Annette Tan

Annette Tan is a Senior Associate at Harry Elias Partnership, focusing on Family Law. She has extensive experience in litigation strategy and complex family law disputes in Singapore.

She approaches her practice with empathy and is committed to delivering clear, practical and outcome-oriented legal solutions tailored to her clients’ needs.

She has acted for individuals, banks and companies before the Singapore Courts, as well as in both local and international arbitration proceedings. In addition to contentious family and matrimonial matters, Annette has advised clients on a wide range of non-contentious family law issues, including simplified divorce proceedings, deeds of separation, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and the drafting of Wills. She has assisted clients with probate applications and applications for letters of administration.

In her broader legal practice, she has acted in a variety of commercial matters, including complex intellectual property disputes involving patents and copyright, as well as matters relating to commercial law, bankruptcy and insolvency, employment and construction.

Annette also has a strong interest in international and refugee law. Prior to her admission as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, she worked for approximately two years at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She also served as a researcher to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, contributing to thematic reports presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council and the United Nations General Assembly.

She was recognised as a “Rising Star” in Family & Divorce Law in Singapore by Doyle’s Guide (2026). She holds a Bachelor of Laws from The University of Western Australia and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, and is a member of the Singapore Academy of Law and The Law Society of Singapore.