Vong Hin Fai Lawyers & Private Notary

VONG HIN FAI LAWYERS & PRIVATE – NOTARY is a Macao law office with a strong interregional and international projection. We work with diversified major clients both from the public and private sectors, to whom we assure efficiency and professionalism. Our legal services show impeccable technical knowledge always focusing on each client’s particular needs.

We excel in partnership and team work, combining areas of activity and jurisdictions. Within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Hong Kong SAR we established a solid joint venture law firm in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.

Practice areas
Banking and finance

• We advise in the field of institutional banking regulations and supervision
• We represent several financial institutions in the context of preventive supervision and banking compliance
• We provide legal services to insurance companies, financial intermediaries or other regulator entities both on consultancy and litigation.

Administrative and public law
We have vast experience in dealing with administrative and public law both in litigation and advisory aspects. We provide advice, in the following areas:

• Interaction, preparation and submission of documents to regulatory authorities
• Public contracts
• Applications to the Government for the grant of administrative concessions, for land, gaming, credit and financial institution, franchised public services, public works, etc

Commercial and real estate

• Consultancy and preparation of the standard corporate life and of specific procedures, such as due diligence and advisory reports for indirect public listings of local companies in foreign jurisdictions stock exchanges, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and shareholder agreements
• Drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts - agency, distribution, franchising
• We exercise the role of company secretary in various companies
• Represent real estate developers and constructors by preparing and negotiating project construction and architecture agreements.

Litigation and arbitration

• Our multidisciplinary team supports our clients to resolve their disputes whether judicially or by mediation
• Our team ensures high levels of specialization in the main areas of law
• We have several experienced arbitrators/mediators working in relevant arbitration institutions of leading cities in GBA of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao and other major provinces in PRC.

Labour and immigration
We advise our clients in all legal matters related to labour relations:

• Drafting of contracts
• Clarification of working conditions
• Company HR best practices and policies
• Labour disputes, terminations and settlements
• Work visas applications, renewals and appeals.

Intellectual property

• We provide a wide scope of services with regard to intellectual property law, namely relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and data protection
• Trademark infringement litigation and registration consultancy.

China attesting services and Macao private notary services

• We provide comprehensive China attesting documents services
• Handle all notarial services provided by private notary under the laws of Macao, namely transactions and/or contracts of purchase/mortgage on real estate, establishment of company (including offshore companies and branch offices), incorporation of associations and foundations or amendments to its M&AA, equity transfer contracts, dissolutions and all powers of attorney and agency.