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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Offices
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore
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Jonathan Yuen
Work Department
Employment & Benefits (Contentious), Commercial Litigation, Financial and Investment Disputes, Business Fundamentals
Position
Head, Commercial Litigation
Head, Employment & Benefits (Contentious)
Career
Jonathan Yuen is the Head of the Commercial Litigation as well as Employment & Benefits (Disputes) Practices at Rajah & Tann Singapore.
He has over two decades of experience advising and representing clients in complex corporate disputes, negotiations and mediations. As lead counsel, he has successfully led and conducted trials in the State Courts and High Court as well as succeeding before the Court of Appeal. He has also successfully negotiated significant settlements at heavily contested / acrimonious mediations.
Jonathan specialises in disputes arising from mergers & acquisitions, joint-ventures, investments, fund-raising and deployment; and acts in matters relating to oppression of shareholder rights, shareholder disputes, breach of directors’ duties, negligence, fraud, conspiracy, misrepresentation, defamation and breach of contract.
Jonathan is recognised as a Distinguished Practitioner by Asialaw as well as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific. He is described by Chambers Asia Pacific as “very impressive”, “commercially-savvy”, “offering commercially practical and sound advice” and “not over-lawyering the issues” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Clients say that he is “sharp, thorough and solution driven”, “generates solutions that are thoughtful, clear and achieve business objectives” and “someone you want on your side in a dispute.”
Memberships
- Board of Directors & Audit Committee Member, Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (2013- Present)
- Board of Directors & Audit Committee Member, Civil Service College, Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office (2011-2013)
- Teaching Fellow, Singapore Institute of Legal Education (2007 – Present)
- Member, Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys’ Association Management Committee (2012 – Present)
- Member, Law Society of Singapore Inquiry Committee
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Labour and employment: local firms
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP has a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work, fielding one of the largest teams in the Singapore market. It is a member of Ius Laboris, the global legal network that specialises in labour and employment law. The wide-ranging practice encompasses an impressive flow of engagements, including employment policy reviews, trade union negotiations, employment disputes, investigations and disciplinary processes, and retrenchment and restructuring exercises. The firm is also rated for managing multi-jurisdictional employment issues. Desmond Wee leads the non-contentious employment team with an impressive background in retrenchments and restructurings, investigations, and employee benefits. The highly-rated Jonathan Yuen heads the employment disputes group, handling high-stakes cases and major investigations. Murali Pillai, SC is another leading employment litigator.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Private wealth and family law – local firms
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