Jenny Tsin
WongPartnership LLPWongPartnership LLP continues to elevate its reputation in the labour and employment field with high levels of specialisation covering every key area. It remains known for its expertise in misconduct investigations, retrenchments exercises, trade union negotiations and large disputes. Department heads, Jenny Tsin and Vivien Yui, cover contentious and non-contentious employment matters respectively, both having more than 20 years of experience in the field; Yui has a background in share incentive plans, corporate restructurings, other transaction-related matters and immigration issues, while Tsin is noted for negotiating exit agreements and managing disputes. The firm represents many of Singapore’s largest corporates and institutions, along with a numerous multinationals and international financial sponsors. Chang Qi-Yang is another senior practitioner in the employment disputes arena.
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Testimonials
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‘The employment team at WongPartnership is very strong with Vivien Yui and Jenny Tsin each having their strength in commercial and litigation respectively. They are both very commercial savvy and provide excellent, practical and speedy advice. Client care I think is the key of their success.’
‘They have consistently delivered excellent work product and I was impressed to see how they get straight to the point in a complicated matters. They give solid and practical legal advice to clients, and their skills are maximised in preventing and resolving disputes between employers and employees.’
‘Jenny Tsin is a go-to lawyer if you are looking for help to address any complicated labour and employment issue in the Singapore market. She is experienced in all aspects of employment laws, with particular focus on preventing and resolving disputes between employers and employees. Her corporate law and dispute background and her experiences in handling labour and employment matters in Singapore are what makes her so good at providing solid and practical legal advice to corporate clients.’
‘Great team to deal with - advice is clear and commercial. Would have no hesitation in recommending them.’
‘WongPartnership's labour and employment practice has been professional throughout the entire process from its partners to its associates. I also find that the team was able to deliver complex advice within a short time frame. More importantly, the team was not only very cooperative but provided services that exceeded all of our expectations.’
‘I would like to specifically mention Chang Qi-Yang. While his expertise and experience are already well known in the industry, I believe what stands him out is the level of detail he gives to each case.’
‘WongPartnership's employment law team stands out as the best in the country. This is an all-around team which deep expertise in employment advisory, investigation and court disputes.’
‘Jenny Tsin and Chang Qi-Yang are my go-to lawyers in Singapore for employment matters. Both provide business language friendly and straight to the point legal advice. Their advice and legal solutions are comprehensively rendered from end-to-end.'
Key clients
- Celanese
- Exyte Singapore
- Teleperformance USA
- Korn Ferry
- Nanofilm Technologies International
- Nikon Singapore
- CapitaLand Group
- Keppel Corporation
- Cordlife Group
- IHH Healthcare
- Christian Dior
- LVMH (Tag Heuer)
- CPG Corporation
- AerCap
- Asia Capital Reinsurance Group
- JP Morgan
- Butterfield
- L Catterton Asia
- SMRT Corporation
- GEA
- LexisNexis Group
- Banyan Tree Hotel & Resorts
- AVTEL
- RH Petrogas
- Blockchain.com
Work highlights
- Acted for entities within a group of companies that are listed in Europe in a dispute brought by a disgruntled senior employee for alleged claims including, wrongful termination, purported bonus payments in excess of $3.9m and negligent misrepresentation and/or misstatements.
- Engaged by 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 arrangement by its subsidiary’s management.
Lawyers
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Vivien Yui
WongPartnership LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vivien Yui, Jenny Tsin