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.