{"id":5176,"date":"2020-04-02T07:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T07:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=5176"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:31:21","slug":"macau-mdme-lawyers-partner-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-mdme-lawyers-partner-gaming","title":{"rendered":"MdME Lawyers hire new partner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Helena Kok joins Macau law firm specialising in the gaming sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- MdME Lawyers<\/em><\/strong>, a Macau<\/a><\/em><\/strong> law firm that specialises in the gaming sector, has welcomed Helena Kok as a Partner, reports Inside Asian Gaming<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She will be in charge of the firm\u2019s employment and immigration practice and strengthening the team\u2019s gaming sector expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kok was previously in-house counsel for Galaxy Entertainment Group and spent the past 10 years working for Macau gaming concessionaires advising top management in key legal aspects of integrated resort development and operation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelena is one of a kind, an excellent lawyer, and a tremendous addition to our team,\u201d MdME Managing Partner, Rui Pinto Proen\u00e7a, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe will bring to the firm a new depth of experience in the gaming sector, particularly in employment and government affairs. Helena will significantly increase our reach into the local community,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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