Licks Attorneys

Partner

Wallace Wu has been an attorney at law at Licks Attorney’s Rio de Janeiro office since 2024 and became a partner in 2025. Mr. Wu has a wide-ranging practice in real estate, contract, and litigation Law, serving companies in the construction, logistics, and maritime industries. He assists his clients in their day-to-day business operations and addresses specific real estate and contract issues, including analysis of contracts, due diligence, and corporate matters.

In recent years, alongside his cross-border practice, Mr. Wu has been deeply involved in developing the commercial relations between Chinese and Brazilian companies, assisting Chinese companies with legal requests and litigation in Brazil.

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Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ); Vice President of the OAB State Committee of Brazil-China Relations (OAB/RJ); Member of the OAB National Committee of Brazil-China Relations (OAB); Member of the Real Estate and Urban Planning Law Committee of OAB/RJ (CDUDIO).

Specialization in Maritime Law, Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV (2022); Master of Laws (LL.M), Chinese Law, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2019); Specialization in Real Estate Law, Cândido Mendes University – UCAM (2015); Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ (2010).