Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING JULY 2018 46 INDUSTRY PROFILE Oscar Guijarro: Could you tell us about your origins? Carlos Eduardo Coelho: I am from Coimbra, Portugal. I was born there, grew up there, studied there – school and university. I did my law degree there, except for the last year of my degree when I went to study in Italy, which was a very good experience. OG: How did you end up in Macau? CEC: I had just finished my internship in Portugal. I had been working for three or four months and I wanted to go abroad. I had a few opportunities and then I was invited to come to work in Macau and I thought, “Why not?” I was not thinking of China – it was not in my plans. I thought I would stay in Europe, but I had this invitation and I was sure it would be a good experience, which indeed it turned out to be. I arrived in Macau on 14 December 2008, a few days before Christmas. OG: You’ve been here for almost a decade now – what is your relationship with Macau now? CEC: It is obviously a strange relationship. With law deeply rooted in his family tree, Portuguese lawyer Carlos Eduardo Coelho decided to move from his hometown of Coimbra to develop his career as a lawyer in Macau, where he currently works as Senior Associate at MdME law firm covering the gaming industry. By Oscar Guijarro Carlos Eduardo Coelho: The passion and the law INSIDE ASIAN GAMING JULY 2018 46