Michael has more than 20 years of experience advising international companies’ operation in and with China. He has profound experience advising industrial clients in various sectors, which covers all legal aspects of a typical investment deal like market entry and joint ventures, M&A restructuring and exit. Throughout his two decades’ practice, Michael has been gradually converging his energy on technology driven business and has built up his reputation and connections in the circle.
As the first Chinese partner of Taylor Wessing, Michael is now heading the firm's TMC practice for China. Besides his expertise regarding the general corporate and commercial matters, he specializes in IT regulatory and data/privacy protection areas. Michael holds CIPP/E certification as granted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). At the same time, he quite often publishes articles and frequently comments on IT and technology related legal topics.
Michael is National Chair of the Legal & Competition Working Group under the European Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as an arbitrator of the Shanghai International Arbitration Center.
China: App service industry "should be more prudent" following CAC provisions - Dr. Michael Tan’s comments with DataGuidance
China: Consumer information measure will 'assist enforcement'
New Legal Obligations of Online Advertisement in China
SAIC’s consumer protection comes at a price
SAIC Strengthens Supervision of E-commerce
Revisiting the data protection regime in China
China - Data Protection in the Financial Sector
Revealed: how bet365 profits from Chinese punters who risk jail for gambling online
When Dispute Resolving is in Dispute
Light at the end of the tunnel? – the draft Foreign Investment Law
Key lawyer for China TMT
Key lawyer in the Shanghai office: Corporate / M&A China
Key lawyer in the Shanghai office
par Dr. Michael Tan et Julian Sun
China’s Revised Company Law and Criminal Law
Regional Scheme: A Better Way to Export Data from China?
par Dr. Michael Tan et Thomas Kahl
par plusieurs auteurs
par plusieurs auteurs
par plusieurs auteurs
par plusieurs auteurs
par plusieurs auteurs
par Thomas Kahl
par Benjamin Znaty
par Alison Dennis