Albert Thomas DA ROSA, Jr BBS

Albert has practiced as a Hong Kong solicitor for over 40 years. He started as a solicitor with Deacons and became partner of his own firm of Cheung, Tong & Rosa for 38 years (1983 to 2021) before joining Raymond Siu and Lawyers as consultant in August 2021.

He is a general practitioner with a corporate commercial emphasis advising on multifarious  transactions (involving corporate finance, IPOs; equity, debts and other corporate finance instruments; solvent and insolvent corporate structuring; local and cross-border corporate mergers and acquisitions; takeovers and reverse takeovers; land and non-land asset acquisitions; regulated activity licensing and transfers; and corporate governance and compliance) and handling dispute resolutions in respect of such matters. In the course of his practice, he also advises on intellectual property, tax, and succession planning. He is also experienced in civil and criminal regulatory investigations and professional disciplinary matters.

Before joining us, Albert has continuously been acting for over 25 years as company secretary and non-executive director for various different companies listed on Hong Kong stock exchange.

He served in the following capacities on the following statutory bodies:

  • Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, Academic and Accreditation Advisory Committee as Member (2003-2009) by appointment of the Chairman of the SFC
  • Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as Member, Deputy Convenor, and The Tribunal Convenor (1998-2014) by appointment of the Chief Justice of the HKSAR
  • Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) as Chairman (2009-2017) by appointment of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR
  • Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance) as Member, Deputy Chairman and The Chairman (2006-2020) by appointment of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR

He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star Medal (BBS) by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China on 1st October 2020.

He is currently a member of the International Association of Tax Judges, a member of the Insurance Authority of Hong Kong Disciplinary Panel Pool, a member of the Social Workers Disciplinary Committee Panel, and a member of the Faculty Board of The University of Hong Kong. He is also an external examiner to the Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong, the Law School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the School of Law of the City University of Hong Kong.

He wrote (with a co-author) the “Part H Economic Torts” sections of Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Hong Kong Precedents of Pleadings (Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell, 2013). His many decisions rendered in Chinese and English as the hearing chairman of Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance) tax appeal cases are reported in Hong Kong Inland Revenue Board of Review Decisions.

  • The University of Hong Kong: Bachelor of Laws  (LL.B. (Hons))  and Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome: Bachelor in Religious Sciences (B.R.Sc.) cum laude
  • High Court of Hong Kong SAR: admitted as solicitor
  • Supreme Court of England and Wales: admitted as solicitor
  • Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory: enrolled as barrister and solicitor
  • High Court of Australia: registered  practitioner for practice as barrister in any Federal Court of Australia
  • Supreme Court of Singapore: admitted as advocate and solicitor
  • The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.): Fellow (FCIArb)
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators: Fellow (FHKIArb)
  • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (U.K.): CEDER Accredited Mediator
  • Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited: accredited HKMAAL General Mediator
  • Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators: panel member of mediators
  • The Law Society of Hong Kong: admitted General Mediator
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Directors: Fellow (FHKIoD)
  • The Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute: Fellow (FHKSI)
  • The Law Society of Hong Kong: since 1980 member
    • Standing Committee on Standards and Development: since 2015 member
    • Working Party for In-House Lawyers: since 2020 member
  • Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (formerly Hong Kong Securities Institute) : since 1999 member (MHKSI) since 2021 fellow (FHKSI)
    • Professional Education Committee: member (2000-2003)=
  • The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) of Shek Lei Catholic Secondary School: since 2014 manager
  • The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) of Cheung Shan Wan Catholic Secondary School: since 2015 manager
  • The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) of Holy Trinity College: since 2015 manager
  • Central Management Committee for Catholic Diocesan Schools of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong: since 2017 member
  • HKU Law Alumni Charity Limited:
    • governor since 2015
    • Honorary Treasurer (2015-19)
  • Associacao Portuguesa de Socorros Mutuos:
    • member
    • since 2015 director
  • MaMa Charitable Foundation Limited:
    • since 2010 member
    • since 2020 director

Albert Thomas DA ROSA, Jr BBS

Consultant
Email: atr@rsl.com.hk
Direct line: 2901 7611
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