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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Employment: International

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Singapore

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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

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The Ashurst Perkins Coie Singapore employment practice consistently delivers high quality, commercially relevant legal advice worldwide, combining specialist legal skills, industry experience and regional know-how to meet our clients’ needs. We recognise that management of people is key to business success.

Our practice in Asia is widely acknowledged as one of the leading employment practice in the region and is ranked Band 1 in the leading legal directories. Our experience in Asia spans a broad range of issues including international employee mobility, restructurings and redundancies, people issues in M&A transactions, leave entitlements and benefits, disciplinary issues and dismissals, collective bargaining and privacy, as well as employment aspects of anti-bribery and corruption matters.

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Employment: International - Singapore

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst Perkins Coie has an established employment group which regularly advises multinational corporations, banks and financial institutions on the employment law aspects of cross-border M&A transactions. The team is capable of handling a range of instructions, from contract drafting to investigations and employment terminations. The firm offers Singapore law capabilities through its formal alliance with Singapore firm ADTLaw. Its clients benefit from the firm's relationship with law firms across South-East Asia.

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Strengths

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  • Ashurst provided clear and very detailed advice, which was easy to understand. Further, it was presented in a way that made it even easier to comprehend.

    Employment: International respondentAsia-Pacific

  • On complex matters the advice given to us by the team has been very useful and very helpful.

    Employment: International respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Clarence Ding
    Clarence Ding

    Clarence Ding

    Clarence Ding is an experienced advisor, valued by international clients from industries such as finance, pharmaceuticals and technology for his counsel on employment and labour matters.

    • Clarence Ding is an experienced employment law specialist who frequently advises our business on sensitive and complex employment matters.

      Employment: International respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Clarence is super client-centric and friendly; he always comes across as really caring about the client and is very generous with his time.

      Employment: International respondentAsia-Pacific
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  • Karen Mitra
    Karen Mitra

    Karen Mitra

    Karen Mitra is an accomplished lawyer who handles regional employment law mandates from the Singapore office.

    • Two things stand out about Karen Mitra: her responsiveness and understanding of the cultural and operational issues we have, and, secondly, the depth of her expertise.

      Employment: International respondentAsia-Pacific
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