Suganthi Singam Email & Phone Number

Suganthi is a Partner in Messrs Shearn Delamore & Co specialising in employment and immigration areasin both contentious and non-contentious matters. She is engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at alllevels of the Malaysian courts. Suganthi graduated from the University of Manchester in 1994 and afterher admission to the Malaysian Bar in 1996, she went on to pursue her Masters of Law from the Universityof Malaya whilst practising in Messrs Shearn Delamore & Co.For newly incorporated companies and foreign investments in Malaysia, she advises on the drafting ofemployment agreements, policies and handbooks as well as the entry requirements for ex patriates andcorresponding legal requirements. She also trains employers to manage misconduct issues and poorperformance in employees, advises on issues relating to employee stock option schemes, share awards,prepares panel members for domestic inquiries and trains personnel on how to conduct domesticinquiries.For corporate acquisitions and mergers, Suganthi provides strategic guidance in dealing with theemployment and related immigration issues that arise. She provides legal counsel in relation to businessacquisitions, employment permits, long term social visit passes entry requirements, reorganisations, andvoluntary and mutual separation schemes, harmonisation of employment terms and retention of keymanagement. In relation to workplace risk management and safety, she provides legal advice onoccupational health and safety issues as well as sexual harassment policies and procedures. She alsohandles trade union recognition

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  Partner

  Shearn Delamore & Co

  Nov 1996 - Present