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 thereunder). Sebastian specializes in corporate legal advice for companies from the DACH region – Germany, Austria, Switzerland – 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 comprehensive counsel on all key areas of business law, particularly in corporate, employment, and general contract law.
Sebastian places a special focus on data protection law. He is accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a “Certified Information Privacy Professional” for both Asia and Europe and 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 in June 2024.
Sebastian regularly publishes analyses and insights on current legal developments, both locally and internationally. He also delivers lectures, seminars, and training sessions on these topics.
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 in Singapore.
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Sebastian Blasius
- Foreign Practitioner Examinations (Singapore)
- 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
- 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)
- 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, 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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- 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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- 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