Legal career Tan joined
Allen & Gledhill after obtaining his masters. In August 2006, Tan was appointed to the Subordinate Courts' Bench as a new
specialist judge to preside over the Informatics case. In October 2023, Tan joined
WongPartnership as a senior consultant. The firm stated that Tan will not be involved in any Singapore Exchange matters in his role with the law firm. On 17 December 2025, after a meeting of the
Law Society of Singapore, Tan will be reconstituted as president in 2026 after previously elected president Dinesh Singh Dhillon consented to step down as President. The change in leadership occurred after an
EGM was convened protesting Dhillon's presidency.
Academic career Tan joined NUS for five years before returning to a legal career. In 1996, Tan returned to NUS.
Other appointments Tan's current public appointments include the following: • Chairman of the Singapore Media Literacy Council • Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Move-On and Filming Orders • President of the Singapore Tae Kwon-do Federation • Commissioner of the
Competition Commission of Singapore • Member of the Appeal Advisory Panel to the Singapore Minister for Finance • Member of the Military Court of Appeal in Singapore • Member of the Governing Board of the
International Association of Law Schools • Chairperson of the
Singapore Exchange Regulation In 2004, Tan was one of three Singaporeans who were chosen out of a pool of 8,000 candidates worldwide to be part of The Forum of Young Global Leaders, a forum which was created by
Klaus Schwab, founder and former executive chairman of the
World Economic Forum. In 2005, Tan was also named by the
Straits Times as one of "50 young Singaporeans to watch". He was also awarded the
Public Administration Medal (Silver) at Singapore's 41st
National Day celebrations. ==References==