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Wesley Chiu
September 2012
Wesley Chiu is the general counsel of SCA Asia Pacific based in Shanghai, China. SCA is a global hygiene and forest company that develops and produces personal-care products, tissue, publication papers and solid-wood products, with sales in 2011 amounted to EUR 11.7 billion in some 100 countries. Mr. Chiu is also an alternative director of Vinda (HKSE 3331), one of the leading tissue companies in China. In SCA, Mr. Chiu previously served as the general manager of SCA Shanghai packaging plant. Before joining SCA in 2005, he worked in various international law firms including Clifford Chance, Perkin Coie and Morrison & Foerster. He is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and England & Wales.
What is your sector?
FMCG
How many employees are in your company?
Global 37000
What are your company’s main location(s) of lawyers?
Sweden, Munich, Philadelphia, Shanghai
What main area(s) of law do you practice?
Corporate, M&A
What has been your biggest challenge so far as an in house legal counsel?
Managing expectation of HQ
What are the biggest regulatory issues you are facing at the moment?
Locality-specific Chinese legal practice
What main law firms does your company use?
Various international and local firms
How often do you outsource legal work?
Most of the time
How often do you revise your external panel?
Case by case
Do you feel that there is or will continue to be pressure to put together panels/preferred supplier lists (PSLs) for vendors (including external law firms) with a view of reducing costs?
Depends on situation
What are your views on such panels/PSLs?
Depends on the specific legal need
Aside from fees, what are the main criteria you consider important when deciding whether to hire a law firm for a particular matter?
Quality of advice and pro-activeness