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WongPartnership LLP Offices

WongPartnership LLP
12 MARINA BOULEVARD, LEVEL 28
MARINA BAY FINANCIAL CENTRE TOWER 3
SINGAPORE 018982
Singapore
Visit website 65 6416 8000 65 6532 5711

Ms Joy Tan

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+65 6416 8138 joy.tan@wongpartnership.com View profile

Work Department

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

Position

Co-Head – Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice, Financial Services Regulatory Practice, and the Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice.

 

Career

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.

Awards & Accolades

Recognised amongst the best in her field, Joy was named as one of the top 30 Corporate Governance lawyers in Singapore by Expert Guides: Best of the Best 2018. She was named “White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year” at the Euromoney Women in Business Law Asia Awards 2021 and was awarded “Best in Corporate Governance” at the Euromoney Women in Business Law Asia Awards 2014 which celebrates the achievements of the best female lawyers across the region. Joy is recognised as a Global Leader and National Leader for Asset Recovery and Investigations in Who’s Who Legal 2021.

Since 2018, Joy has been consistently recognised for her work in Corporate Investigations/ Anti-Corruption by Chambers Asia-Pacific – Asia Pacific’s Leading Lawyers for Business. She is commended as an “experienced litigator” in the 2016 edition, “very capable, specialised and pleasant to work with” in the 2021 edition, and was identified as a leading lawyer in the area of Banking: Regulatory (2015 – 2018 editions), with clients noting that “she is extremely efficient and extremely intelligent, and I feel confident in the advice I get from her”.

Joy is recommended in The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Client’s Guide to the Asia Pacific Legal Profession for the area of Financial Services Regulatory (2017 – 2019) and White-Collar Crime (2021) in Singapore. In Best Lawyers, she is also recognised as a leading lawyer for International Arbitration in the 2017 edition, Arbitration and Mediation and Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice in the 2022 edition, and identified as one of the “Local Disputes Stars” in Benchmark Asia Pacific – The Definitive Guide to the Leading Disputes Firms and Lawyers in the Region 2014.

Publications

Languages

English, Mandarin.

Memberships

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Audit and Risk Management Committee, Tripartite Alliance Limited; Panel Member, The Law Society Disciplinary Tribunal; Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Board Member; Singapore Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.

Education

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

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Insurance: local firms

Praised as a ‘the first port of call on any insurance matter’, WongPartnership LLP acts for start-ups, multinational insurers and insurance intermediaries on a range of mandates, from licensing, regulatory and compliance issues to corporate, commercial and restructuring transactions. The team is also noted for its capability in insurance disputes, including enforcement investigations under the insurance and anti-money laundering legislation. ‘Extremely knowledgeable’ Hui Choon Yuen leads the team, and is supported by Joy Tan and senior associate Marie Lim.

Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms

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Joy Tan – WongPartnership LLP

WongPartnership LLP’s team excels in corporate and regulatory investigations and compliance matters. As such, the practice regularly undertakes advisory work for government-led investigations, in addition to large internal investigations for private entities including banks, financial institutions and individuals. The team has a wide offering across all aspects of defence counsel and covers cases involving corporate and market misconduct and financial services regulation, as well as a range of data privacy, crypto, anti-bribery, enforcement, and anti-corruption services. The team is notably multidisciplinary and regularly undertakes multi-jurisdictional and cross-border mandates, drawing on relevant expertise though the firm’s wider network. Jenny Tsin is noted for her expertise in employee-related matters, while Joy Tan handles contentious investigations, regulatory issues and disputes. Tan Chee Meng SC, a former CAD prosecutor, is a key player in the firm’s enforcement and investigations cases, while Melanie Ho has experience in global investigations and technology offences,.

Singapore > Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms

The ‘very reliable team’ at WongPartnership LLP ‘keeps abreast with market developments’ such as blockchain-based stablecoins and platforms, the establishment of digital banks and telemedicine. The practice is also highlighted for its ability to assist digital assets service providers with their payment services licence applications. Co-head of the financial services regulation practice Elaine Chan is described as ‘commercially savvy’ and is well equipped to advise financial institutions on the regulatory implications of internal restructuring or M&A work. Joy Tan leads the firm’s corporate and regulatory investigations practice, with banking disputes and investigations a mainstay of her practice. Rosabel Ng is well versed in the regulation of derivatives and structured products. Technology expert Chung Nian Lam‘s practice is geared towards handling matters relating to software licensing, outsourcing and systems development. Sion Yoong Tian‘s broad practice covers ISDA master agreements and initial coin offerings.

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