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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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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.

Strengths

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They understand our business well; therefore, they are able to relate and provide sound advice.

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Baker McKenzie are very knowledgeable and have adapted their knowledge of local practices to our unique business operations.

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Notable Practitioners

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

Celeste is a top-notch litigation lawyer; she truly understands the client's needs.

Celeste Ang is very attuned to human nature and commercial reality.

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Kelvin Poa
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Kelvin Poa
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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 is commercially minded and keenly appreciates and understands the issues faced by clients.

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Zhao Yang Ng
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Zhao Yang Ng
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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.

Zhao Yang is a key ally of ours, and his services are significant to us especially, given the large workforce presence we have in South-East Asia.

Zhao Yang provides useful and practical advice to us in Singapore. It's easy to work with him.

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Celeste Ang
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Celeste Ang
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Kelvin Poa
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Kelvin Poa
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Zhao Yang Ng
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Zhao Yang Ng
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