Introduction
Jeannette advises multinational employers on cross-border workforce transformation, AI adoption, investigations and disputes across Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Jeannette Tam was admitted in Hong Kong and advises multinational employers on complex cross-border employment matters spanning disputes, investigations and workforce transformation across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Jeannette has over 15 years’ experience spanning top-tier international private practice in Hong Kong and Singapore and a senior in-house advisory role. She advises on global employment and workforce initiatives where legal risk, commercial strategy and organizational change intersect. Her work includes Hong Kong and regional restructurings and reductions in force, cross-border employee transfers, executive exits, and the employment and data-privacy aspects of corporate and HR transformation programs.
Jeannette is particularly known for leading international workforce change across extensive global footprints, including future-of-work and workforce redesign initiatives, HR technology and data implementations, and the employment implications of AI and GenAI adoption. Clients value her ability to design commercially practical solutions that can be implemented consistently across multiple countries.
Jeannette also brings substantial experience advising on sensitive workplace and misconduct investigations and high-risk employment issues, including trade union matters, Labor Tribunal disputes and discrimination claims before the Equal Opportunities Commission and District Court in Hong Kong. This experience informs her risk-based approach to workforce change and global delivery.
Before joining Ashurst Perkins Coie, Jeannette was Senior Counsel for Global Employment Law at ServiceNow. She previously spent over a decade at leading international law firms in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Jeannette is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.