LC Lawyers LLP is an independent Hong Kong law firm and a member firm of EY Law, the legal services arm of rebranded accounting firm Ernst & Young. The EY Law network has more than 3,400 legal professionals providing legal services in 94 jurisdictions around the world.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm offers quality legal services to financial institutions, private enterprises and corporate clients in Hong Kong with core practices in the equity capital markets, M&A, restructuring and insolvency. The firm also offers dispute resolution for clients in Greater China and across the world.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Ample Capital, Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings,
Bridgestone Electro-Materials, China Chengtong Development Group, China Renewable Energy Investment, CMB International Securities, Greenheart Group, HKC (Holdings), International Alliance Financial Leasing, Li-Ning Company and Red Sun Capital.
Research period review:
33rd edition (2022/2023)
During the research period, the firm has been very active in equity capital markets, corporate M&A and restructuring sectors.
In the equity capital market, the firm kept busy advising issuers, sellers and initial purchasers in IPOs, block trades and share capital increases.
In the M&A space, the firm acted for corporations and individuals in governance, regulatory and internal investigations, corporate compliance counselling, investments and joint ventures, insolvency, asset-tracing claims, recovery actions and insurance litigation. Active industry sectors include
automotive, banking, construction and materials, consumer goods and services, healthcare, TMT, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and real estate.
In the restructuring space, the firm was active providing legal advice to shareholders, acquirers, administrators, insolvent entities and creditors in financial restructuring and corporate rescue.
The firm strengthened its capital markets practice by recruiting top-rated talent Li Fai as a partner from Jingtian & Gongcheng Hong Kong in January 2022.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Li-Ning Company’s $1.34 billion equity fundraising.
Fullshare Holdings’ $680 million disposal of 43% equity interest in Nanjing High-Speed Gear Manufacturing.
Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings’ disposal of a subsidiary holding an indirect 45% interest in parcels of land in Miami in the US.
Majestic’s IPO and application for admission to trading on the Aquis Stock Exchange of the UK.
Parkson Retail Group’s $41 million disposal of the properties in Qingdao City.
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Capital markets
“LC Lawyers provide high-quality legal services at a reasonable cost.”
“Good and professional.”
Financial services regulatory
“They clarify and explain my enquiries and follow up my task proactively.”
M&A
“Provided legal services with commercial sense.”
Lawyer feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Rossana Chu
“Rossana is extremely helpful and experienced. She's always responsive to our enquiries.”
“We have been working with Rossana for more than six years. She is always responsive and responsible. She has great commercial sense and can provide advice based on the client's needs. She is very experienced with strong technical skills.”
“The partner of LC Lawyers, Rossana Chu, is very responsive and responsible. She always provides advice with strong commercial sense, and she is very experienced in dealing with regulators.”
“Very nice and supportive to my company.”
