Jenny TSIN

Jenny TSIN is the Co-Head of the Employment Practice and a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and the Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice.

Jenny is experienced in all aspects of employment laws, with particular focus on preventing and resolving disputes between employers and employees. In this context, Jenny regularly drafts and negotiates exit agreements and manages disputes when they arise. Jenny also advises clients in respect of their employment related regulatory obligations such as those under the Employment Act, the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the Central Provident Fund Act and the Industrial Relations Act.

In addition to employment related disputes, Jenny's dispute resolution experience, which spans both litigation and arbitration, extends to shareholder disputes, commercial and contractual disputes and claims relating to directors' duties, auditors' duties, and other corporate governance matters.

As a Partner in the corporate governance and compliance practice, Jenny advises and speaks on provisions of the Securities and Futures Act, the Companies Act and other regulatory statutes. 

On the investigations front, Jenny frequently handles sensitive and complex investigations. Jenny has led investigations relating to employee misconduct, conduct which potentially amounts to breaches of sanctions and other financial regulations, listing rules breaches, privacy breaches, and in landmark cases where workplace safety breaches led to loss of lives.

Jenny speaks frequently at international law seminars, such as those organised by the International Pacific Bar Association. 

Jenny is recognised as a leading lawyer for Employment in Singapore by Chambers Asia-Pacific – Asia Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Legal 500 – The Client's Guide to the Asia Pacific Legal Profession. She was the winner of the 2024 edition of Best Lawyer’s "Lawyer of the Year" award for Labour and Employment law. She is also commended as a leading practitioner in the area of Labour & Employment in asialaw Leading Lawyer and asialaw Profiles. Recognised for her thought leader expertise across Labour, Pensions, Employment & Benefits in Lexology Index, Jenny is the only Singapore practitioner identified as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Lexology Index’s Labour & Employment guide since 2018. Jenny is also recognised as a Litigation Star in Labour and Employment by Benchmark Litigation and also listed in Thomson Reuters' Standout Lawyers, an independent research listing the most outstanding lawyers globally. 

Chambers Asia-Pacific highlights her skill "in contentious employment matters, including negotiating exit agreements, wrongful terminations and investigating employee misconduct", lauding Jenny for her "very good technical knowledge" and that she "is very mindful of the possible adverse publicity that these matters can generate and advises accordingly." Lexology Index also praises her for giving "very timely responses", offering "high-quality advice" and that she "demonstrates deep subject matter knowledge."

Jenny graduated from the National University of Singapore and is admitted to the Singapore Bar. Before joining WongPartnership, Jenny served as State Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor with the Attorney General's Chambers.