualified to practice as Lawyer in East Timor
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIA)
Justice Department of Guangdong – Cross-border Macau Lawyer
Arbitrator of Zhuhai International Court of Arbitration
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Pedro Cortés has considerable expertise in the general corporate, banking and gaming spaces. He possesses particular experience assisting clients on regulatory issues and acquisitions. He also actively participates in the negotiation of new gaming concession contractsin Macau.
Contributions
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pedro handled the matter with readiness and knowledge."
"He is reliable, knowledgeable and easy to interact with, with a prompt way of addressing our issues. He is one of the local experts on gaming and commercial law."
"Pedro handled the matter with readiness and knowledge."
"He is reliable, knowledgeable and easy to interact with, with a prompt way of addressing our issues. He is one of the local experts on gaming and commercial law."