About

Alan K. Tse is the global chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc (NYSE: JLL), the Fortune 200 Real Estate Services Company with 105,000 employees worldwide. Mr. Tse leads a team of 200 plus lawyers worldwide and is a member of the global leadership team. In addition to his legal and compliance responsibilities, internal audit, risk and business continuity reports to Mr. Tse.  

Prior to JLL, Mr. Tse was the senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Petco, the pet specialty retailer with over 1500 stores in the United States and Mexico where he led all legal, compliance and regulatory affairs matters for the company as well as managed the procurement, risk and internal audit functions. Prior to Petco, Mr. Tse was the executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Churchill Downs. (NASDAQ: CHDN) In addition to the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs also owns and operates casinos and thoroughbred racetracks throughout the country. Mr. Tse was formerly vice president and general counsel of LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. where Mr. Tse was responsible for all legal and regulatory matters for LG’s $5bn mobile phone business in North America and sat on the company’s senior management committee.  

Prior to joining LG, Mr. Tse was the vice president and general counsel of Ligos, a venture capital backed software company based in Silicon Valley. Mr. Tse was also the vice president of strategic development and general counsel of Centerpoint Broadband Technologies – a Silicon Valley telecommunication equipment company. Mr. Tse started his career as a business and technology attorney at Brobeck Phleger and Harrison in their Silicon Valley office representing technology companies and venture capitalists. Mr. Tse served on the board of directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel from 2013-2019 and served as board secretary and chaired the Membership Committee and Advocacy Committee during his tenure. Mr. Tse is a member of the Committee of 100 and is the co-founder and serves on the Board of the Asian American Legal Foundation.  

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association named Mr. Tse one of its Best Lawyers Under 40 in 2005 and recently awarded Mr. Tse with its Diversity in Action award in 2022. Mr. Tse was named as a Legend of the Law by the ABA/Burton Foundation in 2020 and the Financial Times named Mr. Tse one of its Top 20 In-House Legal Leaders in 2022. Mr. Tse was named by the National Association of Women Lawyers with their Lead by Example Award in 2023. Mr. Tse holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley where he earned Phi Beta Kappa honors and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.