Senior Associate
MdME enhanced its offering, particularly in the areas of real estate and IP when it integrated with DSL Lawyers in September 2023. The broad practice covers a range of mandates concerning M&A, corporate compliance, capital markets, banking and finance, and dispute resolution. The firm’s strong expertise in compliance and regulatory has allowed the practice to participate in projects across Southeast and South Asia, such as Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines. Commended as a ‘visionary leader with outstanding legal expertise’, managing partner Rui Pinto Proença heads the team and maintains a robust gaming practice. Other key contacts in the group include Tirso Olazabal and Carlos Eduardo Coelho, who is praised for his ‘remarkable expertise and keen commercial sense’.
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Testimonials
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- ‘MdME law firm boasts teams of professionals proficient in various languages. This allows for seamless and efficient communication with clients from diverse regions and countries, whilst also facilitating the handling of cross-border legal affairs with consummate ease and confidence.’
- ‘Carlos Eduardo Coelho has shown remarkable expertise and keen commercial sense in efficiently supervising our proceedings. He is well-versed in both the law and the business world, allowing him to provide us with strategic advice that is tailored to our individual goals.’
- ‘MdME's legal expertise in various jurisdictions enables the firm to offer complete and unified legal services to clients operating in diverse industries and sectors. The firm customizes their legal approaches to satisfy each client's distinct needs and objectives while also foreseeing and mitigating any potential legal risks and challenges that could emerge during business operations.’
- ‘Rui Pinto Proença is a visionary leader with outstanding legal expertise. He has a deep understanding of the law and the workings of the market, which he uses effectively to solve our legal problems. He is always quick to respond, very thorough, and very professional, and he works very hard to ensure that our firm succeeds.’
Key clients
- The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China
- People’s Government of Guangdong Province of the People’s Republic of China
- Underwriters of the Luso International Banking Limited Supplementary Capital Bonds
- Zhangzhou Transportation Development Group Co., Ltd
- Puig
Work highlights
- Provided full legal assistance to the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China as Issuer of the second bonds issued in Macau by a Central Government body and governed by the laws of Macau. It is the first Central Government Bonds cleared with the Macao Central Securities Depositary and Clearing Limited.
- Represented the People’s Government of Guangdong Province of the People’s Republic of China, leading the debt issuance on all aspects of Macau law. It is the second bonds issued in Macau by a Provincial Government body and governed by the laws of Macau. It is the first Provincial Government Bonds cleared with the Macao Central Securities Depositary and Clearing Limited.
- We assisted the Underwriters of the Luso International Banking Limited Supplementary Capital Bonds as to Macau law on one of the few undated supplementary capital bonds issued in Macau and also one of the few bonds issued in Macau by a credit institution.
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Rui Pinto Proença