Christopher Tan

Christopher Tan is a partner in the firm's Corporate (Mergers and Acquisitions) practice. He has more than two decades of experience. His areas of focus include corporate and commercial (with a focus on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings) as well as employment law (covering both Singapore and South East Asia).

Christopher has represented private equity firms, multinational corporations, and private companies on outbound and inbound investments in the region using both equity as well as hybrid structures, and has handled transactions covering Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, as well as Mongolia, among others. He also acts on the management side on a full range of employment related matters covering Singapore and South East Asia.

He is an active member of the firm's Corporate practice and Mergers and Acquisitions practice group, as well as the Labor and Employment practice in Singapore and South East Asia. He was recently recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Singapore™ in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) category. Christopher has also been ranked for Employment: International by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2018, and for Labour and Employment in every edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific since 2017. He is listed as one of only four Leading Partners in Singapore in the Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms category of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026.

Over the years, Christopher and his team have received numerous commendations and commentaries from Chambers as well as The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, including the following:

“We highly value Christopher Tan for his exceptional legal expertise and unwavering commitment to delivering practical and commercially sound advice.” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026)

"[Christopher] is very responsive and a pleasure to work with." (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026)

“[Christopher] leverages both sides of his practice to assist clients with a diverse range of transactions and employment law matters.” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025)

“Chris is a great partner, and I know I can rely on his team for prompt advice.” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025)

“The team combines local employment knowledge with notable cross-border capabilities, stemming from the firm's regional network of offices', and are particularly adept at assisting clients in the TMT sector.” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024)

"They have fast turnaround time and are commercial.” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024)

"Christopher is responsive, agile, approachable, commercial-minded and solid with Singapore employment law." (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023)

"[Christopher] is efficient at providing quick and practical advice."(Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023)

"Senior and very well regarded." (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021)

“Christopher Tan is sought after by clients in the media, entertainment, technology, and engineering sectors to assist with a wide variety of employment-related aspects.” (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021)

“Particularly good and quite unique in his qualities.” (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021)

“Has extensive and invaluable experience practising both international and Singapore employment law in a global firm context, and he also has a strong disputes and transactional background which is invariably useful.” (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019)

“Interviewees value the team's business acumen and the quality of its client service, with one saying: 'They provided outstanding customer service and demonstrated good commercial awareness by proposing practical solutions while protecting our business interests.'" (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019)