About
Managing Partner at Lektou in Macau, Pedro Cortes joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2006; he advises on gaming, corporate and M&A, capital markets and banking & finance and is qualified to practice in Macau, Portugal, Brazil (São Paulo), China (as a cross-border Macau lawyer) and East Timor. He is a lecturer in Gaming Law at the Lisbon School of Law – Portuguese Catholic University and is a regular contributor and speaker on gaming-industry topics.
Practice areas
GamingCorporate / M&ACapital MarketsBanking & Finance
Office
Expertise
Gaming Law & RegulationCross-border Macau–China mattersCapital MarketsBanking & FinanceArbitration & Dispute Resolution
Education
- LL.M., Gaming Law and Regulation, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2021)
- Postgraduate course in International Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Porto (2001)
- Law Degree, Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon (2000)
Admissions
- Macau (qualified lawyer)
- Portugal (Portuguese Bar Association)
- Brazil (São Paulo Bar Association)
- China — Cross-border Macau Lawyer (Hengqin and Shenzhen)
- East Timor (qualified lawyer)
Languages
EnglishPortugueseFrenchSpanish