Team size: Over 650

What are the most significant cases, projects or transactions that you and/or your legal team have recently been involved in?

Majority share transfer of Panasonic Automotive Systems to Apollo

SOP (start of production) of a new automotive battery factory in Kansas, US

Governance reform of the Board by nominating an independent director to be the chair with the majority occupied by the independent directors

How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crisis to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

Strengthen intelligence function around the globe and build a united and collaborative legal team across the globe

Given the current geopolitical shifts and growing uncertainties around international free trade, has your company’s risk profile evolved, and are you taking measures to address these challenges?

Impacted being a company with a global business and while there is no one solution fits all but continue to strengthen intelligence function around the globe and build a team which could communicate and collaborate as one team with the same objective to overcome various uncertain and unpredictable trade challenges

Based on your experiences in the past year, are there any trends in the legal or business world that you are keeping an eye on that you think other in-house lawyers should be mindful of?

Trade, supply chain and human rights in VUCA business environment.

What is a cause, business or otherwise, that you are passionate about? Why is this?

Curiosity and continued pursuit of challenges away from comfort zones