Kathleen Healy & Laura Chapman

Kathleen Healy (left) is a partner in Freshfield’s employment, pensions and benefits practice in Asia and specialises in advising on Asia-Pacific employment and HR projects.

Laura Chapman (right) is a senior associate in Freshfield’s employment, pensions and benefits practice based in Hong Kong. She has a broad range of experience advising employers on both contentious and non-contentious employee matters throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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