The Legal 500

ATMD Bird & Bird’s Susan de Silva and her team advise local and multinational companies on employee incentives and benefits, compliance and internal policies, assisting Seyfarth Shaw on employment matters arising from its client’s acquisition of another technology company. Boey Swee Siang advised Creative Tours, a Singapore subsidiary of Japan Airlines.

Daren Shiau and his team at Allen & Gledhill LLP advise on the employment elements of M&A transactions and stand-alone employment matters, assisting multinational corporations, notably BT, on employee integration and outsourcing. Kelvin Wong, Melissa Anne Teo and Sanjiv Rajan are recommended.

Wong & Leow LLC’s dedicated employment group, led by Kelvin Poa, is commended for its ‘professional manner’ advising on local and cross-border employment law and restructuring. Richard Lam handles wrongful dismissals and breach of confidence cases. Gerald Heng provides transactional support.

WongPartnership LLP’s ‘quick, detailed, commercially-minded’ practice, led by Jenny Tsin and Vivien Yui, advised Nikko Asset Management on the employment aspects of its acquisition of DBS Asset Management, and acted for HJ Heinz Company on its acquisition of Foodstar Holdings. Chan Hock Keng and Koh Swee Yen are advising the chairman of JLJ Holdings in relation to the implications of a US federal indictment and civil suit. Clients recommend Jenny Tsin’s ‘holistic, real world advice’.

Pradeep Kumar Singh and ‘solid, meticulous’ Bill Jamieson at Colin Ng & Partners LLP advise multinational companies on employment contracts and disputes and represent senior employees.

Drew & Napier LLC advises on contracts, share options and incentive schemes, merger support and employment disputes. Kelvin Tan and Tony Yeo are leading names.

At IP and media boutique Gateway Law Corporation, Max Ng and Soh Kar Liang have particular expertise in franchising.

Practice head Young Chee Foong and Esther Yee at Legis Point LLC advise major multinational companies on harmonising multi-jurisdiction policies and procedures, employment documentation, employee benefits and termination procedures.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s litigators Sarjit Singh Gill SC and Pradeep Pillai represented six senior ex-employees who were sued by BP (Singapore) when they joined a competitor. Vinodh Coomaraswamy SC represented a Swiss subsidiary of the overseas arm of the Russian Yukos Oil Company in a fraud case against three ex-employees.

Lean Min-tze and the team at Stamford Law Corporation focus on transactional support. Daniel Lim and Susan Kong are leading names. Bernard Lui advises on M&A-related employment matters including employment and service contracts and transfer of employees.

TSMP Law Corporation’s Ian Lim represents multinationals, including TE Connectivity and Amcor, on their rights and obligations under Singapore employment law. Together with senior counsel Thio Shen Yi, Lim represented Tandberg Data Group in claims against former senior employees and related parties.