Ankwei Chen

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Ankwei Chen

Counsel (Associate Partner)
Ankwei has over a decade of experience in advising multinational entities in corporate M&A transactions and cross-border intellectual property disputes. Ankwei has also successfully represented many clients in dispute resolution, in particular international commercial arbitration cases before the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

In addition, Ankwei has closely followed the development of blockchain-based technologies since their inception, and as a result, he has been frequently involved in providing advice to the firm’s growing clientele in the FinTech and innovative technologies industries.
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EXPERIENCE
  • ‧ Lee, Tsai & Partners, (2011- )
  • Treaty and Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010-2011)
PREVIOUS PROJECTS AND CASES
  • Arbitration & Litigation
  • Successfully represented a PRC furniture manufacturer in a contract dispute before the ICC.
  • Successfully assisted an automobile aftermarket parts manufacturer in resolving a patent infringement dispute in California
  • Successfully represented a subcontractor firm in resolving a contract payment dispute before the ICC.
  • Successfully provided advice to a Taiwan branch of a US-based electronic components distributor in defending against a breach of contract claim before the ICC.
  • Successfully represented a US-based chemicals company in defending against multiple breach of contract claims before the ICC.
  • Successfully represented a well-known software systems company in obtaining an order for specific contract performance before the ICC.
  • Provided advice to a Taiwan semiconductor company in federal court litigation in Florida.
  • Assisted in providing advice to the Taiwan branch of a French waste management company in arbitration against the Kaohsiung City Government.
  • Participated in providing advice to a well-known pharmaceuticals company in defending against claims arising out of a previous settlement.

  • Corporate M&A
  • Provided due diligence work and legal advice to a semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer in relation to its indirect acquisition of a Taiwanese branch office of another semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer.
  • Assisted a German company in its Taiwan merger notification filing.
  • Provided due diligence work and legal advice to a French cargo services company in relation to its indirect acquisition of a Taiwanese air cargo sales company.
  • Provided due diligence work and legal advice to a Taiwan private equity firm in relation to its investment of a Chinese semiconductor company.
  • Assisted a Cayman holding company in its share subscription arrangement with multiple investors.
  • Provided due diligence work and legal advice to a cable television trust in relation to its listing on the Singapore stock exchange.
  • Provided due diligence work and legal advice to a Singapore-based shipping company in relation to its IPO project on the Singapore stock exchange.
  • Assisted a Taiwan semiconductor company with its purchase of a US maskless lithography company’s assets.
  • Assisted a well-known Korean electronics company in handling its Taiwan merger pre-notification filing.
  • Assisted a well-known optical lens products company in handling its Taiwan merger pre-notification filing.

  • Intellectual Property
  • Assisted in providing advice to a US-based packaging designer firm in successfully defending against a patent infringement claim before the Intellectual Property Office.
  • Provided advice to clients in responding to alleged infringement of design patents.
  • Trademark Application for New York area street artist.

  • Government Procurement
  • Assisted in providing advice to a US engineering company with respect to its government procurement projects in Taiwan.
  • Assisted in providing advice to a Belgium dredging company in relation to its consortium bid in a land reclamation project.

  • Miscellaneous
  • Assisted a telecommunications equipment manufacturer to obtain information regarding compliance with Section 889 of the US National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019.
  • Lead advice to a US firm regarding the transfer of its business to a new entity in New Jersey.
  • Provided advice to a Taiwan supplier regarding the export control laws in the United States for defense-related articles.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
  • General Corporate Law
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Technology Law
WORKS AUTHORED
  • Co-author, Republic of China (Taiwan) chapter, the International Compendium of Construction Contracts
  • Evaluation of the US practice in incorporating DMCA protection requirements in its bilateral FTAs
QUALIFICATION
  • Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar 2008
EDUCATION
  • Washington College of Law, J.D. 2008
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A. 2004
LANGUAGES
Mandarin, English, French and Japanese