Marissa Tan
- Partner
- Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore)
A Partner in PDLegal’s Singapore office, Marissa’s main areas of practice are civil and commercial litigation, where she represents clients across a broad range of disputes, with significant experience in construction and property disputes and family and matrimonial law.
As part of her developing practice, she represents various clients in a number of industries, including media and entertainment and construction.
Marissa graduated with an LL.B. (Honours) from the University of Liverpool in 2015 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2017.
Key Practices
Qualifications
University of Liverpool, LL.B. (Hons)
Speaking engagements
- Delivered legal talks on the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), Wills, and Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA).
Memberships
Selected Experience
Selected Experience
- Acted as counsel in arbitration proceedings for a global clothing brand involving claims exceeding US$2.5 million.
- Represented a well-known Singaporean restaurant in pursuing US$3 million in claims against its Dubai-based franchisees.
- Acted for a renowned media company in proceedings against its director for breach of fiduciary duties, intellectual property infringement, and conspiracy.
- Acted as counsel for a prominent media personality in high-profile defamation proceedings.
- Represented developers and contractors in construction-related disputes before the High Court of Singapore.
- Acted for homeowners in claims against contractors in both the State Courts and the High Court.
- Acted for various clients under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.
- Negotiated divorce settlements for multiple high-profile media personalities.
- Acted as counsel in high-stakes matrimonial litigation involving substantial asset division and complex child custody disputes.
- Acted as counsel in the sale of 56 individual industrial units within
a major development.