The fully-rounded employment practice at Linklaters advises employers and employees on all aspects of labour law issues, including recruitment, termination, share and incentive plans, disputes, and compensation claims, often in collaboration with its top-tier corporate, TMT, and arbitration practices. The firm garners acclaim for its reservoir of experts throughout the Asia Pacific region, with one client praising it as ‘good for cross-border issues given its network of offices and strong capabilities in different jurisdictions’, enabling involvement in transboundary employment initiatives for multinational corporates. Among recent team changes, Samantha Cornelius has relocated to Germany to assume a new role as the firm's Global Gender Diversity & Talent Manager, with trilingual lawyer Joshua Li now assuming the team’s leadership role, respected for his adept handling of a wide spectrum of advisory, transactional, and contentious employment and incentives issues. An additional key team member, Stephanie Lok, brings her specialised focus to bear on data privacy matters, engaging in close collaboration with HR professionals and in-house legal advisors.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Joshua Li is strategical and his advice is always practical.’
‘Linklaters has a good international employment practice which can provide us with a one-stop solution on many regional issues.’
Key clients
- AXA
- Bank of East Asia
Work highlights
- Acting as the trusted advisor for AXA in relation to advisory and contentious employment law matters in the Hong Kong SAR.
- Advising FWD Group on its proposed global offering and listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.