Joshua is the Managing Director of JT Legal, a boutique corporate & finance law practice which he founded after heading the Corporate Practice Group of an International Joint Law Venture in Singapore.

With more than 25 years of corporate and finance law experience under his belt,  Joshua is a familiar face in the fund raising and investment circle. He is well-regarded for his expertise in corporate matters such as Mergers & Acquisitions, trade sales, corporate restructuring & rescue and a variety of fund-raising exercise whether relating to start-ups (from seed funding to Series D), SMEs, MNCs or listed companies.

Joshua has also given advice and assisted in application to the MAS for license(s) relating to the Payment Services Act and the Securities and Futures Act. Apart from corporate and regulatory matters, he is also well sought after as a commercially savvy negotiator in alternate dispute resolution matters involving settlement of commercial disputes. 

He is also actively involved in the start-up scene in Singapore, and can often be seen attending events at start-up bootcamps, incubators and accelerators in Singapore. 

Under Joshua’s strong leadership, the firm has exceptional expertise in the areas of Capital Markets and M&A, Banking & Finance, Corporate and Regulatory. Joshua and the firm have also been consistently ranked in legal rankings. 

Some of his accolades include being ranked as a Notable Firm on IFLR1000 for Investment Funds and M&A in 2023, being ranked on Chambers for Startups and Emerging Companies for three years running and Asian Legal Business’ Super 50 TMT Lawyers in 2024. The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2014 recommended “the experienced Joshua Tan who leads on the firm’s capital markets work; he is particularly strong on the equity side.” 

In the area of corporate governance, Joshua has been certified as a Senior Accredited Director by the Singapore Institute of Directors. He currently sits on the board of a company listed on Catalist in Singapore, and chairs its remuneration committee.