Todd R. Benson serves as Asia Area Legal Counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His 30+ year legal career includes senior roles with leading U.S. and U.K. law firms and a Fortune 50 company. He holds a J.D. and M.A. in East Asian Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a B.S. in Accounting, University Honors, from Brigham Young University. Todd qualified in Utah, Hong Kong, England & Wales, New York, and the District of Columbia. His work focuses on corporate, compliance, government relations, and religious freedom. He is a published legal author with early work appearing in the Yale Journal of International Law. Todd and his wife reside in Hong Kong and are the parents of four married children and grandparents of eight.