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Key contacts
Partner: Rossana Chu
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

15

Number of partners

6

Network memberships

East & Concord Partners

Languages

English | Mandarin | Cantonese | Japanese

Key practice areas
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Firm overview

YYC Legal is an all-encompassing law firm with a global outlook and strong cultural roots in Hong Kong. With a comprehensive understanding of the legal landscape, we are committed to delivering high-quality legal services with a focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Why Us
We have a keen understanding of the intricacies of Hong Kong's legal system. Our team has extensive experience working with domestic and international clients, ranging from start-ups and small businesses to multinational corporations. Whether the client requires legal advice on private wealth, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, or dispute resolution, we are committed to resolving legal challenges tailored to a client’s specific requirements.

Global Outlook
We recognize the importance of having a global outlook. As such, our firm has entered a strategic partnership with a China law firm allowing us to provide seamless legal services to clients with businesses spanning across multiple jurisdictions. By doing so, the firm’s unique position will allow us to provide value-added insights on cross-border transactions, international litigation, and other complex legal challenges requiring a global perspective.

Aim for Excellence
Not only do we have a global perspective, but we also champion excellence, integrity, and professionalism across our practice areas. We are a dedicated team of legal professionals who are passionate about what we do, with a strong emphasis on nurturing a collaborative firm culture so we can deliver high-quality and concrete legal advice. As a service provider, we aim to be at the forefront of all legal developments across different industry sectors so we can offer innovative solutions to complex legal matters.

A strategic partnership
East & Concord Partners is a China law firm with headquarters in Beijing. As of today, East & Concord Partners operates across China and internationally with 600 legal professionals - over 200 of whom are partners - located in 11 national offices: Beijing (headquarters), Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xi’an; and 2 international offices: Tokyo and Vancouver. Our firm’s strategic partnership with East & Concord Partners has uniquely positioned the firm in China, granting the firm access to prospective China-based clients, and ultimately, bridging the gap between China and the world.

Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Financial restructuring
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Key practice contacts and recent firm awards

International Commercial:
Victor Yang
victoryang@east-concord.com.hk


Dispute Resolution:

Valarie Fung
valariefung@east-concord.com.hk


Mergers & Acquisitions:

Rossana Chu
rossana.chu@east-concord.com.hk

Recent transactional highlights:
CITIC Group transfers 5.01% stake in CITIC Limited to China Huarong at over HK$13 billion

Sector expertise
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Social infrastructure
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Address:
2803 & 2803A, China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
Hong Kong
Tel:+852 28166888 Fax:+852 3797 3835 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.yyc-ec.com/

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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Established in 2023, YYC Legal is a law firm based in Hong Kong that is committed to delivering thorough and effective legal services to a diverse range of clients, including corporations, financial institutions, funds, government agencies, family offices, individuals and non-profit organisations. Their team of lawyers is licensed in Hong Kong, the US, Canada, and England and Wales. 

YYC Legal is affiliated with the Hong Kong branch of East & Concord Partners, a leading and acclaimed Chinese law firm established in 2014. With 11 offices across the country, East & Concord Partners boasts a team of over 600 legal professionals. 

Highlights 

The firm offers expert guidance to both corporations and individuals in matters of governance, regulatory compliance, internal investigations, corporate compliance counselling, investments, 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, life sciences and real estate.  

Additionally, the firm has a strong track record of representing issuers, sellers and initial purchasers in successful IPOs, block trades and share capital increases. One notable transaction from the past year was the representation of Li Ning on its US$283 million acquisition of Vansittart Investment Holdings. 

In 2024, the firm strengthened its capital markets team by bringing in two new partners, Rossana Chu and Dennis Yeung. 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Li Ning Company, Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings, and Hony Group Management.  

Testimonials 

"Rossana is a seasoned corporate partner, provides practical and responsive legal solutions at a reasonable cost.” (Equity capital markets client) 

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HC International - Secondary share offering
2020-05-20
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Hong Kong SAR
Secondary share offering
Kelly Ho
HC International
Agent
China MeiDong Auto - Secondary share offering
2020-06-10
YYC Legal
Hong Kong SAR
Secondary share offering
Kelly Ho
China MeiDong Auto
Agent
Red Sun Capital - Secondary share offering
2020-12-07
YYC Legal
Hong Kong SAR
Secondary share offering
Rossana Chu
Red Sun Capital
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