Sebastian Blasius

Registered Foreign Lawyer

Sebastian Blasius ist seit 2015 als Rechtsanwalt in Singapur tätig. Er gehört zu den wenigen deutschen Anwälten, die auch zur Beratung im singapurischen Recht zugelassen sind (gemäß Sec. 36B des Legal Profession Act 1966 und den darauf basierenden Vorschriften). Dadurch kann er insbesondere Unternehmen mit deutschen Wurzeln und deren südostasiatische Tochtergesellschaften nahtlos beraten.

Im Laufe seiner Karriere hat Herr Blasius Organisationen aller Größen und Entwicklungsphasen betreut – von Start-ups bis hin zu etablierten Unternehmen und von Kleinstgewerben bis hin zu globalen Konzernen. Er berät umfassend zu allen Kernthemen des singapurischen Wirtschaftsrechts, insbesondere in den Bereichen Gesellschafts-, Arbeits- und Vertragsrecht sowie zu allgemeinen Compliance-Themen.

Einen besonderen Fokus legt Herr Blasius auf das Datenschutzrecht. Er ist von der International Association of Privacy Professionals als „Certified Information Privacy Professional“ für Asien und Europa akkreditiert und übernimmt für seine Mandanten regelmäßig die Rolle des externen Datenschutzbeauftragten.

Herr Blasius blickt auf eine juristische Ausbildung mit konstant exzellenten Ergebnissen zurück. Neben seinen deutschen Staatsexamina hat Herr Blasius die singapurischen „Foreign Practitioner Examinations“ erfolgreich abgelegt. Seinem ausgeprägten wissenschaftlichen Interesse folgt er weiterhin durch die regelmäßige Veröffentlichung von Analysen und Einschätzungen zu aktuellen rechtlichen Entwicklungen. Zudem hält er auch Vorträge, Seminare und Schulungen zu diesen Themen.

Bei der Deutsch-Singapurischen Industrie- und Handelskammer leitet Herr Blasius das HR-Komitee – eine Plattform für Personalverantwortliche zum Austausch über rechtliche Vorschriften in Singapur und den umliegenden Ländern. Außerdem ist er der singapurische Repräsentant der International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) und organisiert in diesem Zusammenhang regelmäßig Bildungs- und Netzwerkveranstaltungen für Anwälte in der ASEAN-Region.

Herr Blasius spricht fließend Deutsch und Englisch und arbeitet in seiner Freizeit daran, seine Spanischkenntnisse zu erweitern.

Bevor er zu Gateway stieß, war Herr Blasius Partner in einer der größten deutschen Anwaltskanzleien in Südostasien und leitete dort die Datenschutzpraxis.

Contact:
Sebastian Blasius | +65 8902 8272

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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, German
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, German
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • 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
  • 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
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
  • 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