Instructor
Jonathan Yuen
Head, Employment and Commercial Litigation Practices
Rajah & Tann
Jonathan Yuen is Head of Rajah & Tann鈥檚 Employment and Commercial Litigation Practices. He has over two decades of experience advising and representing clients in complex corporate disputes, negotiations and mediations.
He is recognised as a Distinguished Practitioner by聽asialaw, a Litigation Star by聽Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, and a Leading Employment lawyer by聽Chambers Asia-Pacific听补苍诲听The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.听Chambers Asia-Pacific聽praises his 鈥exceptional understanding of the law and how the courts will respond鈥 and his 鈥crystal clear鈥 advice.听The Legal 500聽calls him 鈥very impressive,鈥 鈥commercially savvy,鈥 an 鈥excellent, articulate counsel,鈥 who 鈥deeply understands client鈥檚 businesses鈥,聽highlighting that 鈥his business acumen and network set him apart.鈥
He advises employers and management-level employees on a wide range of employment matters, including strategic engagements with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Tripartite Alliance for Fair & Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP), and other regulatory bodies. Jonathan acts in unfair dismissal, discrimination, workplace harassment and other employee claims; and workplace investigations that involve diversion of business, breach of confidentiality and non-solicit and non-competition clauses and employee misconduct. He is often engaged to negotiate with trade unions and statutory authorities on behalf of employers.
Jonathan holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and is certified in negotiation at Harvard Law School. He is qualified as a Certified Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Centre and the International Mediation Institute.