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Ms. Amelia Tan

Counsel, Carey Olsen Singapore LLP

Singapore


Amelia is counsel in Carey Olsen's litigation, insolvency and restructuring practice in Singapore. She has a broad range of experience in commercial litigation, with a focus on complex, multi-jurisdictional shareholder / director litigation, corporate disputes, fraud and asset tracing and cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters. Amelia also has significant experience in seeking urgent interlocutory relief for clients, including freezing orders and injunctions, and enforcement matters and has represented clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. She regularly advises listed companies and financial institutions, high net worth individuals and insolvency practitioners in the region.

Amelia has been listed as a Rising Star consecutively for two years by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2023 and 2024. She has also been named in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Offshore Client Choice List in 2024. She was also selected to participate in the inaugural Singapore Leaders Network fellowship programme (SGLN), an initiative led by the Singapore government, the Singapore Economic Development Board, and supported by the private sector. Amelia is one of the five global finalists (and only recipient in Asia) of the IWIRC Rising Star Award in 2022 and is also part of the International Insolvency Institute's (III) highly prestigious and successful NextGen Leadership Program Class XII (2023).

Clients speak highly of Amelia, describing her as an "outstanding individual within Carey Olsen" and who is "technically solid, business savvy and always responsive". Clients also regard Amelia as a "trusted advisor" whose "maturity and expertise are evident in every interaction" and commented that she "handles complex matters with the finesse of a seasoned professional". 

Amelia is Chair of the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Singapore Network. She is also an active member of INSOL and the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore (IPAS).

Amelia is admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI) and is enrolled as a Registered Associate in the Supreme Court of Bermuda.  She is also admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (non-practising) and as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (non-practising).