Partner

Hong Kong
China

+85221511176

Distinguished Practitioner

English | Mandarin | Cantonese


Jurisdiction:

Hong Kong SAR

Practice area:

Capital markets


Rossana has more than 27 years of legal experience with deep knowledge and skills. She is best known for her expertise in M&As including takeovers and privatisations of Hong Kong listed companies, capital markets, corporate financing, asset management, corporate restructuring, private equity/venture investments, trusts and family offices, ESG and sustainability, technology law as well as employment legal issues. She advises multi-national and Chinese corporations, securities firms, investment banks, funds, non-profit making organisations, families and individuals in respect of their domestic and overseas legal matters.

Rossana is an award-winning lawyer, international accolades include Chambers Greater China Region Leading Individual, Legal 500 Asia Pacific Leading Partner, IFLR1000 Woman Leader, IFLR1000 Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer, asialaw Awards HKSAR Female Lawyer of the Year, asialaw Distinguished Practitioner, asialaw Client Service Excellence Awards The Highest Rated Lawyer to work with, China Business Law Journal A-List: Visionaries (International), China Business Law Journal A-List – China’s Elite 100 Lawyers (Foreign Firms) and In-House Community Commended External Counsel of the Year. As a thought leader in the legal industry, Rossana has been recognised as a #Lexology Legal Influencer (Individual Expert) in Q1 2021, Q2 2021, and Q1 2022.

Rossana has been a partner in international law firms since 2008. From 2018 to early 2024, she was the Managing Partner of a Hong Kong law firm as a member of the global network of a Big Four accounting firm. She is a co-founder of the Association of Retired Elderly Limited, a non-profit-making organisation with a focus on improving the welfare of the elderly in Hong Kong. She is also an affiliate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom.

 

  • Asialaw Client Service Excellence The Highest Rated Lawyer to work with of the Year 2021
  • asialaw Awards 2024 HKSAR Female Lawyer of the Year

  • Capital markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Investment funds
  • Private equity

  • Banking and financial services
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Real estate
  • Industrials and manufacturing

  • Solicitor, High Court of Hong Kong (1999)
  • Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales (2001)

  • The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Solicitors Regulation Authority (UK)
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Directors
  • Affiliate Member, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom