Mr Eugene Lim Partner Baker & McKenzie - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

International Law Office

Lawyer Biography

Mr Eugene Lim

Practice Areas

PRC Tax and Customs; WTO and International Trade

Practice Description

Mr. Lim’s practice focuses on customs, VAT, corporate tax, export controls, international trade and corporate advisory work relating to distribution and supply chain strategies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).  Mr. Lim also covers trade law developments in the WTO, APEC, ASEAN and under the various free trade agreements in the Asia Pacific region.  Mr. Lim is a member of Baker & McKenzie’s Global International Trade, Compliance and Customs Practice Group Steering Committee.

Representative Clients, Cases or Matters

  • Advised various multinationals on their regional supply chain strategies.
  • Advised numerous multinationals on regulatory, tax and customs issues relating to structuring and implementing their contract manufacturing, procurement, distribution and after-sales strategies in China including restructuring existing operations to minimize the
  • impact of China enterprise income tax reform and reduction in export VAT refund rates.
  • Advised various multinationals on PRC Customs issues and managing disputes with PRC Customs.
  • Advised various multinationals on export control issues in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Advised numerous multinationals regarding the use of various preferential tariff schemes and free trade agreements to minimize their exposure to customs duty and on issues relating to the implementation of China’s WTO obligations.

Professional Affiliations

Mr. Lim is a member of the Singapore Academy of Law and the Law Society of Singapore.

Awards & Recognition

Leading Lawyer (International Trade: Asia-wide) – Chambers Asia 2011, 2010, 2009.

Education & Bar Admission

Mr. Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore (LL.B Honors) in 1998 and from McGill University (LL.M International and Comparative Law) in 2000.  He was admitted to the Supreme Court of Singapore as an Advocate and Solicitor in 1998, and as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2009.

Languages

English and Mandarin.