Elizabeth Pai
Senior Of Counsel
Elizabeth has been an attorney for over twenty years and has a long and rich experience in handling the legal issues that arise over the entire duration of a public construction project. She also specializes in assisting foreign professional contractors to participate in key public construction projects in Taiwan, such as assisting such contractors to negotiate and draft contracts with the relevant counterparty (the owner, joint bidder, consortium bidder, subcontractor, supplier, etc.), as well as handling dispute resolution matters (including negotiation, protest, complaint reporting, contract performance mediation, litigation and arbitration)
Elizabeth also has expertise in providing legal advice on employment law issues to multinational enterprise clients, such as employment-related matters arising in mergers and acquisitions, drafting company work rules and employment agreements with different levels of employees, as well as representing them in handling labor disputes. Elizabeth has worked closely with law firms around the globe for many years, and she is a frequent participant or speaker at activities hosted by the Employment Law Alliance. Additionally, Elizabeth has been recognized as a "Thought Leader" in Labour & Employment by Who's Who Legal(WWL) in 2023 and is the sole recipient of this prestigious award in Taiwan for this practice area.
EXPERIENCE
- Lee, Tsai & Partners Attorneys-at-Law (2000~present)
- Tsar & Tsai Law Firm, Taipei (1996)
PREVIOUS PROJECTS AND CASES
- Advising an Italian electromechanical engineering and transportation company in the “Circular Line (Phase I) E&M, Trackwork and Automated Fare Collection System Project (CF610/CF611/CF617)”of the System-wide E&M Project Office (under the Department of Rapid Transit Systems of the Taipei City Government)
- Advising a well-known Italian company in “San Ying Line Rapid Transit System Turnkey Project” of Department of Rapid Transit Systems, New Taipei City
- Advising Bureau of High Speed Rail, Ministry of Transportation and Communications in “Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System Project (ME01)”
- Advising a well-known Italian company in the “Circular Line (northern and southern sections) E&M, Automated Fare Collection System and Trackwork Project (CF620/CF627/CF621)”of the System-wide E&M Project Office (under the Department of Rapid Transit Systems of the Taipei City Government)
- Advising a major US energy company in the Third LNG Storage Tanks Receiving Terminal Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning Works Project” of CPC Corporation and the Taichug Power Plant LNG Receiving Terminal Storage Tanks Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning Works Project of Taiwan Power Company.
- Advising a well-known elevator company in the Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Project and the Wan Da Zhonghe Shulin Line (Phase one I) Project.
- Advising a well-known Belgium business group in the Third LNG Receiving Terminal Port Construction and Reclamation Project” of CPC Corporation.
- Advising a well-known engineering consultant company regarding E&M works, civil works and acquisition of land for the Taoyuan City MRT Green Line Project.
- Dispute resolution for a well-known German business group regarding government procurement contract in relation to Lin-Kou power plant project
- Dispute resolution for a well-known Japanese company regarding government procurement contract in relation to Passenger Automatic People Mover System of Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport Second Terminal Project
- Dispute resolution for a well-known rail equipment manufacturer regarding government procurement procedures in relation to Train ATP System procurement project
- Dispute resolution for the Taiwan subsidiary of a well-known German business group regarding government procurement procedures in relation to Axle Counting System procurement project of Taiwan Railways Administration
- Representing a well-known Taiwan construction company. for Project CP-264 of Taipei Rapid Transit System
- Dispute resolution for a major US energy company regarding its contracts in relation to Hsin-Tao power plant project
- Advising and dispute resolution for a well-known Belgium business group regarding Kuan Tang Industrial Harbor project
- Advising a well-known Belgium business group regarding “Kaohsiung Harbor Intercontinental Container Terminal Phase 2 Reclamation Project”
- Advising a well-known German business group. in the "Hsin Chun Line/Luchou Line/Nankang Eastern Extension Line/Hsiao Bitan Line/TRTC 24 Trains EMU Project (CK371/ CL601/ CE631/ CH321/ TAA001)" of Department of Taipei Rapid Transit Systems
- Advising a major US energy company in the “Technical Service of the General Consultancy for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 3 Area” of Taoyuan International Airport Corporation Ltd.
- Employment and General Corporate Affairs
- Advising a well-known German business group, a well-known engineer consultant company, banking/futures/insurance businesses, international retail businesses, domestic power plant companies, a well-known Swiss tobacco company, a well-known elevator company, a globally well-known boutique group, a well-known logistics company, a well-known multinational music records corporation, a well-known French multinational energy management company, well-known electric car companies, a well-known Hong Kong airline, human resources businesses, an international on-line financial news provider, an international beverage group, an international e-commerce group, well-known software and cloud computing companies, well-known multinational technological companies, a well-known pharma testing group, and an American commercial real estate group on employment and general legal affairs
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Construction Law
- Labor Law
- Government Procurement Law
- Corporate Law
WORKS AUTHORED
- Deficiency and Enhancement of Contract Award Mechanism under the Government Procurement Act (Co-authored, 2008)
- Application and Limitations of “Consequential Damages” in Major Public Work Contracts (Co-authored, 2002)
- Chambers & Partners- Global Practice Guides: Employment 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023
- Chambers & Partners- Global Practice Guides: Alternative Energy & Power 2023
- Chambers & Partners- Global Practice Guides: Energy: Oil & Gas 2023
- Global Employer Handbook: Taiwan (published by Employment Law Alliance)
- Asia Employment Law Quarterly Review (co-authored between Lee, Tsai and Partners and Mayer Brown JSM)
- Employee Monitoring Advisory Note: Taiwan 2016~2023 (published by DataGuidance)
- Co-Author, Taiwan Chapter of The Law Reviews - The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review; Edition 8.
- Economic Analysis of Corporate Reorganization System of R.O.C. (Co-authored, 2000)
- Economic Analysis of Corporate Reorganization (Thesis, 2000)
QUALIFICATION
- Admitted to the Taiwan Bar 1996
EDUCATION
- University of Pennsylvania (LL.M., 2004)
- Soochow University, Law School (LL.M., 2000)
- National Taiwan University (LL.B., 1995)
LANGUAGES
Mandarin and English