Teresa has been a staunch advocate for gender diversity for over a decade. As the first female to chair the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Listing Committee, Teresa has been a leading voice on greater board diversity in listed companies.
Teresa is known for her commitment to clients and believes in using her position as a trusted advisor to encourage systemic change. She is dedicated to developing Freshfields colleagues, both professionally and personally to maximise their potential. As executive sponsor of Freshfield’s Asia Women’s Network, Teresa mentors and sponsors female associates, helping them to hone their business development skills, connecting them to key contacts, and nurturing them to become future leaders. As well as being recognised as a HERoes Executive Role Model. She was recently named in IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2022 – an elite ranking for the most prominent women lawyers globally and in Forbes’ ‘Asia’s Power Businesswomen’ list 2021.
