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Joy Tan

Joy Tan

Work Department

Commercial & Corporate Disputes; Corporate Governance & Compliance; Financial Services Regulatory; Corporate & Regulatory Investigations

Position

Joy Tan is the Co-Head of the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, the Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and the Financial Services Regulatory Practice. She also leads the Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice.

Career

Her main practice areas are banking, corporate and commercial dispute resolution, and contentious investigations. She also regularly advises on corporate governance and financial services regulatory matters under the Companies Act, Securities and Futures Act and other regulatory statutes, including in relation to corporate fraud, anti-money laundering issues and market misconduct.

Publications & Legal Updates

Chambers Global Practice Guides – White-Collar Crime Singapore 2021  The Asia-Pacific Investigations Review 2021 - Singapore Chapter Chambers Global Practice Guides - Anti-Corruption Singapore 2019 Getting The Deal Through - Government Relations 2018 - Singapore Chapter Chambers Global Practice Guides - Anti-Corruption Singapore 2018 The Asia-Pacific Investigations Review 2018 - Singapore Chapter

Languages

English, Mandarin.

Memberships

Joy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, sits on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and is also a Panel Member of The Law Society Disciplinary Tribunals appointed by The Honourable Chief Justice under the Legal Profession Act. She was a Member of the 1999 Rules of Court Working Party (sub-committee of the Law Reform Committee) and the Singapore Association of Women Lawyers. Most recently in 2024, Joy joined the ranks of Singapore Institute of Directors’ Senior Accredited Board Directors, an accreditation that showcases mastery across core governance domains, a dedication to ethical stewardship and strategic leadership prowess. Joy also sits on the first Audit and Risk Management Committee of Tripartite Alliance Limited (TAL), the tripartite body established by the Government, unions and employers to promote the adoption of fair, responsible and progressive employment practices in Singapore.

Education

Admitted, 1993, Singapore Bar; 1992, England & Wales Bar; Cambridge University (B.A. Hons.; M.A.); Middle Temple (Barrister-at-Law).

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