About
Senior Partner and Private Notary at Manuela António - Lawyers and Notaries in Macau, Hugo Couto advises across banking, corporate, real estate, construction, insurance and public procurement matters and has a practice focus on litigation. He holds an LLB from the Porto School of Law, Catholic University (1998) and completed the Course for Private Notaries in the Macau SAR in 2002.
Practice areas
LitigationCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceGamingHospitalityInsurance & ReinsurancePublic ProcurementReal Estate
Office
Expertise
BankingGamingHospitality ServicesInsurance & ReinsurancePublic ProcurementReal Estate & ConstructionShipping & TransportCross-border / Multi-jurisdictional mattersLitigation (civil, corporate, real estate, insurance, administrative)
Education
- Law Degree (LLB), Porto School of Law, Catholic University, Portugal (1998)
- Course for Private Notaries in the Macau SAR (2002)
Admissions
- Registered Lawyer with the Macau Lawyers Association
- Registered Lawyer with the Portuguese Bar Association
- Private Notary (Macau) — practicing since 2002
- Member of the Macau Superior Council of Lawyers (2002–2005)
- Member of the Board of the Macau Lawyer’s Association (2006–2007; 2009–2010; 2011–2012; 2013–2014)
Languages
EnglishFrenchPortuguese