Ya Fang Xia established the seven-strong Asia Pacific legal department at French multinational luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, whose portfolio includes Louis Vuitton, Veuve Clicquot and Fendi. ‘She demonstrates sound judgment...

‘Honeywell is a unique platform because its businesses encompass several different industries,’ says the company’s ‘diligent, detail-oriented and organised’ China IP head Jerry Xia. ‘I particularly enjoy such cross-industry exposure...

Former Ng & Partners partner Hing Yew Woo has 10 years’ experience focusing on maritime businesses within electronic and mechanical instrumentation specialist, The IMC Group. He is currently group general...

Frances Wong leads a large, highly skilled team and is actively involved in industry groups. Wong most enjoys working closely with her legal team and the business on resolving transactional...

‘Incredibly hands on, very good at managing external resources,’ Scott Weenink has vast experience in the telecommunications sector, spanning Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Mobile communications investment company Ooredoo...

Richard Walker has been with consumer goods multinational Reckitt Benckiser for nine years, focusing on a number of regions, including Europe and Latin America. In his second general counsel role...

René von Samson-Himmelstjerna is general counsel for German automotive company Daimler’s China business. Established in January 2001 and headquartered in Beijing, Daimler Greater China handles operations of Mercedes-Benz vehicles across...

‘A great lawyer’, ‘highly energetic’ and ‘results-oriented’, John Paul Huntington Vigman has 13 years’ in-house experience across Holland, Germany and Japan. He is particularly skilled in major project financings across...

Osamu Toriumi has been at Mitsui & Co for over 30 years, and has spent time working in its New York and London offices. During this period, he has expanded...

‘I believe I face the same challenge that every general counsel is facing today,’ says Lai Minh Thuy, Citigroup’s Vietnam legal counsel. ‘We are responsible for advising our business partners...