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WongPartnership LLP Offices

WongPartnership LLP
12 MARINA BOULEVARD, LEVEL 28
MARINA BAY FINANCIAL CENTRE TOWER 3
SINGAPORE 018982
Singapore
Visit website 65 6416 8000 65 6532 5711

Ms Jenny Tsin

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+65 6416 8110 jenny.tsin@wongpartnership.com View profile

Work Department

Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice; Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice; Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice; Employment Practice; Professional Services Practice

Position

Co-Head – Employment Practice
Partner – Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and the Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice.

 

 

Career

Experienced in all aspects of employment laws, with particular focus on preventing and resolving disputes between employers and employees. In this context, Jenny regularly drafts and negotiates exit agreements and manages disputes when they arise. Jenny also advises clients in respect of their employment related regulatory obligations such as those under the Employment Act, the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the Central Provident Fund Act and the Industrial Relations Act.

Awards & Accolades

Jenny is recognised as a leading lawyer for Employment in Singapore by Chambers Asia-Pacific – Asia Pacific’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Legal 500 – The Client’s Guide to the Asia Pacific Legal Profession, as well as a leading practitioner in the area of Labour & Employment in Best Lawyers, asialaw Leading Lawyer, asialaw Profiles and Who’s Who Legal. Jenny is the only Singapore practitioner identified as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Labour & Employment by Who’s Who Legal since the 2018 edition. Recognised as a Litigation Star in Labour and Employment by Benchmark Litigation, Jenny is also listed in Thomson Reuters’ Standout Lawyers, an independent research listing the most outstanding lawyers globally.

Chambers Asia-Pacific highlights her skill “in contentious employment matters, including negotiating exit agreements, wrongful terminations and investigating employee misconduct”, lauding Jenny for her “very good technical knowledge” and that she “is very mindful of the possible adverse publicity that these matters can generate and advises accordingly.” Who’s Who Legal also praises her for giving “very timely responses”, offering “high-quality advice” and that she “demonstrates deep subject matter knowledge.”

Publications 

Languages

English

Memberships

Chairperson, Employment Law Alliance Asia Pacific; Board Member, Employment Law Alliance; Vice-Chair, International Pacific Bar Association’s Employment & Immigration Committee; Member, Law Society of Singapore; Singapore Academy of Law.

Education

Admitted, 2000, Singapore Bar; National University of Singapore (LL.B., Hons.).

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Labour and employment: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Jenny Tsin – WongPartnership LLP

WongPartnership LLP has consolidated its position in the labour and employment field as a result of its substantial resources of both contentious and non-contentious expertise, and increasing levels of specialisation. It continues to work on major misconduct investigations, large-scale retrenchments, and trade union negotiations. It also has extensive experience in transfers of employees, employee incentive plans, and immigration matters. The team represents some of Singapore and Southeast Asia’s largest corporates, in addition to a multitude of other multinationals. Vivien Yui co-heads the group, providing longstanding experience in non-contentious engagements, with fellow co-head and ‘go-to lawyer‘ Jenny Tsin impressing in employment litigation and investigations.

Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms

WongPartnership LLP’s team excels in corporate and regulatory investigations and compliance matters. As such, the practice regularly undertakes advisory work for government-led investigations, in addition to large internal investigations for private entities including banks, financial institutions and individuals. The team has a wide offering across all aspects of defence counsel and covers cases involving corporate and market misconduct and financial services regulation, as well as a range of data privacy, crypto, anti-bribery, enforcement, and anti-corruption services. The team is notably multidisciplinary and regularly undertakes multi-jurisdictional and cross-border mandates, drawing on relevant expertise though the firm’s wider network. Jenny Tsin is noted for her expertise in employee-related matters, while Joy Tan handles contentious investigations, regulatory issues and disputes. Tan Chee Meng SC, a former CAD prosecutor, is a key player in the firm’s enforcement and investigations cases, while Melanie Ho has experience in global investigations and technology offences,.

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