Led by some of the most renowned and successful lawyers in Macau, C&C Lawyers is one of the territory’s leading law firms and a key reference in the legal system, providing a wide array of legal services to individuals and corporate clients alike. Our firm stands out in all areas of litigation, corporate law, intellectual property and notary.
Our aptitude for innovation and quality of service, together with our multicultural nature and multidisciplinary abilities enable us and our associates to provide a wide array of legal services to our eastern and western clients. Our team of highly qualified professionals and staff members are our most important asset. Our lawyers have experience in different areas, including previously acquired professional skills in other industries, providing them with extensive knowledge and diverse experience that allows them to offer significant in-depth advice and perspective.
Since the firm’s foundation in 1996, C&C has sought out to be at the forefront of Macau’s legal scene and its growing importance as a member of the Pearl River Delta region. C&C’s history goes back to the early 1980’s when Rui Cunha and António Correia, two lawyers with a combined legal experience in Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and Timor started their law practice in Macau. Fifteen years later, out of their desire to start an innovative project, both lawyers joined forces and merged their law offices to form C&C.
This spirit of innovation that guided our founders has been inspiring us to find new ways to improve our services and to look for an effective and balanced growth strategy. The last few years saw us forming successful partnerships with leading law firms around the globe, which have expanded our client base and have further facilitated transactions between Macau and the rest of the world. These include Abreu Advogados, one of the biggest law firms in Portugal and with an extensive network of domestic and international contacts; Sunny-Law firm, a reputable law firm in Zhuhai which covers the whole Guangdong province; and All Bright Law Offices, one of the largest private partnership law firms in the PRC, based in Shanghai.
We currently have a multicultural working environment of over 30 lawyers, notaries and trainees, and a supporting staff team of over 40 members. Our office can handle projects in English, Portuguese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, French and Italian, and we combine technical know-how with an understanding of the idiosyncrasies of Macau. Over the years, we have been involved in numerous deals in the region, and have helped shape Macau, which we have watched steadily growing from a small Portuguese enclave into a region of an exciting and vibrant business atmosphere full of investment opportunities. With an accumulated experience of more than 35 years in the legal industry of Macau, we look forward to the future and its challenges.
IP rights protection in Macau is totally autonomous from other jurisdictions, including the Mainland China, and is effected through the Intellectual Property Department of the Economic Services Bureau of the Macau SAR Government, which handles all IP matters in the territory. C&C has been handling all types of matters related to intellectual property on behalf of its reputable local and international clients.
The need to satisfy the continuous demand by international markets for specific and focused IP solutions led C&C Lawyers to create an independent arm of the group: IPSOL is a full-service Intellectual Property Agency solely dedicated to provide IP services.
Over the years IPSOL has provided IP services with a successful consistence to more than 600 IP owners, including well known multinational corporations and financial institutions, always tailoring its services to the Clients needs. IPSOL is a key service line focused on the planning, registration and management of trademark, patent and other IP rights portfolios, offering solutions that enable to maximize the protection of your IP assets in Macao and worldwide.
IPSOL is structured to cover all the matters related to Intellectual Property & Information Technologies, including Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Design and Models, Copyrights, Domain Names, as well as their management, economical exploitation and enforcement.