Simmons & Simmons' Singapore-based employment team has made significant progress, building on the immense standing of the wider Asia Pacific team led by Fiona Loughrey in Hong Kong; Loughrey is closely involved with the Singapore team and is a registered foreign lawyer in the jurisdiction. The highly-rated Clarence Ding, who was promoted to partner in May 2022, now leads many of the Singapore team’s employment engagements, including highly sensitive matters for major multinationals. He and the team are noted for redundancy exercises, restructurings, internal investigations, and transactional matters.
Testimonials
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'Very experienced in multi-jurisdictional complex issues and reliable. Appreciate their practical advice.’
‘Enjoy working with Clarence Ding who provides concise practical advice. He is always available and very knowledgeable and able to handle multi-jurisdictional issues and connect colleagues in various jurisdictions who are very helpful.'
‘S&S provides industry updates and lunch time sessions on topics of interest which I find very useful.’
‘The partner on my account, Clarence Ding, is very responsive. He understands the industry and my business well and the advice he provides is practical, clear and relevant.’
‘Stands out for having really deep expertise in its focus business sectors. This gives them the ability to scan the horizon effectively, and comment with authority on trends in the market.’
‘Clarence Ding has always been absolutely commercial, responsive and accommodating.’
'Clarence is brilliant - he is efficient, commercial and technical - everything you want in legal counsel.'
'Clarence Ding is an outstanding lawyer whose availability and depth of knowledge is immense. I have worked with Clarence for a number of years now and he is always up-to-date on the latest updates to the law and market practice. Clarence is an asset to the practice.'
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Fiona Loughrey, Clarence Ding