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Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

The dedicated employment department of Baker McKenzie houses lawyers in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, providing a full range of employment law services across Greater China. It combines local expertise and international experience to assist global companies with mass layoffs, as well as advising on immigration, tax law, employee transfers and statutory obligations. The law firm also assists with handling investigations into allegations of harassment, bullying and contractual breaches, representing clients from a diverse range of sectors, including retail, financial services, media and technology. 

Strengths

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They have serious strength and depth in employment law. The general theme has been excellent quality, super commercial sense and very good responsiveness.

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Baker McKenzie understand business needs and proactively discuss them with clients. They are good at probing the business needs in an appropriate way.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jonathan Isaacs
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Jonathan Isaacs is a leading name in the market, handling advisory matters and the employment law aspects of transactions, as well as mass lay-offs and terminations on behalf of blue-chip companies. He leads the China employment team at Baker McKenzie.

Jonathan is fantastic. He is practical and one of the best outside counsel I've yet worked with.

He is solid, efficient and gives effective advice. Jonathan is easy to work with as well.

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Tess Lumsdaine
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Tess Lumsdaine ably advises on a broad range of employment matters, from compliance reviews to investigations and dispute cases. She comes recommended for her deft handling of multi-jurisdictional mandates for major corporates from various sectors, including aviation, technology and financial services.

Tess is a really strong employment lawyer.

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