Sacha Cheong is of counsel in the Firm’s Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. He has been advising clients on legal issues for over 25 years, and is qualified to practice law in Hong Kong and England & Wales.
His practice covers a broad range of areas, including all aspects of employment relations (both non-contentious and contentious) from front-end drafting to termination, advising in relation to the transfer of employees in business transactions and reductions in workforce across multiple jurisdictions, employment disputes, employee and workplace related investigations (e.g. sexual harassment, discrimination, fraud and corruption, safety), privacy and data breach issues, and regulatory matters. In addition, with his background in commercial disputes, Sacha regularly handles and supports the firm on various litigation matters before the Hong Kong courts and arbitral tribunals.
Sacha is a regular contributor to publications and speaks frequently on topics in his areas of focus. He is the principal author of the Hong Kong chapter of the Firm's Global Employer Guide, and the author of the Hong Kong chapters on Settlement of Civil Disputes and Without Prejudice Privilege published by Practical Law Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Sacha is dually qualified in law and civil engineering. He achieved the status of Chartered Civil Engineer in 2000 and worked on a number of prominent construction projects in Hong Kong between 1994 and 1998.