Benjamin Tan

Benjamin A. Tan is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Department of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP, a New York–based securities law firm, where he heads the firm's Asia Practice Group. He joined the firm (then Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP) in January 2008. His practice centers on mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising through public and private offerings both domestically and overseas, PIPEs and private placements, venture-capital financing and lending transactions, SPAC transactions, and ongoing '33 Act and '34 Act reporting and compliance for both U.S. and foreign-based issuers — with a significant share of his clients being foreign businesses, particularly from the People's Republic of China.

He was educated in Singapore and the United Kingdom, holding an LL.B. (Honours) from the National University of Singapore and an LL.M. from the University of London. He is admitted to practice in New York, in England and Wales, and in Singapore, and is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Before joining Sichenzia Ross, he worked at large and boutique law firms in both New York and Singapore, served as General Counsel of a NASDAQ-listed technology company, and was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of a privately held information-technology company. He was recognized as Finance Monthly's 2014 "Dealmaker of the Year."

An important accuracy note: the stub described Benjamin Tan as a "Co-Founder / Angel Investor" doing seed-round investing. Public sources do not support this. All verifiable records identify him as a securities *attorney* — the [hidden] email and the (646) 810-0609 direct line both belong to the law firm. His connection to early-stage investing is as counsel to startups and entrepreneurs on capital raises and financings, not as a personal angel investor. Founders should treat him as a corporate/securities lawyer and deal advisor rather than a source of investment capital, unless he separately confirms angel activity.

• Works with startups and entrepreneurs on the *legal and structuring* side of financings rather than deploying his own capital; the firm markets "Legal Services for Startups and Entrepreneurs" as a core offering.
• Practice spans the full capital-raising lifecycle: seed and venture-capital financings, PIPEs and private placements, SEC registration statements, IPOs/reverse mergers, and SPAC transactions.
• Strong cross-border orientation — a natural fit for Asia-based (especially Chinese and Southeast Asian) companies seeking to raise capital or list in the U.S.
• No publicly stated personal investment thesis or check-size range was found; check-size and "target company profile" data from the stub could not be verified and have been omitted.