Sebastian Blasius
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Sebastian is a seasoned commercial attorney with almost a decade of post-qualification experience in Singapore. A German lawyer by training, he has a particular focus on companies from the DACH region and their SouthEast Asian group entities.
Throughout his career, Sebastian has provided legal advice to organisations of all sizes and stages of life – from nascent start-ups to well-established entities, and from sole proprietorships to global corporations. His expertise ranges from providing comprehensive support in key areas of commercial law, to drafting contracts between global players, and playing a leading role in their contract negotiations. In addition, Sebastian routinely manages cross-border projects with teams of lawyers from different jurisdictions. Being an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional for Asia and Europe, Sebastian also acts as data protection officer for his clients.
Sebastian’s educational career has been marked by excellence, with a consistent record of being in the top ranks of his class. He maintains a strong academic interest, and regularly publishes insights on legal developments in local and cross-border domains, or delivers lectures, seminars, and training courses on these subjects.
Sebastian is fluent in German and English. In his spare time, he is committed to achieving proficiency in Spanish, as well.
Prior to joining Gateway, Sebastian was a partner in one of the largest German-based law firms in Southeast Asia and headed its Singapore data protection practice.
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Sebastian Blasius
- Second State Law Examination, Free State of Bavaria (Germany)
- First Law Examination, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany)
- Diploma in Business and Environmental Law, Trier University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
- Attorney-at-law (Germany)
- Foreign Lawyer (Singapore)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Asia (CIPP/A)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers (Sebastian has been AIJA’s Singapore Representative since 2023)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Grundlagen der Compliance mit dem singapurischen Datenschutzrecht (Translation: Basics of compliance with Singapore data protection law), Zeitschrift für Datenschutz, 7/2023, p. 386 et seq.
- Erlaubnistatbestände im singapurischen Datenschutzrecht (Translation: Legal bases in Singapore data protection law), Zeitschrift für Datenschutz, 3/2021, p. 145 et seq.
- Neue Rechte und Pflichten beim Datenschutz (Translation: New rights and obligations in data protection), Asia Bridge, 3/2021, p. 38 et seq.
- Verbesserter Schutz von Ausweisdaten (Translation: Improved protection of identification data), Asia Bridge, 11/2019, p. 38 et seq.
- Singapur verbessert den Arbeitnehmerschutz (Translation: Singapore improves employee protection), Asia Bridge, 3/2019, p. 40.
- The New European General Data Protection Regulation, Law Gazette 5/2018 (available at https://lawgazette.com.sg/feature/the-new-european-general-data-protection-regulation/).
- Verschärfungen im Datenschutzrecht – der Countdown läuft (Translation: Tightening of data protection law – the countdown has begun), Nachrichten für den Außenhandel, 05.02.2018, p. 2.
- Datenschutz, die Zweite! (Translation: Data protection, part two!), Asia Bridge 12/2017 and 1/2018, p. 48 et seq.
- Richtig vorsorgen (Translation: Correct provision for the succession), Impulse, 2/2017, p. 14.
- Der deutsch-singapurische Erbfall – Ein Überblick (Translation: The German-Singapore Inheritance Case – An Overview), Zeitschrift für die Steuer- und Erbrechtspraxis, 3/2016, p. 61 et seq. (together with Pascal Brinkmann)
- Singapore Budget Talk 2023, 22.02.2023, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2023, 21.02.2023, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce / SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- The new Thai PDPA, the Singapore PDPA, and their implications on businesses in Thailand, 20.07.2022, Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok (Thailand).
- The new Thai PDPA, the EU GDPR, and their implications on businesses in Thailand, 19.07.2022, German Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok (Thailand).
- Work Passes in Singapore, 13.04.2022, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2021, 04.03.2021, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2021, 24.02.2021, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce / SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- Panel discussion and Q&A on the Singapore Government’s Covid-19 measures, 11.05.2020, ABD DutchCham (Singapore), Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2020, 03.03.2020, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2020, 27.02.2020, SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what Thai businesses need to know about it, 30.04.2019, German Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok (Thailand).
- Singapore Budget Talk 2019, 01.03.2019, SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2019, 28.02.2019, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Changes in Singapore Employment Law, 13.02.2019, Austrian Business Association, Singapore.
- Changes in the Singapore Employment Act – what do you need to know?, 12.02.2019, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Singapore.
- Upcoming changes to Singapore’s employment law – and what employers need to know about it, 15.11.2018, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- The European General Data Protection Regulation and its impact on businesses in Singapore, 27.09.2018, Austrian Business Association, Singapore.
- The European General Data Protection Regulation, 24.05.2018, EuroCham Myanmar, Yangon (Myanmar).
- Singapore Budget Talk 2018, 02.03.2018, SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2018, 01.03.2018, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Several seminars on the basics of common law and Singapore corporate law at the Technical University of Munich, Asia, 2016 – 2017, Singapore
- ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
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- Second State Law Examination, Free State of Bavaria (Germany)
- First Law Examination, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany)
- Diploma in Business and Environmental Law, Trier University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
- PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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- Attorney-at-law (Germany)
- Foreign Lawyer (Singapore)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Asia (CIPP/A)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- MEMBERSHIPS
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- AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers (Sebastian has been AIJA’s Singapore Representative since 2023)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- PUBLICATIONS
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- Grundlagen der Compliance mit dem singapurischen Datenschutzrecht (Translation: Basics of compliance with Singapore data protection law), Zeitschrift für Datenschutz, 7/2023, p. 386 et seq.
- Erlaubnistatbestände im singapurischen Datenschutzrecht (Translation: Legal bases in Singapore data protection law), Zeitschrift für Datenschutz, 3/2021, p. 145 et seq.
- Neue Rechte und Pflichten beim Datenschutz (Translation: New rights and obligations in data protection), Asia Bridge, 3/2021, p. 38 et seq.
- Verbesserter Schutz von Ausweisdaten (Translation: Improved protection of identification data), Asia Bridge, 11/2019, p. 38 et seq.
- Singapur verbessert den Arbeitnehmerschutz (Translation: Singapore improves employee protection), Asia Bridge, 3/2019, p. 40.
- The New European General Data Protection Regulation, Law Gazette 5/2018 (available at https://lawgazette.com.sg/feature/the-new-european-general-data-protection-regulation/).
- Verschärfungen im Datenschutzrecht – der Countdown läuft (Translation: Tightening of data protection law – the countdown has begun), Nachrichten für den Außenhandel, 05.02.2018, p. 2.
- Datenschutz, die Zweite! (Translation: Data protection, part two!), Asia Bridge 12/2017 and 1/2018, p. 48 et seq.
- Richtig vorsorgen (Translation: Correct provision for the succession), Impulse, 2/2017, p. 14.
- Der deutsch-singapurische Erbfall – Ein Überblick (Translation: The German-Singapore Inheritance Case – An Overview), Zeitschrift für die Steuer- und Erbrechtspraxis, 3/2016, p. 61 et seq. (together with Pascal Brinkmann)
- SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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- Singapore Budget Talk 2023, 22.02.2023, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2023, 21.02.2023, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce / SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- The new Thai PDPA, the Singapore PDPA, and their implications on businesses in Thailand, 20.07.2022, Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok (Thailand).
- The new Thai PDPA, the EU GDPR, and their implications on businesses in Thailand, 19.07.2022, German Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok (Thailand).
- Work Passes in Singapore, 13.04.2022, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2021, 04.03.2021, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2021, 24.02.2021, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce / SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- Panel discussion and Q&A on the Singapore Government’s Covid-19 measures, 11.05.2020, ABD DutchCham (Singapore), Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2020, 03.03.2020, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2020, 27.02.2020, SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what Thai businesses need to know about it, 30.04.2019, German Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok (Thailand).
- Singapore Budget Talk 2019, 01.03.2019, SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2019, 28.02.2019, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Changes in Singapore Employment Law, 13.02.2019, Austrian Business Association, Singapore.
- Changes in the Singapore Employment Act – what do you need to know?, 12.02.2019, Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Singapore.
- Upcoming changes to Singapore’s employment law – and what employers need to know about it, 15.11.2018, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- The European General Data Protection Regulation and its impact on businesses in Singapore, 27.09.2018, Austrian Business Association, Singapore.
- The European General Data Protection Regulation, 24.05.2018, EuroCham Myanmar, Yangon (Myanmar).
- Singapore Budget Talk 2018, 02.03.2018, SwissCham Singapore, Singapore.
- Singapore Budget Talk 2018, 01.03.2018, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- Several seminars on the basics of common law and Singapore corporate law at the Technical University of Munich, Asia, 2016 – 2017, Singapore