About

Citrix Systems is an international giant in the information security and app development industry. It specialises in networks, application virtualisation, VDI technology, enterprise mobility management, and file sync sharing. Angie Au-Yong is the vice president, regional general counsel of the company, and leads a legal team of 15 qualified lawyers and paralegals in the region. This region covers Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, 33 countries in total and a revenue of US$2.82bn in 2017. The team supports business transactions and deals with general operational matters to meet the business’s expanded growth internationally, as well as technology licensing deals, strategic partnerships, export control related matters and compliance. In 2017 the legal team helped the company achieve its strategic objectives, which included partnerships including Citrix and Samsung DeX, which allowed the company to provide Citrix’s desktop based systems to Samsung for its phones, enabling users to access their digital workspace, apps and data from anywhere. This type of partnership and other transactions and legal matters demonstrate the company’s ambition and show the continued excellence of the legal team in its coordination.