Patrick Tan
Contact Details
Email : patricktan@patrick.com.sg
DID : (65) 6645 4500
Background
Patrick Tan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Firm and specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, wealth and legacy management, and real estate. He is a Commissioner for Oaths, as well as an accredited Associate Mediator, appointed by the Singapore Mediation Centre and the Primary Dispute Resolution Centre of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore.
Patrick obtained his LL.B. (Hons) at the University of Nottingham. He received top honours, clinching several academic prizes in land law, company law and partnership law. Whilst at Nottingham, he served as an editor on the editorial boards of the university's law society and Malaysian and Singaporean Society.
Patrick is an appointed Teaching Fellow for the Singapore Bar Examinations by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and a Tutor for the Legal Practice Management Course by the Law Society of Singapore. In a similar vein, he is a highly sought-after seminar speaker on wills and probate by a plethora of organisations ranging from multinational corporations and governmental bodies to charities and social welfare agencies.
In 2005, Patrick was nominated for the Spirit of Enterprise Award in Singapore for founding M/s Patrick Tan & Associates, as the Firm was then known.
Patrick speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese.
Experience
Some of Patrick’s notable commercial litigation and dispute resolution cases include the following:
Pro Bono Efforts
Apart from serving on the various committees of the Law Society of Singapore and volunteering in its initiatives, Patrick renders free legal advice at the following locations:
Talks / Seminars / Publications
Some of the notable multinational corporations and governmental bodies that Patrick had conducted training workshops, seminars and talks include the following:
Patrick's recent publications include the following:
Appointments / Memberships
Email : patricktan@patrick.com.sg
DID : (65) 6645 4500
Background
Patrick Tan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Firm and specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, wealth and legacy management, and real estate. He is a Commissioner for Oaths, as well as an accredited Associate Mediator, appointed by the Singapore Mediation Centre and the Primary Dispute Resolution Centre of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore.
Patrick obtained his LL.B. (Hons) at the University of Nottingham. He received top honours, clinching several academic prizes in land law, company law and partnership law. Whilst at Nottingham, he served as an editor on the editorial boards of the university's law society and Malaysian and Singaporean Society.
Patrick is an appointed Teaching Fellow for the Singapore Bar Examinations by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and a Tutor for the Legal Practice Management Course by the Law Society of Singapore. In a similar vein, he is a highly sought-after seminar speaker on wills and probate by a plethora of organisations ranging from multinational corporations and governmental bodies to charities and social welfare agencies.
In 2005, Patrick was nominated for the Spirit of Enterprise Award in Singapore for founding M/s Patrick Tan & Associates, as the Firm was then known.
Patrick speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese.
Experience
Some of Patrick’s notable commercial litigation and dispute resolution cases include the following:
- Representing an MNC in an international arbitration involving a USD200 million dollar joint venture project between Indonesian and Hong Kong parties.
- Cross-border multi-million dollar credit recovery exercises for major golf resorts in Malaysia and Singapore.
- Representing a Singapore telecommunications company in the successful recovery of a land parcel for redevelopment.
- Representing public-listed companies in insolvency and liquidation legal proceedings.
- Representing minority shareholders in court action involving minority oppression, breach of trust and directors' fiduciary duties.
- Representing individuals in various high net worth legal proceedings involving complex estate and trust disputes.
Pro Bono Efforts
Apart from serving on the various committees of the Law Society of Singapore and volunteering in its initiatives, Patrick renders free legal advice at the following locations:
- South East CDC @ The Singapore Post Centre.
- HELP Centre @ The Subordinate Courts of Singapore.
- Marine Parade Community Club.
- Henderson Community Club.
- NTUC Income Building.
Talks / Seminars / Publications
Some of the notable multinational corporations and governmental bodies that Patrick had conducted training workshops, seminars and talks include the following:
- M1.
- DHL.
- IATA.
- British American Tobacco.
- ERA.
- DTZ.
- NTUC Income.
- Singapore Power.
- Port of Singapore Authority.
- Housing Development Board.
- Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies.
- Ministry of Defence.
- DSO National Laboratories.
- Singapore Buddhist Lodge.
- Breast Cancer Foundation.
- HELP Family Service Centre @ Ang Mo Kio.
- Yishun Junior College.
- People’s Association.
- North East CDC.
- Various Community Clubs and Residents Committees.
Patrick's recent publications include the following:
- Who Should Guard Your Interests?:
- an article written for Lien Foundation’s Life Before Death Campaign 2011
Appointments / Memberships
- Commissioner for Oaths.
- Accredited Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre and the Subordinate Courts of Singapore.
- Teaching Fellow, Singapore Bar Examinations, Singapore Institute of Legal Education.
- Tutor, Legal Practice Management Course, Law Society of Singapore.
- Chairman, Law Awareness Committee, Law Society of Singapore.
- Member, Practice Management Committee, Law Society of Singapore.
- Member, Anti-Money Laundering Committee, Law Society of Singapore.
- Member, Panel of Assisting Counsel, Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences.
- Member, Law Society of Singapore.
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law.
- Member, ASEAN Law Association.