MDME - Key Persons
Angela is an associate in our Compliance and Regulatory and Dispute Resolution practices.
Carlos is a partner in our Real Estate and Intellectual Property practices. He has more than 30 years of experience advising clients in a broad range of investments in Macau, having been repeatedly recognized as a Band 1 Lawyer and a Market Leader in directories such as Chambers and Partners and IFLR1000.
In his real estate practice, Carlos acts for developers, investment funds and operators and has been involved in some of the most significant real estate transactions in Macau. His experience includes advising on development transactions, sales and purchases, property financing, commercial lettings, and the tax aspects of real estate investment. Carlos also has considerable expertise in the hospitality and retail sectors and regularly advises on hospitality, and shopping mall joint ventures and management contracts.
His intellectual property practice includes advising on contentious and non-contentious matters regarding patents, trademarks, copyrights, and designs. Carlos also has considerable experience in handling complex litigation on the protection and enforcement of IP rights.
Carlos is a private notary in Macau.
Expertise
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Tax
Sectors
Private Client
Retail
Tourism, Sports & Entertainment
Business Services
IP Protection
Notary
Notarial Services
Catarina is an associate in our Private Client and Employment practices.
She specializes in immigration and global mobility, acting for individuals and companies in a broad range of Portuguese immigration matters.
Catarina's experience includes advising on residence visas and Portuguese citizenship applications and the hiring of foreign European and non-European citizens.
In her employment practice, Catarina's experience includes advising on employment policies and contracts, compensation and benefits, senior executives' mobility and working visa applications.
Expertise
Practice Areas
Employment
Real Estate
Sectors
Private Client
Business Services
HR & Immigration
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the Firm
Daniela is an associate in our Compliance & Regulatory practice.
She specializes in compliance advice, with a focus on general data privacy, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, cyber-security and consumer protection matters, as well as in providing general compliance advice to regulated industries.
Daniela's experience includes advising clients from various business sectors in designing compliance programs, conducting compliance audits, developing AML/CFT policies and procedures, reviewing systems and controls, and delivering training.
Daniela is a member of the firm's Talent Management Committee.
David is a partner in our Commercial practice.
He works closely with several multinational corporations in a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. His experience includes advising on joint-venture agreements, shareholders agreements, agency and distribution contracts, trademark licensing, grants of right of use and franchises. He has advised on several significant greenfield investments, where he has assisted clients in structuring their market entry, from corporate, compliance and IP protection perspectives.
David also has considerable experience in the security services sector and regularly advises security companies, cash remittance operators and forex trading agencies.
Expertise
Practice Areas
Commercial
Job Titles:
- Director of Legal Operations
Francisco is a partner and the head of the Dispute Resolution practice. He has more than 20 years of experience advising clients in a broad range of high-stakes disputes and is widely recognized as a leading litigator.
He represents local and international companies and individuals in high-profile corporate and commercial disputes, as well as in property and construction litigation, commercial disputes and bankruptcy proceedings.
Francisco frequently acts as local counsel to multi-jurisdictional teams handling complex cross-border litigation. His experience includes international arbitrations, disputes based in offshore jurisdictions, discovery proceedings and confirmation of foreign judgments.
He currently serves as a member of MdME's Board of Directors.
Expertise
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
Sectors
Financial Services
Gaming
Insurance
Job Titles:
- Client Support Services Coordinator
José is a partner and the head of the Compliance & Regulatory practice. He has extensive experience advising clients in a broad range of public law matters and is widely recognized as a leading lawyer in the construction and financial services sectors.
In his compliance practice, José acts for domestic conglomerates and multinational corporations in complex compliance exercises, with a focus on cross-border data privacy, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, and consumer protection. He often leads multijurisdictional exercises to review and localize customer-facing documentation and internal policies.
He has over 20 years of experience advising clients on a broad range of IP matters. João was the first chairman of the Macau Recognised Group of Asian Patent Attorneys and has been repeatedly recognized as a leading IP lawyer by IP Stars and WTR 1000, among other directories.
He represents domestic and international clients across industries such as luxury retail, technology, e-commerce, gaming, pharmaceuticals, and hospitality. His experience includes advising on the prosecution and enforcement of applications for trademarks, designs, patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights, as well as on the development of IP strategies, brand collaborations, licensing and technology transfer.
João has extensive first-chair trial experience and a notable track record on high-stakes intellectual property and technology disputes. His experience also includes advising on emerging IP rights stemming from developing new technologies such as AI, NFTs, digital art and e-contracts.
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Job Titles:
- Corporate Services Assistant
Job Titles:
- Intellectual Property Prosecution Manager
Job Titles:
- Assistant to Private Notary João Encarnação
Job Titles:
- Secretary to Private Notary João Encarnação
Rita is a partner in our Finance and Capital Markets practices.
In her finance practice, Rita advises financial institutions, borrowers, issuers, and underwriters in a broad range of debt and equity deals. She has been involved in several high-profile corporate financings and initial public offerings, including in the listing of two Macau gaming operators with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On her financial regulatory practice, Rita's experience includes advising on the licensing of banks and other financial service providers, as well as on all aspects of financial regulation, with a particular focus on the registering and distributing of new financial products in the market.
Expertise
Practice Areas
Capital Markets
Employment
Finance
Sectors
Financial Services
Rui is a partner in the Corporate | M&A and Tax practices.
He specializes in corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and high-stakes commercial disputes. Rui has a significant track record across different industries and is widely recognized as a leading business lawyer.
In his corporate practice, Rui represents corporates, financial institutions, investment funds and private equity firms on a wide range of cross-border and domestic transactions. His experience includes advising on complex corporate restructuring and insolvency, corporate finance, concession contracts and tax.
He often acts as a trusted counsel to companies and investors, providing legal and strategic advice at board and shareholder levels.
Besides his transactional work, Rui has considerable experience in dispute resolution, having represented clients on several high-profile shareholder and commercial disputes, land concession, patent and tax litigation.
Rui currently serves as the head of the firm's Talent Management Committee.
Expertise
Practice Areas
Corporate | M&A
Dispute Resolution
Tax
Sectors
Financial Services
Gaming
Notary
Notarial Services
Rui is a partner and heads the Corporate | M&A practice.
He specializes in corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. In his practice, Rui advises corporations, financial institutions, and private equity firms on a wide range of cross-border and domestic transactions. Rui has a significant track record across different industries, particularly in highly regulated sectors. Besides mergers and acquisitions, Rui advises clients on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings of Macau interests with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Rui's practice also focuses on the gaming sector, where he advises casino operators, sports betting companies, technology providers and gaming investors in a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters. He has assisted governments in emerging markets in developing their gaming policies and regulatory frameworks, being the firm's key contact for the gaming sector.
He currently serves as the firm's Managing Partner.
Expertise
Practice Areas
Capital Markets
Corporate | M&A
Sectors
Gaming
Insurance