David Tan

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David Tan
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Born1969
NationalitySingaporean
Education B.Com. (Melbourne)
LL.B. (Hons) (Melbourne)
LL.M. (Harvard)
Ph.D. (Melbourne)
Alma mater Melbourne Law School
Harvard Law School
Employer National University of Singapore
Notable workThe Commercial Appropriation of Fame: A Cultural Analysis of the Right of Publicity and Passing Off (2017)

David Tan is a Singaporean law professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. He was the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs from January 2015 to June 2021. [1] His legal scholarship covers intellectual and intangible property law. He is also a fine art and fashion photographer, with exhibitions presented by Cartier and Versace. [2]

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Biography

David graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, and he was a resident of Trinity College, Melbourne (1991–1995) where he was named Valedictorian. He was awarded the RJ Hamer and Corrs Chambers Westgarth Prizes in Constitutional & Administrative Law, Price Waterhouse Prize in Contracts, and Rayne Dickson Memorial Exhibition Prize in Health & Medical Law. David was conferred a Master of Laws in 1999 from Harvard, where he attended on the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship. [3]

David worked in DBS Bank before joining the Singapore Administrative Service in December 2001, serving as director of International Talent at the Ministry of Manpower and head of Contact Singapore, and as Director of Sports in the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. David left the Singapore Administrative Service and enrolled in the Ph.D. programme at Melbourne Law School in 2006. [4] He received the Oakleaf Award from Trinity College at the University of Melbourne for "his services to the arts, law and education". [5] The Oakleaf Award commemorates 150 years of Trinity College by recognising living alumni and supporters who have made a notable contribution to Trinity, the broader community, or both, within Australia or globally. [6]

David joined NUS Law as an assistant professor in December 2008. In 2012, he became a tenured associate professor. He was appointed vice dean of academic affairs in 2015, overseeing the LL.B. and LL.M. programmes. In 2016, he was appointed to the position of dean's chair at the faculty. [4] He was promoted to full professor on 1 July 2018. [7]

David has a curatorial collection of over 200 jackets, mainly blazers, which includes rare runway looks from Alexander Lee McQueen's final menswear collection and Gucci's "Roger Federer Met Gala 2017" crystal cobra tuxedo. [8] [9] In 2022, the National Museum of Singapore acquired some of his jackets as part of the museum’s ongoing documentation of contemporary styles and perspectives in Singapore. [10] In 2023, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne also added a number of his jackets to their permanent collection. [11] From January to March 2024, the Alliance Française de Singapour showcased 42 of his jackets from French brands and France-based designers in a public exhibition "La Veste", that included rare items from Louis Vuitton, Balmain, Dior, and Comme des Garçons. [12]

David's legal scholarship covers three areas of intellectual and intangible property – personality rights, copyright, and trademarks – as well as tort law and comparative constitutional freedom of expression. [1] He adopts an "interdisciplinary approach drawing on cultural studies and semiotics". [7]

His monograph The Commercial Appropriation of Fame: A Cultural Analysis of the Right of Publicity and Passing Off was published by Cambridge University Press in 2017. [13] [14] David has also published in a range of journals including Yale Journal of International Law, Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, [15] Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, WIPO Journal, Sydney Law Review and Law Quarterly Review. [16]

David's recent work also encompasses the future of legal education in Singapore. He has proposed a new "3T" paradigm of "Transnationalism, Technology and Tradition". [17]

Photography

David has contributed to magazines like Harper’s Bazaar and Elle. [2] He is currently represented by Yang Gallery. [18] A visual arts studio at Trinity College, Melbourne has been named after him. [19] In 2022, he reimagined Adrian Pang and Kit Chan as Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo based on vintage photographs in the principal photography for The LKY Musical staged by the Singapore Repertory Theatre. [20] [21]

David has staged several solo photography exhibitions: [22]

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  1. 1 2 "David TAN".
  2. 1 2 "About - David Tan Photo".
  3. ↑ https://justified.nuslawclub.com/quare-prof-david-tan/ Quare: Prof David Tan
  4. 1 2 https://law.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CV-TAN-David-own.pdf Curriculum Vitae
  5. ↑ "Prof David Tan receives Oakleaf Award at Trinity College's 150th anniversary celebrations".
  6. ↑ "Oakleaf Awardees".
  7. 1 2 "David Tan promoted to full Professor".
  8. ↑ "Law professor's 200-plus designer jackets include pieces worn by Federer, Neymar". The Straits Times. August 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ Lim, Lionnel (June 18, 2020). "David Tan and his love for designer jackets". Prestige.
  10. ↑ "Fashion Collectors Share Their Thoughts On Menswear Favourites". a+.
  11. ↑ "Works". National Gallery of Victoria.
  12. ↑ "Viva La Veste: Singapore law professor's 42 couture jackets on exhibition". The Straits Times.
  13. ↑ David Tan (2017), The Commercial Appropriation of Fame: A Cultural Analysis of the Right of Publicity and Passing Off, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN   9781316488744
  14. ↑ "New legal book looks at how social media changed definition of fame". The Straits Times. September 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Copyright Fair Use and the Digital Carnivalesque: Towards A New Lexicon of Transformative Internet Memes".
  16. ↑ Porich, Jimmy (February 11, 2020). "Professor David Tan". Melbourne Law School.
  17. ↑ Tan, Professor David (July 12, 2020). "Transnationalism, Technology and Tradition: What We Are (And Should Be) Teaching".
  18. ↑ "David Tan – YangGallery".
  19. ↑ "Spotlight on David Tan and our new visual arts room". www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au.
  20. ↑ "The LKY Musical: Adrian Pang and Kit Chan on playing the most important couple in Singapore's history". Prestige. July 30, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Turning 50: Kit Chan looks back at her 29-year career and looks forward to playing Mrs Lee Kuan Yew". CNA. September 6, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Exhibitions - David Tan Photo".
  23. ↑ "Double Exposure: Billy Mork & David Tan Photography Exhibition @ Yang Gallery".
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