Bio

Joel Tan is a Director in the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Groups. He is also a member of the Telecommunications, Media & Technology and Employment Practice Groups. Joel’s key practice areas are in corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis in mergers & acquisitions, information technology, healthcare regulatory and employment matters. Joel regularly advises clients on mergers & acquisitions and other transactional and corporate commercial matters across a wide variety of industries. In particular, he advises MNCs, listed companies and start-ups on acquisitions, fund raising, and other transactions, including commercial agreements, corporate restructuring, joint ventures and shareholder agreements. For information technology matters, Joel advises on software services, procurement and other related agreements. He also advises on a range of healthcare regulatory matters, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. In relation to employment matters, Joel regularly advises clients on the full range of employment issues (both contentious and advisory), including pre-employment processes and procedures, employment contracts, handbooks and policies, employee share incentive plans, trade unions and collective agreements, retrenchment and termination of employment as well as post-employment related matters such as enforcement of post-employment obligations and restrictive covenants. Joel also has experience advising on equity capital markets matters, including initial public offerings, equity fund raising exercises such as rights issues and placements, and regulatory compliance matters.