Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Employment: Domestic

Singapore

11 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Employment: International

Singapore

4 Years Ranked

5

Band 5

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Singapore

9 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Celeste Ang

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Celeste is a principal in our Dispute Resolution and Employment Practice Groups. Her practice encompasses corporate and commercial dispute resolution, investigations and compliance. She has significant experience acting for global clients in cross-border disputes and advising clients on ethics & compliance and regulatory issues in the context of risks analysis and mitigation and cross-border investigations. Celeste also has a particular focus in employment, particularly contentious employment work and employee investigations.

Celeste has been recognised as a 'Litigation Star' in the Labor and Employment space by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023 and has been ranked Band 1 in Employment in Singapore by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2019 to date. A client has commended Celeste for being "a fantastic partner who knows our industry well and has been our first contact for external legal work for many years."

With over 20 years of experience, Celeste has represented a broad range of multinational clients across various industries in domestic and international arbitrations administered under major institutional arbitral rules, and in court proceedings, before the High Court, Appellate Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Singapore. She has also advised clients from various industries, such as financial/financial services, healthcare & life sciences, energy, oil and gas and technology, on ethics & compliance and regulatory issues, and assisted clients in reviewing their processes to mitigate risks and in internal and external investigations (including cross-border investigations) on anti-bribery/anti-corruption, anti-trust, anti-money laundering, tax, customs/export control and fraud issues and incidents.

Celeste advises clients on a wide range of employment and employment-related issues, with a focus on contentious or potentially contentious issues, including termination of employment, dismissal, retrenchment, breach of fiduciary duties, enforcement of restrictive covenants and confidentiality obligations and protection of trade secret, and employee investigations. She has successfully represented employers on employment and employment-related disputes in the Singapore courts as well as in arbitrations and mediations.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Asia

Employment: Domestic - Singapore

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

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


Employment: International - Singapore

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Celeste Ang is an accomplished employment lawyer who is frequently mandated to handle investigations into wrongful dismissals and alleged misconduct.


Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Singapore

5
Band 5
Individual Editorial

Celeste Ang is recognised for her track record in litigation in Singapore, particularly employment disputes. She is also adept at banking and sale and purchase disputes.

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