Employment: Domestic | Asia-Pacific

Allen & Gledhill's highly regarded employment law team offers broad expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters in Singapore. The firm frequently advises on cross-border employment arrangements, restrictive covenants and employee incentives, with additional experience handling wrongful dismissal claims. The team is well versed in negotiating employment terms and drafting employment contracts, regularly acting for local and multinational corporations as well as large financial institutions. The group has experience advising on employment disputes before the high courts. Key clients represented include BGC Partners, Qantas Airways and Alvari.

Baker McKenzie has a market-leading team of lawyers in Singapore, well placed to advise international corporations on their operations across Asia, with clients benefiting from its extensive network of offices. The firm offers advice on the full range of employment law matters, with expertise in both contentious and non-contentious issues, including restrictive covenants, workforce restructuring, redundancies, employee investigations and wrongful dismissal claims. The team advises multinational corporations across a wide range of sectors, including technology, financial services, healthcare and retail.

Rajah & Tann Singapore has a market-leading reputation for contentious employment law matters, with further expertise in non-contentious work. The large team is able to provide a full-service offering, with notable expertise in handling company and internal investigations, trade union issues and workplace harassment cases. The lawyers are well placed to assist with regional work due to the firm's network of offices throughout Asia. The firm acts for multinational corporations from a range of sectors, including technology, insurance, finance and hospitality, and also advises clients on employment policies and contracts.

WongPartnership has a pre-eminent employment law practice in Singapore, advising clients on disputes, regulatory compliance and retrenchment exercises. The employment group leverages the firm's strong M&A team to advise on employee transfers and related HR matters. Additionally, the team is noted for its expertise in litigation and internal workplace investigations, breach of restrictive covenants and terminations. The firm serves blue-chip multinational companies from a range of sectors including technology, hospitality and oil and gas. Clients benefit from the firm's regional network, including in relation to the employment aspects of cross-border transactions. Its clients include Teleperformance USA, L Catterton Asia and SMRT.

Renowned for its prowess in dispute resolution in Singapore, Drew & Napier comes highly recommended for employment law investigations and litigation relating to terminations, discrimination and misconduct cases. The firm is active on trade union relations and collective agreements and advises on cross-border employee transfers. The team has additional experience advising employers on employee fraud cases. Drew & Napier assists companies operating in a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, technology and healthcare.

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.

TSMP Law Corporation has a respected team of lawyers in Singapore who act on behalf of both employers and employees. The team is particularly adept at handling employment disputes, with experience acting on employee fraud and breach of confidential information matters, as well as wrongful dismissal cases. The firm also advises on labour laws relating to M&A and employee transfers. TSMP is entrusted by clients from a range of sectors including the energy, pharmaceutical, technology and finance industries.

Withers KhattarWong is well versed in employment litigation in Singapore, representing both corporate clients and individuals on such matters. The team is able to advise on a range of employment law cases, including wrongful terminations and breaches of non-competition agreements. The firm also assists clients with internal investigations, as well as employment advisory issues.

Shook Lin & Bok is a notable corporate law firm in Singapore with a broad offering in both contentious and advisory employment mandates. The team handles wrongful dismissal cases and alleged breaches of non-competition, as well as employee data protection issues. The firm represents clients across a range of sectors, with examples including Bella Facial Care Centre, Specialized Bicycles and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.