Macau legal experts in Hengqin essential for Chinese investors in lusophone countries

Chinese investors in Portuguese-speaking countries turn to the territory’s only law firm in Hengqin to resolve legal issues, said the director of a firm that brings together legal experts from Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland.

Established in 2016, ZLF is the first joint venture between law firms in China – Zhong Yin -, Macau – Rato, Ling, Lei & Cortés -, and Hong Kong – FONGS -, in Hengqin.

“Our Macau lawyers solve Chinese investment problems in Portuguese-speaking countries,” said Chen Yi, noting that “Brazil is a very popular investment destination”, having the firm “established a network of Portuguese-speaking law firms “.

Cross-border business finance, real estate, construction and infrastructure, intellectual property rights, insurance, immigration and cross-border dispute resolution, among others, include “the ZLF business scope,” she noted.

The firm has been working mainly in the area of ​​civil and commercial law, successfully resolving a dozen cases a year, said the official.

At this time, and due to the measures in force against covid-19, Macau residents of Portuguese nationality are unable to obtain a visa to work in the Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.

Source: https://www.macaubusiness.com/macau-legal-experts-in-hengqin-essential-for-chinese-investors-in-lusophone-countries/