Clifford Chance

Funds

Viola specialises on the structuring and formation of a broad range of closed-ended and open-ended private investment funds (including private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds and hybrid funds, set up either offshore or in the form of HK LPFs and HK OFCs).

Viola is a member of AIMA Hong Kong's Executive Committee (previously a member AIMA Hong Kong's Regulatory Committee), Vice-Chairman (Legal) of the Technical Committee of the HKVCA, a core member of the PWMA Advisory Council and a committee member of the Professional Standards Committee of ANREV. She is also one of the key partners of Clifford Chance's APAC ESG Leadership Team and is very active in advising on ESG/sustainability related matters relating to the funds and investment management industry. In addition, Viola is a Steering Committee member of Accelerate>>> Hong Kong, the Firm's gender parity group.

Joined Clifford Chance 2005

Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 2007

Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 2010

Partner since 2020

Speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin

University of Toronto (Juris Doctor) 2004