The team at Allen & Gledhill LLP is well versed in employment litigation and arbitration, covering proceedings before the Singapore High Court and Employment Claims Tribunal on matters including enforcement of contractual provisions and claims for damages. The practice also has experience in large-scale, global employment investigations and trade union disputes. Kelvin Wong co-heads the team and regularly advises multinational and domestic employers on issues such as structuring cross-border employment arrangements, HR policies, performance management and disciplinary processes. Fellow co-head Sanjiv Kumar Rajan‘s expertise covers litigation, arbitration, and white-collar-crime and investigations. Employment litigator Tay Yong Seng handles a range of disputes on non-compete injunctions, data breaches and remuneration, while Tan Wee Meng covers investigations, restrictive covenants and terms of employment.
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‘The team has excellent communication skills, keeping us well-informed of case progress, providing options and managing expectations effectively to expedite the matter.’
‘Apart from having strong legal knowledge with excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, it is the ability to manage stress and work under pressure while balancing between meeting client demands and maintaining the legal sanctity.’
‘Tay Yong Seng is brilliant, experienced, and understands our issues almost immediately, and also provides pragmatic solutions to protect our interests very quickly. He is able to help us map out next steps given his deep experience in this area. ’
'Allen & Gledhill is an excellent, top-tier law firm with excellent staffing and service.'
'The team has excellent communication skills, keeping us well-informed of case progress, providing options and managing expectations effectively to expedite the matter, consistently meeting deadlines and prioritizing tasks appropriately.'
'Apart from having strong legal knowledge with excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, it is the ability to manage stress and work under pressure while balancing between meeting client demands and maintaining the legal sanctity.'
'I work with Yong Seng and his team. As HR matters tend to be sensitive and urgent in nature, Yong Seng never fails to deliver with his availability, full support and pragmatic advice.'
'Tay Yong Seng is brilliant, experienced, and understands our issues almost immediately, and also provides pragmatic solutions to protect our interests very quickly. '
'Sanjiv and Christine have been outstanding legal partners in our engagements with Allen & Gledhill. '
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Practice head
Kelvin Wong; Sanjiv Kumar Rajan
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Tay Yong Seng