Sebastian Blasius has been practicing law in Singapore since 2015. He is among the select few German lawyers registered to practise not only foreign law, but also Singapore law (under Sec. 36B Legal Profession Act 1966 and the rules made under this Act). His dual qualification particularly enables him to provide seamless legal counsel to companies with German roots and their Southeast Asian subsidiaries.
Throughout his career, Sebastian has advised organizations of all sizes and stages of development: from newly founded start-ups to established businesses, and from sole proprietorships to global corporations. He provides in-depth legal guidance on all key areas of Singapore business law, particularly on corporate, employment, and contract law as well as on general compliance matters.
Placing a special focus on data protection law, Sebastian is accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a “Certified Information Privacy Professional” for both Asia and Europe. He regularly serves as an external data protection officer for his clients.
Sebastian has a distinguished legal education with consistently excellent results. In addition to his German bar exams, he successfully passed the Singapore Foreign Practitioner Examinations. Sebastian continues to pursue his strong academic interest by regularly publishing analyses and assessments of current legal developments. In addition, he gives lectures, seminars, and training sessions on these topics.
At the Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Blasius leads the HR Committee—a platform for HR managers to exchange information on legal regulations in Singapore and the surrounding countries. He also serves as the Singapore representative of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), where he regularly organizes educational and networking events for lawyers across the ASEAN region.
Sebastian is fluent in both German and English and is currently working on improving his Spanish.
Before joining Gateway, Sebastian was a partner at one of the largest German law firms in Southeast Asia, where he led the data protection practice.

Contact:
Sebastian Blasius | +65 8902 8272
- Foreign Practitioner Examinations, Singapore
- Second State Law Examination (top 6% of candidates 2014/1), Free State of Bavaria, Germany
- First Law Examination (top 0.6% of candidates 2011/2), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
- Diploma in Business and Environmental Law (best graduate 2007), Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Rechtsanwalt (Deutschland) / Attorney-at-law (Germany)
- Foreign Lawyer (Singapore) – registered to practice both Singapore and foreign law in Singapore (under Sec. 36B Legal Profession Act 1966 and the rules made under this Act)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Asia (CIPP/A)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Chairperson of the chamber’s Human Resources committee since 2025)
- AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers (Singapore Representative since 2023)
- Law Society of Singapore
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Der Workplace Fairness Act – Singapurs scharfes Schwert gegen Diskriminierungen (Translation: The Workplace Fairness Act – Singapore’s Strong Weapon Against Discrimination), ExportManagerASIEN, 10/2025, p. 2 et seq.
- Personal Data Protection in Singapore – Six Compliance Steps Every Singapore Business Should Take, Client Information Leaflet, 12/2024.
- Gekommen, um zu bleiben: flexible Arbeitsregelungen (Translation: Here to Stay: Flexible Work Arrangements), ExportManagerASIEN, 11/2024, p. 2 et seq.
- Die Investment Hubs Dubai, Hongkong und Singapur im Vergleich (Translation: The Investment Hubs Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore in Comparison), IWB – Internationales Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht, 20/2024, p. 814 et seq.
- 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
- 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)
- Overview of the Workplace Fairness Legislation and Fair Employment Practices with the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices, 19.02.2025, European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
- Current Developments in Singapore’s Employment and Immigration Landscape, 27.11.2024, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- 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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- Foreign Practitioner Examinations, Singapore
- Second State Law Examination (top 6% of candidates 2014/1), Free State of Bavaria, Germany
- First Law Examination (top 0.6% of candidates 2011/2), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
- Diploma in Business and Environmental Law (best graduate 2007), Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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- Rechtsanwalt (Deutschland) / Attorney-at-law (Germany)
- Foreign Lawyer (Singapore) – registered to practice both Singapore and foreign law in Singapore (under Sec. 36B Legal Profession Act 1966 and the rules made under this Act)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Asia (CIPP/A)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- MEMBERSHIPS
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- Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Chairperson of the chamber’s Human Resources committee since 2025)
- AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers (Singapore Representative since 2023)
- Law Society of Singapore
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- PUBLICATIONS
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- Der Workplace Fairness Act – Singapurs scharfes Schwert gegen Diskriminierungen (Translation: The Workplace Fairness Act – Singapore’s Strong Weapon Against Discrimination), ExportManagerASIEN, 10/2025, p. 2 et seq.
- Personal Data Protection in Singapore – Six Compliance Steps Every Singapore Business Should Take, Client Information Leaflet, 12/2024.
- Gekommen, um zu bleiben: flexible Arbeitsregelungen (Translation: Here to Stay: Flexible Work Arrangements), ExportManagerASIEN, 11/2024, p. 2 et seq.
- Die Investment Hubs Dubai, Hongkong und Singapur im Vergleich (Translation: The Investment Hubs Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore in Comparison), IWB – Internationales Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht, 20/2024, p. 814 et seq.
- 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
- 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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- Overview of the Workplace Fairness Legislation and Fair Employment Practices with the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices, 19.02.2025, European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
- Current Developments in Singapore’s Employment and Immigration Landscape, 27.11.2024, German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore, Singapore.
- 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