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Mai FengqiongAttorney

Cross-border Judgment Enforcement, Mainland Greater Bay Area Civil and Commercial Litigation, Financial Trusts and Compliance

Lawyer (Macau) | Greater Bay Area Lawyer·Barrister and Notary Public Mak Yip Hing

Solicitor Ma Fung Kwan holds dual qualification as a Macau-licensed lawyer and a Greater Bay Area (GBA) lawyer, playing a pivotal role in civil and commercial litigation and cross-border judicial document enforcement in Macau. She holds an LL.M. from the University of Macau and a Master's degree in Intercultural Communication from the University of Sheffield. With solid practical experience in Macau courts and expertise in Chinese, English, and Portuguese, she specializes in coordinating the enforcement of foreign judgments and awards across Macau and the GBA. In mainland-to-Macau cases, she verifies the legal validity and service procedures of judgments, manages precise translation and notarization/authentication chains for Chinese, English, and Portuguese documents, and ensures seamless approval by the Court of Second Instance of Macau (Revisão). Upon recognition, she oversees enforcement proceedings at the Macau Court of First Instance (Juízo de Execução), efficiently advancing asset seizure, freezing, and liquidation.

Solicitor Mak possesses deep practical expertise in enforcement proceedings and asset preservation mechanisms under the Macau Code of Civil Procedure. In cross-border enforcement cases, she swiftly identifies critical assets held by debtors in Macau—including bank accounts, real estate, and corporate equity—at the early stages to prevent asset dissipation. Regarding parallel litigation within the Greater Bay Area and cross-border asset recovery, she effectively leverages the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters between Mainland China and Macau to bridge judicial enforcement gaps between the two jurisdictions. Additionally, with her extensive background in financial trusts, bond compliance (holding a specialized AMCM qualification), and strata management, Solicitor Mak handles complex cross-border enforcement matters involving intricate financial structures, trust assets, and multiple debtors. She ensures that enforcement strategies strictly comply with Macau's statutory procedures while delivering robust, actionable results.

Granting Ms. Mak qualification as a lawyer in the Greater Bay Area has further expanded her coordination capabilities in cross-border disputes and enforcement. She possesses deep expertise in the operational rhythms and review preferences of Macau's court system and leverages the advantages of the Macau-China Lusophone Countries Business and Trade Cooperation Platform to provide multi-jurisdictional enforcement services for commercial judgments involving Lusophone countries (e.g., Portugal, Brazil). Upholding a rigorous, meticulous, pragmatic, and efficient professional ethos, Ms. Mak builds a three-dimensional cross-border enforcement network for the team, delivering indispensable local litigation and enforcement value specific to Macau.