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Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, became a standalone company following its spin-off from Royal Philips in 2016, and is a global market leader with recognised expertise in the development, manufacturing and application of innovative lighting solutions. It has operations in more than 70 countries and 32,000 employees worldwide. The highly praised ‘efficient and intelligent’ China legal department is led by vice president and general counsel Jennifer Liu who oversees the Greater China area and encompasses more than twenty years’ experience as an in-house lawyer. The legal department acts as a driving force in the company’s aim of providing breakthrough technology development, not only predicting legal risks but also proposing risk response solutions in situations where the project circumstances change. ‘The Signify China legal team carries an extreme degree of responsibility and occupies an important position in the upper echelons of the business, having a key role in terms of business-organisation and regulatory compliance’, says one nominator. An example of this was in May 2018, when the legal team worked on the acquisition of Chinese urban lighting company LiteMagic Technologies, enabling Signify to better capitalise on the large and fast growing urban lighting market in China. Praised for its wealth of professional experience, business acumen and ability to provide systematic solutions for complex projects, during its collaborations with external counsel and businesses, peers have avidly praised them for their outstanding cooperation: ‘Signify China’s legal team is among the greatest teams that I’ve worked with. They all have a very strong legal sense, and beyond that, can precisely grasp the needs from the business side and cooperate closely with the external counsel to work out the best solution tailored to business needs’.