Liang-Ying Tan
Partner
DDI +44 (0)20 4591 4333
liangying.tan@seladorelegal.com
Liang-Ying Tan is a Partner specialising in international arbitration, international law and complex cross-border disputes.
Dual qualified in New York and Singapore, Liang-Ying has over a decade of experience representing clients in high-stakes commercial disputes across a range of industries, including energy, telecommunications, finance, and consumer goods. She has acted under numerous arbitral rules, including those of the ICC, ICDR, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, and SIAC.
In addition to arbitration, she has a strong track record in enforcement proceedings and related litigation.
Before joining Seladore, Liang-Ying spent nine years at Herbert Smith Freehills in New York. She previously clerked at the Supreme Court of Singapore and the International Court of Justice. In 2021, she was named a Law360 Rising Star in International Arbitration.
Liang-Ying graduated with first-class honours from the National University of Singapore and served there as an adjunct tutor in Constitutional and Administrative Law, before undertaking an LLM at Harvard Law School.
Acting for:
- An Ecuador-based subsidiary of Chinese SOEs in ICDR arbitrations and enforcement and related proceedings in New York (federal and state courts) and Delaware.
- An international bank in a bonds dispute (ICDR arbitration and SDNY enforcement proceedings).
- An Egyptian consumer goods distributor in ICC arbitration and enforcement proceedings against a Chinese manufacturer.
- An Israeli chemicals company in investment treaty arbitration (UNCITRAL Rules).
- A Chinese solar panel manufacturer in LCIA arbitration under New York law.
- A Middle Eastern telecommunications company in ICSID arbitration under the OIC Agreement.
- A multinational energy company in ICDR arbitration relating to a refinery tolling agreement.
- A Chinese energy construction company in ICC arbitration seated in Singapore, under New York law, concerning disputes under an EPC contract for a power project in Guatemala.
- An international hospitality group in ICC arbitration and related court proceedings in the US and France.
- An international industrial engineering company in a dispute concerning steel mills (compelling arbitration before US courts).
- A Scottish alcohol distiller and distributor in a potential LCIA arbitration under New York law.
- A multinational financial institution in relation to Mauritius court proceedings (compelling SIAC arbitration).
- A Luxembourg company in enforcement of ICC arbitral awards in New York, Singapore, Ireland, and France.
News & Media
The witness statement problem in international arbitration
Writing in the New York Law Journal, Seladore’s Laurence Shore, Liang-Ying Tan, and Matt Robertson examine the growing concerns around written witness statements in international arbitration.
Dan Hudson comments in Law360 on Crime and Policing Bill 2025
Partner Dan Hudson was recently quoted in Law360’s analysis of the Crime and Policing Bill 2025, which introduces reforms aimed at strengthening asset recovery and corporate liability in economic crime cases.
Simon Bushell writes for The Times on art market fraud
In his latest article for The Times, Senior Partner Simon Bushell explores why regulatory gaps, weak enforcement, and a culture of opacity continue to expose art market players to serious financial risk – and produce fertile ground for the next major scandal.
