Wong & Partners‘s employment practice provides a full-service offering, covering the entire cycle of employment matters from advisory to contentious representation. The team’s expertise includes handling industrial relations disputes, employee fraud investigations, and litigation, alongside advisory work on employee mobility and the employment aspects of corporate reorganisations and spin-offs. The practice is co-led by Eddie Chuah and Trishelea Ann Sandosam; Chuah’s work is focused on complex, contentious matters, and he frequently appears as lead counsel in the Industrial and Civil Courts on matters of employee fraud and misconduct. Sandosam’s broad practice covers both contentious and non-contentious work, including advising on employee mobility and voluntary separation schemes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Trishelea Ann Sandosam and her team provide a very prompt and efficient service, always responding with clear, concise details within a quick turnaround time.'
- 'Trishelea Ann Sandosam has a great understanding of the commercials; her professional and pragmatic legal advice is most helpful. She is indeed a valuable, trusted legal adviser to our organisation.’
- ‘We value the team's commitment to understanding the specific needs of our technology business and our operations in Malaysia, which is reflected in the advice that they provide. Trishelea Ann Sandosam is very responsive and has supported us on a variety of employment matters.’
- ‘They have a wide, diverse network across the region, which is extremely beneficial to our company's multiple locations across APAC. At the same time, they provide high-quality professional service and advice.’
- ‘Wong & Partners' employment team has been an exceptional partner. In particular, we have appreciated their ability to provide practical solutions based on their experience with local courts in relation to an employment litigation matter.’
- 'Their service response is very prompt and able to accommodate our timeline. Legal advice is pragmatic.'
- 'The partner Trishelea Ann Sandosam is well experienced.'
Key clients
- Brainlab AG
- Brainlab Ltd
- Advent Packaging Sdn Bhd
- Tendeka Malaysia Sdn Bhd
- Dyson Technology Limited
- Dyson Limited
- Dyson Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.
Work highlights
Acted for Brainlab AG and Brainlab Ltd (Hong Kong), Munich-headquartered pioneers of digital medical technology, in a dispute against six defendants.
Acted for Dyson in challenging the jurisdiction of the High Court of England & Wales in a labour claim by former employees of ATA IMS Berhad.
Advised Tendeka Malaysia Sdn Bhd on an investigation against a Tendeka employee for their involvement in various acts of misconduct.
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Practice head
Trishelea Ann Sandosam; Eddie Chuah