Bruno Almeida

Practice Areas

M&A, Data Protection, IP, Real Estate Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency and Dispute Resolution.

Career

Bruno Almeida has significant track-record in civil and commercial litigation, corporate and contract law, M&A, restructuring, labour, foreign investment and tax law.

He regularly advises national and international companies in major real estate projects and commercial transactions, with an extensive cross-border practice, as well as in public procurement procedures for the operation of landmark infrastructures.

He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Macau Gaming Concessionaire SJM Resorts, S.A.

He is also licensed to practice as Private Notary in Macau.

Professional Memberships

Macau Lawyers Association; Portuguese Bar Association.

Personal

France Macau Chamber of Commerce; British Chamber of Commerce in Macau.

Work Highlights

- Assisting a Macau major holdings company, being the shareholder of a Macau public services subconcessionaire, in preparing re-financing and equity re-structuring plan of the latter company.

- Advising on the possibility and process for the conversion of the premises of a landmark casino-hotel into the strata title framework.

- Advising three major technological conglomerates in all legal matters related to compliance with private data protection and labour and employment laws and regulations.

- Assisting a major US based gaming supplier in the context of patent infringement litigation in Macau.

- Advising the majority shareholder of a Macau gaming concessionaire in all legal matters related to the reversion of casino assets to the Macau Government, following the term of the previous land-based casino concessions in Macau.

- Assisting a Macau holdings company and its Portuguese subsidiaries in the extension and re-negotiation of a long standing umbrella agreement with the Municipality of Lisbon for the development of a major area of the City.

Industry Sector Expertise

Aviation, Banking, Gaming, Real Estate and Transport.

Languages Spoken

Portuguese and English

Education