Senior Associate
Mazie Tan
Prior to Setia Law LLC, Mazie was a disputes associate with one of the Big Four firms in Singapore.
Mazie is developing a commercial disputes practice, with a focus on investment, finance and emerging technology.
Her experience includes cross-border disputes involving token mis-selling, fraud and shareholder oppression.
Mazie graduated from the National University of Singapore with multiple academic book prizes. While at university, Mazie represented her university in the ALSA International Investment Disputes Moot Competition and the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, and served as a research assistant where she worked on research issues touching on the interplay between new technologies and tort law, and investments funds, on matters concerning fraud, financial crimes, corporate governance issues, regulatory investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions.
Outside of law, Mazie is an accomplished dancer. She was Dance Captain of the NUS Dance Ensemble, artist with Sigma Contemporary Dance and apprentice with T.H.E Dance Company (2nd Co). Throughout her dance journey, Mazie has been involved in a number of dance productions where she worked with locally acclaimed choreographers. Mazie is also a certified Yoga instructor.
Notable experience:
- Acted for the liquidators of Torque Group, a major cryptocurrency investment e-platform, in investigations and claims relating to the misappropriation of cryptocurrencies valued at over $300 million.
- Acted for several major private credit funds in a claim valued at over US$350 million against an Indonesian tycoon in enforcement efforts including obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction of up to US$382 million, securing a rarely-issued worldwide receivership order in aid of the freezing injunction and successfully resisting an application to set aside an arbitration award before the Singapore International Commercial Court and Court of Appeal.
- Acted for a major creditor of a major commodities group in relation to a claim of over US$20 million arising from a breach of a loan facility agreement, as well as further enforcement and investigative efforts into fraudulent transactions perpetrated through multiple companies in business of trading coal and other minerals across the UAE, India and the BVI.
- Acted for judgment creditor in successfully seeking disclosure against a Singapore bank in aid of enforcing a UK judgment debt of more than £25 million and pursuing related conspiracy claim.
- Acted for ex-head of research in defending a representative action involving 377 represented plaintiffs before the Singapore High Court involving claims of misrepresentation, fraud, and conspiracy arising out of the Terra-Luna crash in 2022.
- Acted for Singapore country club and founder in representative action involving 170 plaintiff-club members before the Singapore High Court and Appellate Division in successfully resisting claims for deceit and negligence totaling approximately S$20 million.
- Acted for managing partners of private equity fund and fund management company with assets under management exceeding US$7 billion in SIAC arbitration against retired partner in dispute concerning management fees.
