Riquito Advogados

Led by managing partner João Nuno Riquito, Riquito Advogados is a strong player in banking and finance. Bruno Almeida and Riquito are advising on a cross-border financing deal for real estate companies in Macau and Portugal that roughly amounts to €190 million ($215 million). The team is also providing corporate and M&A legal advice in this deal.

João Nuno Riquito manages Riquito Advogados’s capital markets practice. He has acted on a large number of overseas IPOs, with the majority listing on the HKSE main board. The firm also acts as Macau legal counsel to clients’ spin-offs from their parent companies and re-listings on the stock exchange. Other services include advising on tax, regulatory and other issues related to offshore restructuring and listing.

João Nuno Riquito, the founding partner, and Rui Filipe Oliveira play a leading role in Riquito Advogados’s corporate practice. “Riquito is a good lawyer who has a solid corporate and banking law understanding. He is a strong player in the market,” says a peer. The firm advised the Macau branch of US gambling company on an acquisition. The firm also advised on gaming, corporate, and labour law.

“Definitely tier one on litigation”, Riquito Advogados is “a firm that practitioners will be afraid to be their counterparty in a dispute”, peers comment. Founding partner João Nuno Riquito is a well-respected litigator and arbitrator in Macau who is particularly knowledgeable on the real estate industry. “Riquito is a strong, professional, and strategic litigator,” says a peer. The firm has been advising a leading holding company in litigation with the Macau government over the lapse of a concession contract for development of a plot of land worth HK$1 billion in Macau.

Riquito Advogados is widely known for its top-tier litigation and transactional capability in IP. Peers regard founding partner João Nuno Riquito highly for his trade mark and patent enforcement skills. The firm advised a US gaming supplier making its debut in the Macau market on patent clearance and several relevant disputes.