RT
Rachel Tan
Managing Partner
Corporate · M&A
Boutique Singapore Law Firm · Est. 2009
Sharp legal counsel
Sharp legal counsel
for the businesses
building Singapore.
We advise SMEs, founders and individuals with the rigour of a large firm and the candour of a trusted adviser — clear answers, commercial judgement, and no jargon for its own sake.
16 yrs
Advising Singapore businesses since 2009
1,200+
Clients served across the region
8
Core practice areas under one roof
S$1.4b
In transactions guided to completion
01 — Who we are
A firm small enough to know you, serious enough to be relied upon.
Tan & Wahab was founded on a simple conviction: that growing companies and ambitious individuals deserve senior legal attention — not a junior associate and an invoice.
Every matter is led by a partner. We work the way our clients do: quickly, commercially, and with a plain account of the risks worth taking and the ones that aren’t. From a Series A term sheet to a shareholder dispute, we are the counsel founders and directors call first.
Read about the firm
02 — What we do
Eight practices, one standard of judgement.
Deep coverage of the matters that decide a business’s direction — and the personal matters that protect a family’s future.
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Corporate & Commercial
Incorporation, shareholder agreements, financing rounds and the day-to-day contracts that keep a company moving.
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02
Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side deals, due diligence and negotiation — structured to close, and to hold up afterwards.
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03
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Commercial disputes, mediation and arbitration before the Singapore courts and the SIAC — resolved commercially where we can, fought firmly where we must.
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04
Employment Law
Hiring, executive exits, restraint of trade and MOM compliance for employers who want to do it right the first time.
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05
Intellectual Property & Technology
Trade marks, licensing, SaaS and data agreements that protect what your business actually runs on.
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Conveyancing & Real Estate
Residential and commercial conveyancing, leases and en bloc matters — handled with care and on time.
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Family Law
Divorce, maintenance and custody, handled with discretion and a steady hand through a difficult season.
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Wills, Probate & Estate Planning
Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and the administration of estates — protecting what you’ve built for the next generation.
03 — How we work
“We answer the question you asked — and the one you should have.”
Listen first
We start with your commercial objective, not the legal mechanism. The mechanism is our job.
Advise plainly
A clear recommendation, the real risks, and what it will cost — in writing, before you commit.
Stay close
A partner who knows your matter and picks up the phone. No handing you down the chain.
04 — Our people
The partners you’ll actually work with.
A close team of practitioners, each leading their field — and answerable for your matter from start to finish.
IW
Imran Wahab
Partner
Disputes · Litigation
CL
Cheryl Lim
Partner
Employment · Commercial
DK
Daniel Koh
Senior Associate
IP · Technology
05 — Insights
Plain reading on Singapore business law.
Practical notes for directors and founders — written by the partners who advise on these matters every week.
What the 2024 Employment Act changes mean for SME hiring
The flexible-work rules and salary thresholds every Singapore employer should have actioned by now.
Founder vesting and ESOPs: getting your cap table right before a raise
Why the terms you set at incorporation quietly decide how your Series A negotiation goes.
Restraint of trade clauses in Singapore: what actually holds up
The line between a clause the courts will enforce and one that isn’t worth the paper.
Book a consultation
Tell us what you’re facing. We’ll tell you where you stand.
A focused first consultation with a partner — to understand your matter, set out the options, and agree what good looks like. No obligation.
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Or call us · +65 6532 1880
Law Society of Singapore
Singapore Academy of Law
SCCA Member