Established in 2015, STA Lawyers boasts a highly efficient team of elite lawyers with solid theoretical foundations and practical experience in legal services. The firm's expertise extends across various sectors, with a particular focus on banking and finance, where they offer services including financial project management, mergers and acquisitions, investment and asset management, drafting confidentiality agreements, and assisting with financial institution licensing applications. Senior partner Hoi Tong (Fátima) Lam focuses her practice on commercial law, banking law, civil law, family law, and inheritance law.
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Fátima Lam
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Work highlights
Advising the underwriters on the People's Government of Guangdong Province's Rmb2.5 billion ($348 million) local government bond issuance in Macau SAR. The transaction comprises a Rmb1.5 billion two-year green bond for Pearl River Delta environmental projects and a Rmb1 billion three-year special bond supporting infrastructure development in the Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. This marks the first special bond issuance promoting Guangdong-Macau cooperation and strengthens Macau's integration into national development initiatives.
Advising the underwriters on the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China's Rmb5 billion treasury bond issuance in Macau SAR. This marks the third consecutive year of such issuances in Macau, bringing the total value to Rmb15 billion. The transaction underscores the central government's commitment to developing Macau's modern financial industry and promoting economic diversification.
Advising Bank of China (Macau branch) on its Rmb1 billion bond issuance, marking the first Hong Kong-Macau "Interconnected" thematic bonds in the Macau market. The two-year bonds carry a 2.5% interest rate and represent a significant milestone in deepening financial cooperation between the two SARs by enabling more efficient cross-border investment access through interconnected bond market infrastructure.
Key clients
AGTech Holdings, Elite Success International
