Alvin Tan

Regulatory Compliance Lawyer | Corporate Law Trainer

Singapore

About

I help businesses comply with law. I advise on regulatory compliance issues, including issues relating to trade, employment, education, environment, and consumer protection law.

Experience

  • Managing Director at Kinexus Legal LLC
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Affiliate Faculty at SMU Academy
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    I design and teach the course 'Employment Law in the Digital Age and Beyond'. The course focuses on digital age-related issues and is relevant to senior leadership and executives, HR personnel and people managers.

  • Adjunct Faculty at Singapore Management University
    Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    At the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, I design and teach the course 'Employment Law for Business Professionals', and teach undergraduates employment law with a commercial slant. Placed on the Dean's Teaching Honour List 2023, 2024 and 2025, by SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Awarded the Outstanding Adjunct Award 2024, by SMU.

  • Counsel at KITH & KIN Law Corporation
    Sep 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Working with Kith & Kin Law Corporation, Kinexus Legal LLC was incubated during this time.

  • Rajah & Tann Asia (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Partner
      Jan 2021 - Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Partner in the Competition & Trade practice, and Sustainability practice. I advised on: - trade-compliance issues, including strategic goods, controlled goods, compliance trade audits and voluntary disclosure applications with the Singapore Customs - sustainability-related issues such as greenwashing, carbon trading, as well as other environment, safety and health issues and compliance issues (e.g. radiation safety, toxic industrial waste, hazardous substances, UEEE) - competition and consumer protection issues, including e-commerce-related issues and health & safety, food law etc - employment-related matters, including fair recruitment, termination / wrongful dismissal issues, work-place safety and health issues, harassment, whistle-blowing etc - general corporate matters, including preparation of corporate commercial agreements I also conducted targeted training for businesses in: - legal areas such as trade compliance, anti-bribery and corruption, competition, general contract and employment laws - employment law and contract law as a trainer for Singapore Business Federation

    • Senior Associate
      Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs

    • Associate
      Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 · 4 mos