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Bird & Bird ATMD LLP
2 SHENTON WAY #18-01
SGX CENTRE 1
SINGAPORE 068804
Singapore

Work Department

Employment

Position

Partner, Head, Singapore Employment Group

Career

I’m a partner in our international Employment group based in Singapore. I am head of our highly-regarded Singapore employment practice, which is made up of a group of talented employment lawyers.

My work is about making sure that things run smoothly in all stages in the employee life cycle for our clients. I believe that sound employment law advice goes beyond legal risk management or crossing regulatory hurdles – employee experience is something we think hard about when we give HR advice.

My team and I regularly advise multinational clients on the full spectrum of employment law issues in Singapore and the ASEAN region. Clients know us to be responsive, insightful and commercially-minded. You will find us ranked in most major legal directories.

I am an active litigator and an experienced advocate as well as an accredited mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. In addition, I am also a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators.

Languages

English

Memberships

Association of Workplace Investigators

Education

Law Society of Singapore in 2007
National University of Singapore, (LLB,Hons), 2002-2006

Relevant News

Singapore adds new business immigration pathways and relaxes various requirements

The Singapore Ministry of Manpower (“MoM”) recently announced that it would make four enhancements to the existing #WorkPass framework in Singapore in a bid to strengthen the country’s position as a global hub for talent. Our employment team comprising Seow Hui Goh, Natasha Cheng and Sharmaine Chan, has prepared a summary of these changes as a guide for global mobility and HR teams and assist with business planning.

Read more: here.

 

Bird & Bird ATMD advised on Enero Group acquisition of GetIT for US$15 million | Corporate Lawyers | Employment Lawyers
Bird & Bird ATMD advised Enero Group, an ASX-listed technology company operating a global collective of marketing and communications specialist agencies, in relation to its acquisition of 100% shares in the GetIT for up to a total consideration of US$15 million.

The team involved in this deal comprises corporate lawyers Marcus Chow, Luke Oon and Sally Kim; and employment lawyers Seow Hui Goh and Natasha Cheng.

Read more: here.

 

Bird & Bird advised ABC Impact on its US$36 million investment in Iceotope Technologies | Corporate Lawyers | Intellectual Property Lawyers | IP Lawyers | Employment Lawyers
Bird & Bird advised as transactional counsel to Asia-focused private equity firm ABC Impact in its US$36 million funding in Iceotope Technologies, a UK-based precision immersion cooling tech firm. This transaction is illustrative of the interest around precision immersion cooling technologies for data centres on the back of climate change and need for environmentally sustainable solutions, as more data centres are set up globally.

The cross-disciplinary Bird & Bird team involved in this deal comprises corporate lawyers (Marcus Chow, Jolie Giouw, Ong Chin Ngee, and Philip Chui), employment lawyers (Seow Hui Goh, Natasha Cheng, and Sharmaine Chan), intellectual property lawyers (Anan Sivananthan, Pin-Ping Oh) and senior patent attorney (Hui Leng Tan).

Read more: here.

 

Bird & Bird ATMD recognised in Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022 | IP Dispute Lawyers | Employment Dispute Lawyers | Commercial Dispute Lawyers
We are pleased to share that we have been recognised in the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022 Guide for Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, International Arbitration, and Commercial and Transactions.

Congratulations to our partners who have been ranked in the 2022 edition:

Intellectual Property Lawyers
Alban Kang 
Anan Sivananthan 

Employment Lawyer
Seow Hui Goh

Dispute Resolution Lawyer
Jonathan Choo

Read more: here.

 

Bird & Bird Best Lawyers
Congratulations to our partners for being recognised in the 14th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Singapore list!

Ranked Lawyers:

Intellectual Property Lawyers
Lorraine Tay 
Alban Kang 
Anan Sivananthan 

Employment Lawyer
Seow Hui Goh

TMT Lawyer
Jeremy Tan.

Read more: here.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Labour and employment: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Seow Hui GohBird & Bird ATMD LLP

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP has a strong emphasis on employment law, much like the firm’s other global offices, including in China, Hong Kong and Sydney. The Singapore office is noted for domestic and regional engagements, frequently working alongside other offices to handle multi-jurisdictional employment matters. The wide-ranging practice includes labour law specialisation, especially trade union negotiations. The firm continues to impress in technology sector engagements, including restructurings and retrenchment exercises. Seow Hui Goh heads the employment team, focusing on domestic and ASEAN employment issues, including contentious and non-contentious mandates. Promoted to counsel in May 2023, Natasha Cheng brings further senior employment expertise to the team and is building the firm’s standing in immigration law.