Astrid Chou
Associate
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Banking Act, Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act
- Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Digital Assets and Fintech
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- Fair Trade Act (competition law)
- Intellectual Property Law
- General Corporate Legal Affairs
PREVIOUS PROJECTS AND CASES
- Assisted a global airlines in a merger and acquisition case, provided legal advice and conducted due diligence.
- Assisted financial institutions in the establishment of a compliance risk assessment system and a regulatory database.
- Provided legal advice on equity, investment agreements, labor contracts, intellectual property, and anti-money laundering regulations to companies in the international Fintech, AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrency industries.
- Assisted an international trade company in civil litigation over a commercial contract dispute.
- Assisted a domestic construction company in administrative litigation over a project contract dispute.
- Assisted in administrative litigation over a land expropriation dispute.
- Assisted a well-known domestic bank in a financial fraud and anti-money laundering criminal action.
EXPERIENCE
- Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2021)
- Consultant, Taiwan Blockchain Academia (2020)
- Researcher, Smart Contract Research Forum (2021.7-2022.6)
- Intern Attorney, Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law (2021.2-2021.7)
- Research Assistant, National Taiwan University College of Law (2018.2-2020.2 / 2021.8-2023.6)
- Project Assistant, KPMG Law Firm (2018.7-2018.12)
QUALIFICATION
- Admitted to the Taiwan Bar, 2017
- ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems Lead Auditor
- ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System Lead Auditor
EDUCATION
- National Taiwan University, LL.M.
- National Chung Cheng University, LL.B.
WORKS AUTHORED
- Regulating ChatGPT: General Purpose Artificial Intelligence and the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act, 2023
- The Study of the Private Laws of Trade in Crypto Asset: Focusing on Crypto Asset Trading Platforms (Master thesis, 2020)
LANGUAGES
Mandarin, English and Taiwanese