Marcus Teo

Marcus Teo is Counsel and a member of the International Employment Group based in Singapore. His primary practice area is Employment Law.

He advises on the full spectrum of matters covering all stages of the employment lifecycle, ranging from pre-employment issues to the cessation of employment and beyond. He has a specialist focus on ASEAN employment law issues, having fulfilled the regional employment law function for one of Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce companies.

He draws on his experience as a former in-house counsel to provide practical and actionable legal advice. He is well adapted to the fast-paced business environment and has a good grasp of the labour and employment law risks faced by employers across the region. He believes that HR legal advice must be able to drive business and meet operational requirements.

His background has attuned him to the workplace culture, socio-legal nuances and employee attitudes across diverse Southeast Asia, as well as across common law and civil law jurisdictions. He is effective in resolving employment disputes in the region, handling multi-jurisdictional L&E projects and managing HR regulatory issues, having first-hand experience engaging with labour regulators in multiple countries.