James is a corporate lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and equity capital markets.

He advises clients from a variety of industries including private equity sponsors. He is an expert in all aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A deals including public (takeovers and schemes of arrangements) and privately negotiated transactions and ECM deals including cross-border listings on the ASX.

James is qualified in both Australia and the US and has for many years advised US clients doing business in Australia and Australian clients doing business in the US.

James has been consistently recognised by his peers (Best Lawyers) for each of M&A (since 2010), Private Equity (since 2010), Corporate & Venture Capital Law (since 2010) and by his clients (Chambers & Partners) as a leading individual, again for each of Corporate/M&A, Private Equity (2011-2024) and Capital Markets (2016-2024). In Chambers & Partners he is described as “easily the best private equity lawyer we have dealt with, especially on cross-border deals” and is regarded as a "solutions-based lawyer who is very hands-on during a deal" and is lauded for producing "high-quality work quickly and with strong client interaction.”

Work highlights
Private equity and M&A experience
Venture capital and growth equity experience
IPO experience
Other ECM experience

Ranked as a leading lawyer in capital markets: equity.

Chambers & Partners

Ranked as a leading lawyer in corporate/M&A.

Chambers & Partners

Ranked as a leading lawyer in private equity.

Chambers & Partners

Named lawyer of the year for venture capital law.

Best Lawyers 2020

James is recognised as a leading corporate lawyer.

Doyle's Guide

"James Rozsa is very commercial, very user-friendly, pragmatic, accessible and heavily involved."

Chambers & Partners

"James is one of the most impressive lawyers I have worked with in the life science industry. His depth of knowledge, expertise, and the team he has built are second to none."

Chambers & Partners

"James Rozsa is very commercial, very user-friendly, pragmatic, accessible and heavily involved."

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa is "very strong and commercial across key issues, and is very responsive and able to deal with situations that come up last-minute," according to one client. He frequently acts for clients on IPOs and ASX listings.

Chambers & Partners

Listed as a leading lawyer in mergers and acquisitions, corporate/governance practice, corporate, equity capital markets, private equity and venture capital law.

Chambers & Partners

One client describes James as "knowledgeable and responsive", adding that "he also understands US law and can help a US company publicly trade in Australia".

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa is a "commercial problem solver who holds 'trusted adviser' status".

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa has "a great understanding of private equity deals and is always keen to provide innovative solutions”.

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa is praised for being "very commercial, well-connected and solutions-oriented”.

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa is particularly valued by clients as an adviser with "the rare quality of assessing risk rather than just identifying it and focusing on the stuff that poses genuine problems".

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa is highlighted for his "legal expertise and great professional advice," and also for his "great communication skills and management of investor expectations and concerns".

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa is described as a "solutions-based lawyer who is very hands-on during a deal" and is also lauded for producing "high-quality work quickly and with strong client interaction".

Chambers & Partners

James Rozsa is praised by clients for his "tireless work on documentation" and for proving "good in both service and content".

Chambers & Partners
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