Meet Our Team
Founder | Lawyer | Private Notary
Pedro Leal is the founder of Pedro Leal Lawyers and Private Notary. As a senior Macau litigation lawyer and Private Notary with over 35 years of legal experience, his practice covers criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative litigation across various sectors, including gaming, financial services, real estate, and technology.
With a strong focus on dispute resolution, Pedro regularly represents clients before the Macau Judicial Base Court, the Court of Second Instance, the Court of Final Appeal, and the Administrative Court. He also possesses extensive experience in handling legal and administrative procedures involving the Public Prosecution Office, the Public Security Police Force, and the Immigration Department. Over the past three decades, he has advised and represented both corporate and individual clients in complex criminal, civil, and commercial proceedings.
Pedro’s practice also encompasses labor and employment, immigration, intellectual property, corporate M&A, and commercial transactions. In his capacity as a Private Notary, he provides a comprehensive range of notarial and conveyancing services to local and international clients. Prior to establishing his current practice, Pedro practiced with a leading Macau law firm, served as an in-house legal counsel for the Sports Institute of the Macau Government and gained international experience as an in-house lawyer for Lisnave.
Pedro is admitted to practice law in both Macau and Portugal. Committed to the local community, he is the founding president of the Macau Rugby Association, the legal advisor to the Macau Construction Association, a member of the jury for the entrance and final legal qualification exams of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), and a guest lecturer of Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau.
Pedro holds a Private Notary license from the Macau Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) and a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. He is fluent in Portuguese, French, Spanish, and English, with a basic command of Cantonese.
Trainee Lawyer
Charlie Mak Hoi Wun is a Trainee Lawyer at the firm. Her practice focuses on dispute resolution, civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, as well as regulatory and compliance matters. In these areas, she assists Dr. Pedro Leal and senior counsel in advising clients across various sectors, including gaming and real estate.
Charlie also has assisted Dr. Pedro Leal with dozens of local clients and their incorporation procedures. Before joining Pedro Leal, she was a trainee lawyer with a local law firm in Macau.
Charlie Mak Hoi Wun holds a Master in Civil Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in Portugal, a Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, and an Advanced Portuguese Language Course from the University of Coimbra in Portugal.
Charlie is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese, Portuguese and English.
Notary Department
Ms. Annie Cheong is the Head of Notary Department of Pedro Leal. Her practice focuses on assisting Pedro Leal and clients on a broad range of sectors including, government and public, and real estate.
Ms. Annie Cheong has been working with Pedro Leal for over two decades and also has significant experience in labour, employment and immigration matters and corporate, M&A and commercial arrangements, tax and intellectual property including handling trademark, patent, design registrations, extensions and opposition. As Head of Notary Department, Ms. Cheong assists with the full range of notary and conveyancing services including handling notarial and authentication acts, preparing public deeds, power of attorneys, translations, interpretations and relevant taxes.
Ms. Annie Cheong also oversees and coordinates all administrative and operational matters of Pedro Leal including human resources, filings and government relations. Before joining Pedro Leal, Ms. Cheong previously worked as an executive assistant with a local Macau law firm.
Ms. Annie Cheong holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Communication from the University of Macau.
Ms. Cheong is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese and English and speak basic Portuguese.
Intellectual Property
Ms. Jenny Cheong is the Head of Intellectual Property of Pedro Leal. Her practice focuses on intellectual property, where she assists Pedro Leal and clients handling trademark, patent, design registrations, extensions and oppositions on a broad range of sectors including automotive and aviation, consumer and retails, government and public, healthcare and pharmaceuticals and industrial and manufacturing.
Ms. Jenny Cheong has been working with Pedro Leal for over a decade and also has significant experience in labour, employment and immigration matters, corporate, M&A and commercial arrangements, and notary and conveyancing procedures including notarial and authentication acts and public deeds.
Ms. Jenny Cheong holds a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art Education of the University of Macau.
Ms. Cheong is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese and English.
Accounting and Finance | Legal Translations
Ms. Wendy Mui is an Accounting and Finance Executive and a key member of the Legal Translations team of Pedro Leal.
Ms. Mui is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and English.
