LC Lawyers

ESTABLISHED IN 2015

Managing Partner: Rossana Chu
Number of partners: 3
Number of associates: 11
In global EY Law network: 3,400+ professionals

Firm Overview

LC Lawyers LLP is an independent Hong Kong law firm. It is a Hong Kong law firm member of the global EY network, in collaboration with other law firm members.

EY Law consist of 3,400+ professionals providing legal services across 94 jurisdictions globally to offer clients cross-border and integrated legal services with a sector-focused multidisciplinary approach.

Our clients include multinational PRC and Hong Kong corporations, financial institutions, listed companies, private equity and venture capital funds, PRC state-owned enterprises, private clients, as well as governmental and official bodies.

Awards (2019-2022)

• Firm to Watch in Corporate (including M&A) for Hong Kong by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2022)

• Named as an exclusive Recommended M&A Firm in Hong Kong by Global Law Experts (2021-2022)

• Recommended Firm in Capital Markets (2020-2022) by asialaw Profiles

• Notable Firm in Corporate and M&A (2020-2022), Dispute Resolution (2021-2022), Regulatory (2021-2022) by asialaw Profiles

• Notable Firm in M&A (2020-2022), Capital Markets: Equity (2021-2022), Capital Markets: Debt (2022), Restructuring and Insolvency (2021-2022) by IFLR1000

• Winner in Hong Kong Client Service Excellence Award at asialaw Awards 2021 by asialaw

• Notable Firm for the Hong Kong market (2020, 2021) in “ALB M&A Rankings” by Asian Legal Business

• China Business Law Firm in categories: Pro-bono and Technology & Telecom (2021) by China Business Law Journal

• The Highest Rated Law Firm to work with of the Year in Corporate and M&A: Hong Kong (2021), Capital Markets: Hong Kong (2021) by asialaw Client Service Excellence

• Notable Firm in Commercial and Transactions (Domestic Firms) (2021) by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific

• Finalist for Most Innovative National Law Firms of the Year (2021) in “IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2021”, by IFLR

• Finalist for Rising Law Firm of the Year (2020, 2021) in “ALB Hong Kong Law Awards” by Asian Legal Business

• Asia’s Most Trusted Legal Consulting Services of the Year (2021) in “HKMOB Awards 2021” by CORPHUB

• Top 20 Most Innovative Law Firms as “Highly Commended” Responsible Law Firm (2020) and “Commended” Innovative Practice of Law (2020) in Asia-Pacific, by Financial Times

• Deals of the Year in Pro-bono service (2020) by China Business Law Journal

• Finalist for China Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year (2020) in “ALB China Law Awards 2020” by Asian Legal Business

• Gold Law Firm Award in Pro-bono service (2019-2020) by The Law Society of Hong Kong

Key Practice Areas

Our lawyers provide comprehensive legal services for:

• Mergers and acquisitions, amalgamations, listed company takeovers, privatizations, reverse takeovers, disposals, joint ventures, partnerships, tender offers, auctions and spin-offs

• Corporate restructuring and taxation optimization

• Debt offerings including Eurobonds, dim sum bonds, bonds of investment grades, high-yield bonds and green bonds

• Listings and public offerings (including IPOs, dual listing, secondary offerings), corporate finance (equity and debt), pre-IPO investments, pre-IPO strategic corporate reorganizations, post-listing compliance, corporate governance, post-IPO securities offerings and spin-off listing

• Fund formation, private equity/venture capital investments

• Debt restructurings, insolvency, re-financing, angel investments

• Dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration, mediation

• Regulatory enforcement and investigations, pre-acquisition due diligence, post-acquisition risk assessment and integration, risk management, internal controls and governance

• Employment contracts, discrimination and harassment issues, employment disputes

• Financial services

• Commercial contracts

• Employee share-based incentive plans

• Family enterprises, wealth management, family trusts

• Cybersecurity and data privacy