Partner, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm, Taipei(9/1986-6/1998)
Judge of Yunlin & Changhwa District Courts(7/1982-8/1985)
Chairman of Board of Directors, Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorder
PREVIOUS PROJECTS AND CASES
Acting for Chipbond on various civil and criminal lawsuits in relation to trade secrets
Assisted DEME Group on legal matters in relation to the Kungtang development project and offshore wind power projects
Acting for Praxair Inc. in its ICC arbitration case against China Petrochemical Development Corporation
Acting for SAP in its ICC arbitration case against Hon Hai Group
Acting for the PE fund, Magicapital Management Ltd., in its investment in Huaian Imaging Device Manufacturer Corporation in China
Acting as an arbitrator in the arbitration case between Singfor Life Insurance and EFG Bank AG
Acting for Samsung Electronic Corporation in competition law matters in Taiwan
Acting as the Taiwan local counsel for the Macquarie Group for the IPO of the Cable TV system operators business in Taiwan
Acting for Kraton in its joint venture project with Formosa Petrochemical Corporation
Representing Sita in the arbitration case against Kaohsiung City Government for the equitable adjustment of the terms and conditions of the O&M Contract
Legal advice to Ansaldo in relation to the Circular Line transportation project in Taipei
Acting as the legal counsel to the General Consultant of the Bureau of High Speed Rail for the Airport Link Project
Representing Bayer Corporation in civil lawsuits in relation to HIV-infected hemophiliacs
Acting for Essilor in its five merger & acquisition projects in Taiwan
Arbitration between Matra Transport S.A. and the Department of Rapid Transit System ("DORTS") of Taipei Municipal Government in 1993 (representing Matra)
Contract negotiation and dispute handling for Siemens AG regarding its contracts with DORTS for power supply system and supply of cars
Contract negotiation and dispute handling for Siemens AG regarding its Nanpu and Hsingta power plant contracts with Taiwan Power Company
Contract negotiation for Asea Brown Boveri regarding its EPC contract with Ever Power Company
Legal advice to Morrison Knudsen Corporation regarding its tunneling projects with DORTS
Arbitration between Voith Hydro Inc. and Taiwan Power Company regarding the Mingtan Hydro Power Plant project (representing Voith)
Legal advice to Dredging International for its various dredging and reclamation projects in Taiwan
Legal advice to Union Rail Car, Alstom Signaling Inc., TSO and CNIM regarding their contracts with DORTS on car supply, signaling system, track work and escalator supply
Arbitration between Ericsson Inc. and the National Police Administration in 1998 regarding a telecom project (representing Ericsson Inc.)
Acquisition of Motorola Chung-Li factory by ASE Semiconductor manufacturing Co., Ltd. (representing ASE)
Acquisition by Formosa Taffeta of the Vietnam factory of King Co., Ltd. (representing Formosa Taffeta)
Strategic alliance project between KG Telecom and NTT DOCOMO (representing KG Telecon)
Contract negotiation and dispute resolution for Bechtel regarding its contracts in relation to Hsin-Tao power plant project
Acting for Siemens AG in negotiating the EPC Contract and O&M Contract of Kuo-Kuang power project
Acting as Conciliator for the claim disputes between Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation and its Civil Contractors (C-280 & C-291)
Legal advice to Espoir in its BOT project for rapid transit system in Hsinyi District of Taipei City
Legal advice to Fashion Music in relation to various disputes arising from P2P software service
Acting for Liberty Media Group and Newbridge Capital in the M&A project for acquiring Cable TV business in Taiwan
Legal Advice to various foreign companies in Taiwan in relation to human resources and employment law issues
Arbitration case between Siemens AG and Taiwan Power company in relation to Hsinta Power project (representing Siemens)
Arbitration between Farglory group and Taipei Municipal Government in relation to the Taipei Big DORM project (representing Taipei Municipal Government)
Appointed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication as a member of the Dispute Resolution Board for the Taiwan High Speed Rail project
Legal advice to the Macquarie Group in relation to its binding for the acquisition of the CNS Cable TV system operators
Acting for Milestone Partners for its acquisition of Safemark Ningbo in China
Acting for Interconnect Devices for its acquisition of Antares Advanced Test Technologies in Suzhou of China
Representing Taipei Municipal Government in litigation cases against the Eastern Group in relation to Taipei Small DORM BOT project
Legal advice to Tobacco Institute in Taiwan and some of its members in relation to Tobacco Hazard Prevention & Control Act
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Construction Law
Government Procurement Law
Telecommunication Law
Investment
Mergers & Acquisitions
Employment Law
Trade Law
Security Transaction Law
Fair Trade Law
Consumer Protection Law
Tobacco Hazard Prevention Control Act
HONORS
Ranked Lawyer in Dispute Resolution Law; Real Estate & Projects; Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) of Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Guide Rankings
WORKS AUTHORED
Legal Structure of BOT Projects under ROC Law
Legal Issues of BOT Project Financing
"Consequential Damages" in Major Public Construction Contracts
Legal Problems of Industrial Targeting and its Impact on International Economic Relations (JSD thesis)
The Liberalization of Taiwan's Telecommunications Market (co-authored)
QUALIFICATION
Admitted to the Taiwan Bar 1984
EDUCATION
U.C. Berkeley Law School(LL.M., 1981;J.S.D., 1986)