Bryan Tan
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): International + 2 more rankings
Band 2
Band 2
Band 3
About
Provided by Bryan Tan
Practice Areas
Bryan Tan, based in Singapore, is versed in technology venture capital and acquisitions; data centers; submarine cables and telecom infrastructure investments; fintech, including crypto transactions, fintech products and technologies; and data breaches and response.
Bryan does transactional, regulatory and legislative work for clients in a broad range of industries, including video games, fintech, VC funds, health care, telecoms, media and technology.
Projects include venture capital investments into fast-growing technology companies, crypto currency projects (including funds, exchanges and international consortiums), but also cybersecurity, data protection and trade facilitation.
He is a partner in the firm’s Entertainment & Media Group. Bryan is regularly quoted in foreign and local press articles and also advises governments and bodies such as Asean, World Bank and United Nations. He is currently a vice-chairman at the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Bryan Tan has considerable experience advising on various cross-border regulatory and transactional matters. His clientele includes TMT and fintech firms.
Bryan Tan advises on venture capital work, assisting both startups and VC investors on early and late-stage financings and M&A. He is also commended for his financial services regulatory knowledge.
Bryan Tan of Reed Smith is well known for acting on IT-related transactions. He regularly advises media, technology and e-payments clients on regulatory and transactional matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"My understanding is that he's a very good practitioner with a good regulatory TMT practice."
"Bryan Tan has been in the TMT space for a long time. It's something that he has a genuine interest in, and he's someone who's involved in the industry and market."
"I find Bryan to be a very practical lawyer. He does not just look at the client's issues from a legal view, but also from a commercial and practical perspective."
"Bryan has deep technical knowledge, experience and expertise, balancing that with a very good sense of commerciality."
"Bryan is knowledgeable and insightful, and has business insight beyond a normal lawyer."
"Bryan is both highly professional and incredibly helpful. With extensive expertise in his field, he is able to offer timely and accurate advice on any related requests we make."
"A fantastic practitioner with varied experience and connections."
"My understanding is that he's a very good practitioner with a good regulatory TMT practice."
"Bryan Tan has been in the TMT space for a long time. It's something that he has a genuine interest in, and he's someone who's involved in the industry and market."
"I find Bryan to be a very practical lawyer. He does not just look at the client's issues from a legal view, but also from a commercial and practical perspective."
"Bryan has deep technical knowledge, experience and expertise, balancing that with a very good sense of commerciality."
"Bryan is knowledgeable and insightful, and has business insight beyond a normal lawyer."
"Bryan is both highly professional and incredibly helpful. With extensive expertise in his field, he is able to offer timely and accurate advice on any related requests we make."
"A fantastic practitioner with varied experience and connections."
