William Wan

Dr. William Wan, JP is a Partner at CNPLaw, and a legal consultant, mediator and community leader. His primary practice area is Dispute Resolution.

Called to the Bar in 1973, he built a general practice covering land reversion, multi-national corruption, minority oppression, defamation, criminal and capital cases, and professional disciplinary tribunals.

He spent 25 years abroad in academia, community and church leadership before returning to private practice in a regional law firm, thereafter assuming corporate leadership in an American psychometric corporation. Subsequently, he served 13 years as General Secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement before joining CNPLaw.

Educated at the University of Singapore, Regent, Carleton, Queen's and the University of Ottawa, he holds advanced degrees in law, theology and counselling. He is a Justice of the Peace, an accredited international mediator and psychometric analyst.

His honours include the Canadian Board of Police Commissioner's Commendation, the Ontario Solicitor-General's Award, the President's Volunteerism and Philanthropy Award and lifetime achievement awards in community service. An author of 14 books on "matters of the heart", he is a three-time TEDx speaker and has guest lectured at NTU, SMU, NUS, SUSS, LKYSPP, RSIS and international forums.