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Synopsis

Eugene Lim (Principal and Co-Founder, Taxise Asia LLC) and Benedict Teow (Associate, Taxise Asia LLC) will provide practical insights on how they help companies deal with tax and trade issues when operating globally. They will speak on how international tax developments at the OECD, the evolving U.S.-China trade relationship and free trade agreements negotiated by governments have a real impact on global businesses and how they advise clients on navigating these complexities. The session will entail an introduction to the practice of international tax and international trade law and interactive discussions around a few case studies. Please join us if you have an interest in a practice advising cross-border businesses.

About the Speakers

Eugene Lim
Principal and Co-Founder, Taxise Asia LLC

Eugene Lim is an international tax and trade lawyer who works extensively in the Asia Pacific region. He is a founding Principal with WTS Taxise, a specialist international tax, transfer pricing and international trade practice comprising of a boutique Singapore law corporation, Taxise Asia LLC, and a boutique tax consulting firm, Taxise Asia Consulting Pte Ltd. WTS Taxise is the exclusive member for Singapore of WTS Global, a global tax network of independent tax advisory firms with presence in more than 100 countries.

Previously, Eugene was based in Hong Kong and China for 11 years before moving to Singapore in 2014 to head the Singapore Tax, Trade and Wealth Management practice in one of the largest international law firms in Singapore. He has extensive experience relating to the structuring of supply chain and distribution strategies in the Asia Pacific region as well as in international tax and trade matters.

Eugene is recognised by leading legal directories such as Chambers Asia Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and International Tax Review, with Chambers Asia Pacific describing him as having “a strong reputation for international tax and trade matters”.

Benedict Teow
Associate, Taxise Asia LLC

Benedict is a graduate of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and an associate with WTS Taxise’s international tax and international trade practice. While in NUS, he represented the NUS Law Faculty in a moot court competition on WTO Law and continues to coach subsequent NUS teams in the WTO moots.

Benedict works with both Singapore-based and international clients on a wide variety of matters, in particular those relating to indirect tax, supply chain, export controls and WTO/FTA related advisory, as well as corporate and commercial law issues.