Riquito Advogados

Firm Details:

Managing Partner: João Nuno Riquito

Number of partners: 1

Number of lawyers: 8

Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Portuguese, French, Italian

Managing Partner: João Nuno Riquito

Email: [email protected]

Firm Overview:

RIQUITO ADVOGADOS is an international law firm, practicing in Portugal and Macau SAR. It is consistently providing quality legal services in both Europe and Asia in a wide range of legal matters for clients based all over the world. By having its head office located in an international city and gaming hub of Macau, RIQUITO ADVOGADOS has a wide cross-border exposure and advises both overseas companies investing in Macau and Macau companies investing overseas.

RIQUITO ADVOGADOS is well known for focusing on assisting and managing large and complex transactions, projects and disputes involving the leading conglomerates with interests in Macau SAR and is often retained to assist major projects and transactions, including cross-border operations. More recently, RIQUITO ADVOGADOS has been developing a very strong IP and gaming practice in order to follow the development of Macau SAR as a gaming hub.

Main Areas of Practice:

■ Corporate/M&A

■ Contracts/Contractual Investment

■ Restructuring

■ Intellectual Property

■ Litigation & Arbitration

■ Banking & Finance

■ Capital Markets

■ Foreign Investment

■ Corporate Finance

■ Real Estate

■ Aviation

■ Labour & Employment

■ Private Equity

■ Project Finance

■ Gaming & Hospitality

■ Taxation

M&A:

■ Assisting a Macau aviation company in the context of the de-registration, disposal and export of one helicopter and in respect of the change of registration jurisdiction of another aircraft, including advising in all regulatory matters.

■ Advising a Macau holdings company, being the main guarantor of a longstanding financial facility, in the context of settlement with a Macau financial institution following the default by the borrower, a known figure of the Macau hospitality and gaming scene.

■ Assisting a Macau major holdings company, shareholder in a public services subconcessionaire at the Macau International Airport, with the subconcessionaire’s refinancing and equity restructuring.

Contracts:

■ Assisting a Macau holdings company and its Portuguese subsidiaries in the context of the disposal of several undeveloped urban plots of land in Portugal.

■ Assisting a Macau holdings company and its Portuguese subsidiaries in extending and renegotiating of a long standing umbrella agreement with the Municipality of Lisbon for the development of a major area of the City.

■ Assisting a Macau company in the negotiation and setting up of a partnership agreement for the study, development and future marketing, first in Brazil and subsequently in other jurisdictions, of supplements expected to delay and halt the progression of cognitive degenerative diseases.

Corporate:

■ Advising three major technological conglomerates on legal matters related to compliance with private data protection and labour laws and regulations.

■ Assisting a Portugal based company in the introduction of a new dietary product in the Macau market.

■ Assisting the majority shareholder of a Portuguese gaming concessionaire in all legal matters concerning its corporate and business restructuring.

Litigation:

■ Assisting a USA based gaming supplier in litigation concerning its ownership control.

■ Assisting a Macau gaming concessionaire, as assistant to the Public Prosecutor, in the context of the criminal prosecution of alleged illegal activities carried out by two junket operators.

■ Assisting the majority shareholder of a Portuguese real estate company in resolving a dispute with the Municipality of Lisbon regarding municipal fees for real estate projects under a special urban development plan.

Intellectual Property:

■ Assisting a flagship jewellery group in managing all respective Macau trademark portfolio and challenging an adverse decision on patent registration.

Gaming:

■ Advising a Portuguese gaming concessionaire in the litigation that followed the award of its new land-based casino concession.

■ Assisting a Macau holdings company, majority indirect shareholder of a Portuguese land-based casino concessionaire and online gaming licensee, with re-structuring its management structure and business operations.

Key Clients:

Riquito Advogados regularly advises national and international companies and is often retained to assist major projects and transactions, including cross-border operations. Regular clients include listed companies, gaming companies, national and foreign banks, financial institutions and leading law firms in other jurisdictions (with special emphasis in the Hong Kong jurisdiction).

Taking the requirements of the Portuguese Law Society and the Macau Law Society into consideration, Riquito Advogados does not disclose the identity of their clients.