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.

Portuguese, English, Chinese (Mandarin)

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).