Bio

Benjamin A. Tan joined Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP in January 2008. Mr. Tan is head of the firm's Asian Practice Group. Mr. Tan’s practice has recently included advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising efforts through public and private offerings both domestically and overseas and secured and unsecured private equity financing transactions (PIPEs), venture capital financing and lending transactions. In addition, Mr. Tan has also advised on general corporate and securities matters relating to ’33 and ’34 Act ongoing reporting and compliance matters to both local and foreign-based reporting companies, ranging from start-ups and small growing businesses to middle market and larger companies, with a significant percentage of foreign-based businesses from the People’s Republic of China. Recently, Mr. Tan has been advising companies on delisting from major US stock exchanges, ‘going private” transactions and responding to SEC and stock exchange inquiries, investigations and subpoenas. He has also been active in capital raises in EB-5 programs, having acted as counsel for both investors and developers. Mr. Tan had been involved in and advised on numerous cross-jurisdictional corporate and finance projects in South-east Asia and various parts of Europe. His general corporate experience includes advising on non-disclosure, information technology-related, real estate, employment, joint venture and intellectual property agreements. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Tan had worked at a few large and small boutique law firms both in New York and in Singapore. Mr. Tan was also General Counsel for a NASDAQ-listed technology company as well as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for a privately-held information technology company. Education: National University of Singapore, LL.B., (Honors), University of London, LL.M.