Dan Tan is the principal of Dan Tan Law, a boutique law firm based in New York and San Francisco that has been repeatedly ranked amongst the top 100 of all arbitration practices in the world (Global Arbitration Review 100, 2012 to 2018). Dan is an associate member of St Phillips Stone, a commercial barristers chambers based in London and Singapore.

Dan’s practice focuses on international litigation and arbitration. He has acted in litigation matters in courts all over the world, and in arbitrations under various institutional rules (including ICC, LCIA, AAA, Swiss Rules, BANI, SIAC) seated in major arbitration venues (New York, California, London, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Indonesia, Brazil, and Singapore). Chambers USA and Chambers Global (2012 to 2017) rank Dan as a leading arbitration lawyer. Chambers calls him “a star in the international arbitration world” and “an extraordinary legal talent and is extremely creative in the legal theories he uses.” He is “particularly praised for his astuteness” and “always two steps ahead of the other side”. “Clients and peers overwhelmingly attest to his expertise as ‘a very skilled advocate’ who ‘comes up with practical, commercial advice that clients find extremely useful.’” The publication also notes his “tremendous expertise in pursuing arbitrations in Asia” and describes him as a “very talented and knowledgeable individual who has an exclusive focus on arbitration.” He has been ranked an “International Arbitration Star” nationally and a “Litigation Star” by Euromoney Benchmark Litigation (2010 to 2018 Edns). He was lauded as being “alert, informed and bold in arbitration proceedings” and for his “acumen and knowledge of local law” and “simply amazing ability to remember arcane, technical details from evidentiary findings, and quote them in detail.” The Global Arbitration Review calls him “a name to know” and commends his “impressive attention to detail and strategy” and “innovative ways of presenting complex ideas to a multilingual and multi-jurisdictional tribunal.” The GAR notes his “easy to work with approach” and remarks that “Clients love him.” Euromoney Institutional Investor ranks Dan as an Expert in Commercial Arbitration. Legal 500 Asia calls him an “outstanding lawyer.” Dan is also a “Future Leader” in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2018.

Dan has over a decade of international arbitration and litigation experience at some of the largest international law firms. He previously practiced with Latham & Watkins and O’Melveny & Myers in New York, and Lovells in London. Dan has also been Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School for the past decade (teaching international arbitration) and was previously Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School (teaching international investment law). He writes prolifically in his field and has published articles in leading academic journals that have been excerpted in casebooks, cited in prominent textbooks and commentaries and by US Federal courts, and have been called “ground-breaking thinking.”