Wendy Tan

Wendy’s experience in commercial disputes over the past 20 years extends to representing clients on high-value transactions before the Singapore International Commercial Court as well as the High Court and the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore.

She is regularly retained as counsel in international arbitrations seated in Singapore, Hong Kong and London managed by arbitral rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), Grain and Feed Trade Association  (GAFTA), and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Wendy has also had appointments as arbitrator under the SIAC Rules and the Singapore International Arbitration Act.

Wendy is fluent in Chinese and frequently acts in matters involving corporations from the People’s Republic of China.

Wendy is the appointed legal counsel of the Singapore Logistics Association. She is a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SiARB) and a member of the SCMA, the Maritime Law Association of Singapore (MLAS), and the Singapore Insurance Institute (SII), as well as a supporting member of LMAA.

Wendy’s work has won her recognition from the industry, including “Disputes Resolution Star” in international arbitration, shipping, general commercial, and insurance by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, and Best Lawyers in Singapore for shipping and maritime law, and trade law. She was also the winner of the Best in Shipping award by Euromoney Legal Media Group as part of its Asia Women in Business Law Award 2018. Her experience in commercial arbitration was also mentioned in the 2020 edition of Global Arbitration Review (GAR) 100, a guide to the leading international arbitration firms.

Chambers Global commended her for demonstrating “clarity, intellect and commerciality” and clients commented that “What distinguishes her from others is that she is really tenacious and fights hard for clients. She is really admirable.” Wendy was also praised by her clients in Chambers Asia-Pacific as “a remarkable lawyer who is quick to get up to speed on a case, ever ready with a clear and accurate analysis of the dispute, provides sharp insights into the case and offers practical solutions.” The Legal 500 Asia Pacific recognized her work and her “timely responses” and “detailed legal analysis.” Asialaw Leading Lawyers stated that clients praised her for her “outstanding commercial acumen” and her ability to be “on point and know precisely what we want.” Client Choice—International Law Office credited her for having “an excellent commercial mind-set to advise clients” and her “tenacity in litigation while also displaying a sense of fair play to her opponents.”

Wendy was listed in Singapore Business Review’s 2014 inaugural listing of Singapore’s 20 most influential lawyers aged 40 or under.