Rosie is a Partner in the Corporate team at Carson McDowell. She qualified as a solicitor in 2014 after completing her training with the firm, was promoted to Senior Associate Solicitor in 2022 and subsequently became a Partner in 2025.
Rosie is a key member of our Corporate Governance & Advisory team helping boards, shareholders and stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while supporting effective decision making and implementing sustainable governance practices. Rosie has extensive experience in corporate matters, advising clients on the sale and acquisition of companies and businesses with a particular focus on reorganisations, shareholder matters, management incentives as well as a broad range of corporate advisory matters, including board training and workshops.
She is included as a “Up & Coming” in the Chambers UK Guide for Corporate/M&A and a “key lawyer” for Corporate M&A in The Legal 500 guide with clients noting that she is “dynamic, skilled and highly responsive”.
Rosie also a key member of our Charities team and provides advice on a range of matters to clients in the charity and public sector, including governance advice regarding structure, legal compliance, regulatory matters and the public benefit requirement. In addition, she provides governance training to charity and third-sector boards.
She is included as a “Up & Coming” in the Chambers UK Guide for Charities with clients noting that her “ability to steer us through a process completely unknown to us was invaluable. Her tone and style were perfect.”
Rosie is active within the charitable sector in Northern Ireland. She has significant experience of serving on charity boards across Northern Ireland, and is a former winner of the “Inspirational Trustee” award at the Arts and Business Awards. She is currently a Trustee of the Board of the Lyric Theatre Belfast.