WongPartnership LLP

WongPartnership LLP handles employment matters on both the contentious and non-contentious fronts. On the contentious side, the team handles employment disputes, disciplinary and misconduct investigations, and high-profile workplace accidents, while on the non-contentious side the team shows capability in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, employee incentive plans, immigration matters and multi-jurisdictional workforces. Co-head Vivien Yui advises multinational corporations on their global share incentive plans as well as local employment practices, benefits and policies. Fellow co-head Jenny Tsin has a particular focus on preventing and resolving disputes between employers and employees. Chang Qi-Yang assists employers with wrongful termination claims and investigations.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is very strong in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters and is highly responsive. They are also capable of advising on ancillary matters such as privacy and tax issues related to employment, making them an all-round group.’
‘The co-heads of the employment practice, Vivien Yui and Jenny Tsin, are both knowledgeable and practical, and clients particularly appreciate their thoroughness and pragmatism.’
‘Phenomenal in skill and professionalism, with a 100% win rate.’
‘WongPartnership is a strategic law firm with a solid grounding in global issues, allowing them to grasp a wide range of client issues and provide strategic advice.’
‘This year, I worked with Vivien Yui and Xavier Shee, both of whom were responsive and provided sound, commercial advice aligned with our preferred approach.’
‘They were able to grasp and interpret English law issues and deliver a Singapore law response that met our objectives.’

Key clients

Celanese
Exyte Singapore Pte Ltd
Teleperformance USA
Korn Ferry
Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd
Nikon Singapore
CapitaLand Group
Keppel Corporation
IHH Healthcare Bhd.
Christian Dior
LVMH (Tag Heuer)
CPG Corporation

Work highlights

Successfully defended the defendant ex-employer in an action in the Singapore High Court brought by a former chief executive officer.

Acting for and advising entities within a group of companies that is listed in Europe, in a dispute brought by a disgruntled senior employee for alleged claims including wrongful termination, purported bonus payments in excess of USD3.9million, and negligent misrepresentation and/or misstatements.

Engaged as external legal counsel of a SGX-listed O&G company to assist in its review process into matters highlighted by whistleblowers pertaining to, amongst others, alleged bribery and alleged changes to contracting arrangements by its subsidiary’s management, as well as to review and advise its audit committee and the company on the findings to be made by PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent reviewer.