Singapore

Amarjit Kaur

Position:partner, head of the employment practice in Singapore

Firm:Withers

Email:amarjit.kaur@withersworldwide.com

Website:https://www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/people/amarjit-kaur#person-credentials

Address:18 Cross Street, #14-01, Singapore 048423

Main Expertise:

  • Labor & Employment
  • Commercial Litigation & International Arbitration
  • Crisis Management
  • Strategic Global Mobility

Related Industries:

  • Technology
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare

Amarjit is a partner at Withers KhattarWong LLP and head of the employment practice in Singapore.She advises clients across the spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment issues. She has steered companies, founders and senior executives through complex employment issues arising out of investigations, reduction in force exercises, business transfers, employment incentives in the cryptocurrency era, enforcement of restrictive covenants, and M&As. Amarjit also regularly advises C-suite executives on negotiating optimal employment and exit packages and how to navigate challenging employment landscapes.

Qualifications and Memberships:

Law Society of Singapore

Singapore Academy of Law

Education:

London School of Economics and Political Science, 2009, LLM, Public International Law

National University of Singapore, 2003, LLB

Awards:

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide, Singapore Employment, Band 2

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Singapore Labour and Employment, Leading Partner

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, Litigation Star for Labour & Employment in Singapore

Languages:English, Punjabi

 

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