Rossana CHU
Biography
Rossana CHU is a Managing Partner and the Head of Corporate practice. She has been practising law for 25 years. Rossana advises on a wide variety of Hong Kong and cross-border M&A including takeovers and privatizations of listed companies, cross-border transactions, asset management, ESG and sustainability, financings of acquisitions and restructuring-related deals, capital markets, corporate finance, technology law, regulatory compliance, and employment legal issues. Her client base encompasses international conglomerates, listed companies, financial institutions, private companies, fund houses, high-net-wealth individuals and family enterprises.
Rossana is an award-winning lawyer, international accolades include: 'Leading Individual' by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023); 'Award Winner in M&A Law Expert of the Year' at the Global Law Experts Annual Awards (2022); ‘Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer’ by IFLR1000 (2015-2022); 'Award Winner in M&A Law Expert of the Year' at The Lawyers Network Annual Awards (2022); 'Award Winner in M&A Law Expert of the Year' at Leaders in Law Global Awards (2022); ‘A-List – China’s Elite Lawyers (Foreign Firms)’ by China Business Law Journal (2020-2022); ‘The Highest Rated Lawyer to work with of the Year’ by asialaw Client Service Excellence (2021); ‘Award Winner in Capital Markets for Hong Kong’ at the Client Choice Awards (2019) by Lexology and International Law Office; ‘Commended External Counsel of the Year’ by the In-House Community (2017 and 2021); ‘Winner of Takeover Deal of the Year’ by Lawyer Monthly (2016).
She was described by Legal 500 Asia Pacific Sources as "Rossana Chu, a lawyer who has garnered much acclaim for her capital markets expertise, serves as practice head." (2022); "attracts and a share of the big-ticket matters." (2018); "solid senior bench" and one of "the firm's most prominent partners" (2017); "an impressive senior bench on advising the underwriters" on the issuer which was "the first such company to be listed on HKSE" (2016); "very insightful and knowledgeable about the legal issues and business practices in China" and "very committed to the task at hand" (2016).
Rosanna was named by Lexology as a 'Legal Influencer' in Q1 and Q2 of 2021 and Q1 of 2022.
Education
Affiliations
Notable Matters
Awards
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asialawasialaw Client Service Excellence Award Winner for The Highest Rated Lawyer to work with of the Year in Capital Markets: Hong Kong - 2021-
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Asian Legal BusinessALB Hong Kong Law Awards: Finalist for Managing Partner of the Year - 2022-
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Chambers Asia-PacificRecognised as “Up and Coming” in Private Equity: Buyouts (International Firms) in China - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013-
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China Business Law & JournalThe A-List China’s Elite 100 Lawyers (Foreign Firms) - 2020, 2021, 2022-
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China Law & PracticeFinalist for Rising Star Lawyer of the Year - 2022-
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Euromoney Legal Media GroupAsia Women in Business Law Award: Shortlisted for Restructuring and Insolvency - 2019-
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Global Law ExpertsAnnual Award Winner in M&A Law Expert of the Year in Hong Kong - 2022-
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Global Law ExpertsAccredited as an exclusive Recommended M&A Attorney in Hong Kong - 2021, 2022-
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IFLR1000Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity, Private Equity, M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency - 2021, 2022, 2023-
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IFLR1000Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer in Financial & Corporate Law - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-
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In-House CommunityNamed as a Commended External Counsel of the Year - 2017, 2021-
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Lawyers Network Annual AwardsAward Winner in M&A Law Expert of the Year in Hong Kong - 2022-
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Lawyer MonthlyTakeover Deal of the Year - 2016-
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Leaders in LawAward Winner in M&A Expert of the Year in Hong Kong - 2022-
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Leaders in LawNamed as an exclusive Recommended M&A Lawyer in Hong Kong - 2022-
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Legal 500 Asia PacificLeading Individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Independent Hong Kong Law Firms, 2023-
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Legal 500 Asia PacificRecommended Lawyer in Corporate (including M&A): Hong Kong - 2022, 2023-
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Legal Media 360Ranked Lawyer in Corporate and M&A, Private Equity, Capital Markets (Equity), Restructuring and Insolvency - 2021-
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Lexology and International Law OfficeClient Choice Award Winner in Capital Markets for Hong Kong - 2019-
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LexologyLegal Influencer in Q1/2022 (Infrastructure - Asia-Pacific) - 2022-
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LexologyLegal Influencer in Q1/2021 (Corporate - Asia- Pacific); Q1/2021 (Future of legal services - Cross-border); Q2/2021 (Employment – Asia-Pacific) - 2021-
Contact
Publications
Correspondent on Legal Trend series of China Business Law Journal (2020/2021) and (2022/2023) in the First Edition
China Business Law Journal’s Chinese Outbound Investment Report (November 2021)
China Business Law Journal’s Market Pulse (November 2021)
asialaw: Client Service Excellence Ratings 3rd edition ‘Ms. Chu shares the firm's success at delivering client service excellence with asialaw’ published in (April 2021)
CorpHub for the HONG KONG'S MOST OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AWARDS (October 2020)