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Baker McKenzie

Employment: Domestic

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Singapore

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Our Singapore Employment & Compensation team assists clients through the employment life-cycle and seamlessly on both local and multi-jurisdictional matters, leveraging our global network. We are one of few firms in Singapore that have the capability to represent clients in the Singapore courts (through Wong & Leow LLC) and have senior lawyers with renowned expertise covering the whole range of non-contentious, contentious, investigatory and other employment & compensation-related areas. Drawing on deep expertise, a strong track record of success and extensive proprietary delivery tools, we can help our clients to respond to human resources and labour issues decisively and expediently, as well as with great sensitivity and foresight.

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Employment: Domestic - Singapore

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Baker McKenzie has a market-leading team of lawyers in Singapore, well placed to advise international corporations on their operations across Asia, with clients benefiting from its extensive network of offices. The firm offers advice on the full range of employment law matters, with expertise in both contentious and non-contentious issues, including restrictive covenants, workforce restructuring, redundancies, employee investigations and wrongful dismissal claims. The team advises multinational corporations across a wide range of sectors, including technology, financial services, healthcare and retail.
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Strengths

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  • Timely and calibrated advice is their strong point.

    Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

  • I would like to commend the partners for delivering exceptional legal services. Their expertise, professionalism and dedication have greatly impressed us throughout our collaboration.

    Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

  • Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow are incredibly business-friendly and practical in their advice.

    Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

  • The team at Baker McKenzie provide strong subject matter expertise, coupled with the patience to adapt to clients' evolving needs - not to mention, their responsiveness is truly impressive.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Celeste Ang
    Celeste Ang

    Celeste Ang

    Celeste Ang is highly regarded in Singapore for her employment law advice. She handles unfair dismissal claims, non-compete clause matters and retrenchments.

    • Celeste Ang's responsiveness, expertise and intelligence, combined with her down-to-earth demeanour, are truly impressive. It is reassuring to have such a trusted partner by our side.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Celeste is very quick in understanding the issues faced by the company and is able to provide advice even at short notice.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Celeste provided us with exceptional legal support, and working with her has been a great experience.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

    • She has this unique skill set where I can call her at any time of the day and ask for advice and, by the end of the call, I will always have a solution.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific
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  • Kelvin Poa
    Kelvin Poa

    Kelvin Poa

    Kelvin Poa is a principal in Singapore who advises on a broad range of employment matters for multinational conglomerates. His employment practice covers retrenchments and restructurings as well as non-compete issues.

    • Kelvin Poa offers amazing knowledge and service. It is very reassuring to have him at our side.

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  • Zhao Yang Ng
    Zhao Yang Ng

    Zhao Yang Ng

    Ng Zhao Yang has established a strong reputation in Singapore's employment law sphere. He advises corporate clients on retrenchments and workplace regulations, as well as immigration.

    • Ng Zhao Yang is one of the most practical and business-friendly employment legal counsel in the Singapore market. He is a pleasure to work with.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

    • I thoroughly enjoy working with Zhao Yang. I have to laud him for his commitment and high-quality advice, and for having his clients’ best interests at heart.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Zhao Yang provides effective counsel. He is approachable and really listens in order to find the most suitable solution for his clients.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Zhao Yang is a master. His commercial acumen is second to none in dealing with complex and sensitive employment matters.

      Employment: Domestic respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Zhao Yang is a pleasure to work with. He is always responsive and commercial in his advice.

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