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Caroline Lim heads our In-House Practice Group, Asia, in Hong Kong. She conducts a senior level attorney search practice in the region with an increasing emphasis on Greater China. Caroline has extensive experience in placing General Counsels and senior level regional counsels, as well as establishing and expanding legal teams on behalf of Fortune 500 companies across a variety of industries. Notable recent successful retained search assignments include Head of IP & Patents Chief Counsel, Asia-Pacific at General Electric Company (Shanghai); General Counsel & SVP, Asia-Pacific at Goodyear Tire & Rubber (Shanghai); Senior Regional Counsel at Marriott Vacation International Inc. (Singapore); General Counsel, Asia-Pacific at EMC International Inc. (Hong Kong); Chief Legal Officer Greater China, at McDonald’s China (Hong Kong); Assistant General Counsel, Transportation Systems Asia-Pacific at Honeywell International Inc. (Shanghai); Assistant General Counsel, Aerospace Asia-Pacific at Honeywell International Inc. (Singapore); Senior Attorney, Asia-Pacific at Jabil Circuit Inc. (Shanghai); General Counsel, China at INVISTA/Dupont China (Shanghai); Senior Attorney at Microsoft China (Shanghai); Senior Counsel China at Goldman Sachs (Beijing); and Senior Counsel China at Deutsche Bank (Shanghai).
Across the region, Caroline also serves our global law firm clients through extensive partner and associate recruitment.
Caroline was educated in England and earned her LL.B. (Hons) from Leeds University. After qualifying as a solicitor, she returned to Hong Kong where she practiced at U.K. law firms before moving in-house at Cushman & Wakefield Asia. Her understanding of practice at international law firms and multinational corporations in the region gives her an invaluable network and insight for her successful search practice. Caroline’s communication extends to fluency in Cantonese and Mandarin, a good grasp of Malay, and an ability to play the piano at concert level. She is a member of the Law Society of England & Wales, Law Society of Hong Kong, and The Hong Kong Federation of Women Lawyers. | 