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Sophia P.K. Yap is Asia Pacific General Counsel for CB Richard Ellis. P.K. oversees all regional responsibilities and management across Asia Pacific for the legal and compliance team on all legal, regulatory, risk management, compliance and corporate governance (e.g. Sarbanes Oxley Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) related matters in Asia Pacific. P.K. also serves on the Asia Pacific Strategic Group (APSG) where she works directly with the Asia Pacific CEO & Chairman and other regional business leaders to provide legal advice on the implementation of strategic tactical business plans and objectives as well as best practices and process improvements for the company.
Prior to joining CB Richard Ellis,
P.K. has taken up various roles as General Counsel and business role as Senior
Vice-President of LNS Partners, a private equity firm; Senior Counsel,
Compliance – Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Counsel (GE Medical Systems Information
Technologies) and Asia Pacific Technology Counsel at GE Healthcare, a division
of General Electric Inc.; and Commercial and Intellectual Property Counsel with
Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong. P.K. also previously worked as a business and
consumer banker at Adelaide Bank and the ANZ Banking Group in
Australia.
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Court of South Australia, Australia
- Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
- Member, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch), United Kingdom
- Associate, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, Hong Kong
- Associate, Australia Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Australia
- GE Green Belt in Six Sigma, General Electric Company Certification
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Sophia P.K. Yap
Asia Pacific
General Counsel
T: (852) 2820 8188
F: (852) 2116 1628
E: sophia.yap@cbre.com.hk
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