Paul Tan is a partner at Cavenagh Law LLP, which is in a formal law alliance with Clifford Chance. He heads the FLA's litigation practice for Southeast Asia. He is a commercial litigation and international arbitration (both commercial and investor-state) specialist and advises multinationals, financial institutions and governments on complex issues of public and private international law, emerging issues of corporate governance and tech-related disputes. He has experience advising Chinese companies in their disputes overseas as well. He is ranked by all major legal publications and described as a "gifted advocate" and a "star performer." He is co-authoring a number of publications on international arbitration, including Mustill & Boyd's forthcoming edition.