Firm Overview:
Fee earners: 4
Languages: Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), English, Portuguese, Spanish
CFB Lawyers was founded by three partners with decades of experience under their belt. Multicultural, with high standards and committed to your success, CFB’s team has extensive experience within the financial, retail, hospitality, gaming and construction industries, being accustomed to dealing with demanding clients, looking for straightforward solutions with high quality standards.
Practice Areas:
Aviation
CFB advises on all matters involving leasing, charter, acquisition, disposal, and registration of aircraft, engines and ground handling equipment, as well as regulatory matters, dispute resolution and financing transactions.
Banking, Finance and Insurance
CFB’s team has extensive experience in advising banks, insurance companies, investment funds, pension funds and other financial institutions in contract and policy drafting, compliance, regulatory and licensing matters as well as litigation.
In addition, CFB’s team has participated in several major financing transactions, debt issuances and IPO’s.
Citizenship / Nationality Acquisition
CFB assists clients in obtaining Portuguese citizenship or nationality through the Golden Visa program, other investment programs or the nationality act.
Corporate / M&A
CFB advises clients in need of general corporate advice, compliance, regulatory or tax advice. We also assist clients with company incorporation and domiciliation, public offerings, debt issuance, joint ventures, local and international mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings, reorganizations, bankruptcies, and insolvencies.
Cybersecurity and Data Protection
CFB advises businesses and individuals on all matters relating to cybersecurity and data protection, notably with regulatory compliance, policy drafting, privacy impact assessments, review of security processes and controls, data breach procedures, as well as handling requests, responses, and complaints.
Employment and Immigration
Our team is experienced in assisting large corporations and local SMEs with obtaining working visas and residency permits for foreign workers, drafting of any contracts and internal policies, as well as regulatory matters and litigation.
Intellectual and Industrial Property
CFB assists clients with any matter related with Intellectual and Industrial Property, including but not limited to registration and renewal of trademarks, registration of patents, copyright, licensing as well as litigation and enforcement.
Hospitality and Gaming
CFB’s team has advised Gaming Operators, Gaming Promoters, Hotel and Integrated Resorts’ operators in all stages of their development and operation, such as the regulatory and permitting process; raising capital to finance projects and operations as well as real estate issues.
Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
CFB has significant experience in civil, labour and commercial disputes as well as criminal litigation. CFB also has accredited mediators and an arbitrator ready to assist you in any alternative dispute resolution.
Public and Administrative Law
Whether you need assistance in obtaining a license for your business, submit your bid in a public tender, or you need to litigate, CFB’s team has the expertise to help you.
Real Estate and Construction
CFB’s team has advised in construction projects ranging from the development of residential, commercial or mixed-use properties, to hotels and integrated resorts.
CFB also assists in contract drafting, acquisition and financing of properties, as well as litigation.
