Caroline graduated from McGill University with a BCL and LL.B. degree and completed her studies at the National University of Singapore with a focus on Chinese laws. She is a Canadian New York qualified attorney and has been based in China for nearly a decade. Caroline began her legal career working in Singapore for a British law firm. During that period, she represented international corporate clients and banks in asset-financing and merger and acquisition cross-border transactions in the northern part of Asia (such as China, Taiwan and Hong Kong). In 2002, she moved to China to be part of the rapidly developing legal industry there and joined a Chinese law firm specialized in corporate law. Since then, her career has focused on Chinese corporate law and commercial practice, an area in which she has built up a well-respected expertise amongst many European, Asian and North American clients. Caroline is especially well-regarded for advising clients on their Asian legal structure, based on her sound understanding of the pitfalls and advantages of most Asian jurisdictions.
Caroline has advised clients in various industries such as manufacturing, energy (oil, gas and mining) technology and services. Due to her longstanding expertise, practice and professionalism as a lawyer in China, Caroline has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers. Caroline is also a regular speaker at many international conferences in Asia, North America and Europe on corporate and commercial law, labour law and intellectual property matters. Caroline is an arbitrator approved by the Chinese European Arbitration Center.