Eleanor L.

Head of Legal

About

A seasoned General Counsel with 25+ years of experience in both in-house and law firm. I possess a proven track record of driving legal strategy and compliance across diverse industries, including retail, FMCG, and logistics. My expertise encompasses team management and talent development, negotiation and litigation, due diligence, and ensuring legal strategies are aligned with business objectives. I am passionate about fostering a culture of excellence and ensuring legal strategies mitigate risk and support business growth.

Country

China

City

Shanghai

Industry

Retail

Skill

Compliance Operations, Anti-corruption, Strategic Human Resource Planning, Compensation & Benefits, Labor Law Compliance, Data Governance, Long-Term Business Relationships, Compliance Auditing, Legal Operations, Critical Incident Response, Recruiting, Compliance Oversight, Greater China, E-Commerce, Strategic Human Resources Leadership, General Legal Counsel, Compliance Investigations, Risk Compliance, Cybersecurity Law, Legal Work

Experience

Head of Legal

Diageo China Limited

2021-12 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

I own full end-to-end legal oversight for mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan operations spanning brand protection, distribution contracts, e-commerce, employment, arbitration/litigation, data privacy, cybersecurity and compliance. I delivered full-cycle legal enablement for four landmark greenfield projects (including Yunnan Distillery, regional R&D center, Shenzhen logistics hub) from scratch to operation, and oversee cross-market compliance programs and investigations covering Greater China and the broader APAC region.

Head of Legal Compliance/Gov. Affairs

L BRANDS MANAGEMENT (SHANGHAI) CO., LIMITED

2016-9 - 2021-11 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Legal & Compliance: Founded China’s legal team and built end-to-end compliance workflows in 2016, covering all core legal domains and delivering risk mitigation strategies. Managed compliance training, internal investigations and corporate seal governance.

Assistant General Counsel

LEVI STRAUSS COMMERCE (SHANGHAI) LIMITED

2013-3 - 2016-8 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Oversaw end-to-end legal and compliance operations for omni-channel business models covering offline self-operated stores, franchise outlets and cross-platform e-commerce businesses. Managed full-lifecycle legal risk control, standardized compliance management mechanisms, and independently handled commercial disputes, daily operational legal affairs and internal compliance investigations nationwide.

Head of Legal

Staples China

2011-5 - 2013-2 · 1 yr 10 mos

Oversaw full-spectrum legal and compliance management, covering labor & employment affairs, civil and criminal litigation, and internal compliance investigations.

Senior International Counsel

FedEx

2006 - 2011-4 · 5 yrs

Asia pacific hub transfer to GZ airport negotiation/setup. Employment/union/collective bargaining. Compliamce training, review, investigation.

Legal Executive

Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson

2001 - 2003 · 2 yrs

Shanghai, China

As Legal Executive in this Canadian law firm Shanghai Representative office (''BPYA SH''), I work on following: • Draft, review and translate contracts and agreements. • Provide legal service for clients on setting up representative office, joint venture and wholly foreign owned enterprise, including liaison with local governments. • Provide legal service for foreign invested companies in China. • Assist clients for the application of immigration to Canada.