João Nuno Riquito - Riquito Advogados

João Nuno Riquito is the founder and managing partner of Riquito Advogados, an international law firm operating since 2005 with offices in Macau SAR and Portugal. The firm provides legal services to a diverse range of national and international clients in different industries and commercial sectors, with a special focus on corporate clients. He was previously with the Portuguese Law Firm PLMJ from 1999 to 2005 and with Macau C&C Law Firm from 1996 to 1999. He was a Visiting Auxiliary Professor at the University of Macau from 1991 to 1999.

He is a member of the International Bar Association, the Portuguese Bar Association, and the Macau Bar Association.

His major areas of practice are Corporate, M&A, Re-structuring, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Contracts, Contractual Investment, Corporate Finance, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Litigation, Arbitration, Private Equity, Privatizations, Project Finance, and Taxation.

By having its head office in an international city and gaming hub like Macau, Riquito Advogados has wide cross-border exposure and advises both overseas companies investing in Macau and Macau companies investing overseas. 

Riquito Advogados is well known for focusing on assisting and managing large and complex transactions and projects and disputes involving leading conglomerates with interests in Macau SAR, and is often retained to assist major projects and transactions, including cross-border operations.
 
More recently, Riquito Advogados has been developing a very strong IP and Gaming practice in order to follow the development of Macau SAR as a gaming hub. The firm has had an active role in major IP Patent litigation proceedings and has also assisted several gaming companies in their restructuring and organization.
 
Riquito Advogados provides a full range of legal services, with a significant track record in Corporate and Contract law, M&A, Re-structuring, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Foreign Investment, Civil and Commercial Litigation. Riquito Advogados also covers Arbitration, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Private Equity, Privatizations, Project Finance, and Taxation.