Mr Rui Pinto Proença > MdME > Macau, Macau > Lawyer Profile
MdME Offices
21/F AND 23/F A-B, CHINA LAW BUILDING
409 AVENIDA DA PRAIA GRANDE
MACAU
Macau
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Mr Rui Pinto Proença
Work Department
Capital Markets, Corporate | M&A, Gaming & Wagering, Insurance
Position
Partner
Career
Rui serves as Managing Partner of MdME and is the head of the firm’s Corporate and 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.
Languages
Portuguese, English
Memberships
Board of Trustees of the International
Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA)
Education
Law Degree, Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra
Lawyer Rankings
Macau > Leading firms
(Leading individuals)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‘.