Employment: Domestic
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 2
Email address
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+65 6534 5266Chambers Review
Bird & Bird has a full-service employment law practice in Singapore handling contentious and non-contentious work. It is known for advising on complex labour law matters, including restrictive covenants as well as mediations with unions. The lawyers hold additional specialisation in employment aspects of significant mergers and retrenchment exercises. The group is experienced acting for major clients in a range of different sectors including TMT, finance, oil and gas, and healthcare. Bird & Bird is well equipped to assist clients with cross-border matters as a result of the firm's extensive international network.
Work Highlights
- Bird & Bird represented Dulwich College in a High Court claim brought by a former employee against the college for wrongful dismissal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bird & Bird are responsive and attuned to the needs of the business and industry we operate in."
"I feel that they have a strong understanding of our company and our values, and they provide helpful advice noting the context that we operate in."
"Bird & Bird are responsive and attuned to the needs of the business and industry we operate in."
"I feel that they have a strong understanding of our company and our values, and they provide helpful advice noting the context that we operate in."
Notable Practitioners
Goh Seow Hui has a mixed domestic and cross-border employment practice in Singapore, advising clients on both transactional and contentious work, including trade union relations.
"You can rely on Seow Hui to deliver the best possible outcome and in a timely manner."