Jennifer Parks serves as the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chair at White & Case. In this capacity, she supports the objectives and priorities of the Executive Committee, while also overseeing partner development, resource management, integration, and lateral partner recruitment.
Prior to her current role, Jennifer spent eleven years as the Chief Operating Officer for the Asia-Pacific region. During her tenure, she ensured that the APAC offices and practices operated seamlessly within the Firm's global network. Her responsibilities included managing operations in Beijing, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and overseeing the Firm's affiliation with the Indonesian law firm WCA.
Earlier, Jennifer served as the Director of Strategic Initiatives based in New York for five years. She collaborated closely with senior management to implement a new organizational structure and long-term strategic plan. Her work included business planning, strategic initiative analysis and implementation, opportunity evaluation, change management, and enhancing firm systems and global business support strategies.
Additionally, Jennifer is the advisor and president of the Firm's shared service center in Manila, White & Case Global Operations Center (Manila) LLP.
With over 20 years of experience, Jennifer's career spans strategy and change management roles across consulting and financial services sectors, with assignments in New York, London, and Dallas.
