Jaclyn Tsai
Co-Founder
Jaclyn has a great deal of experience in both the private sector and the public sector. She previously served as a District Court judge in Taiwan, after which she worked as IBM's Taiwan General Counsel.
She founded Lee, Tsai & Partners in 1998 and specializes in technology law, M&A and investment matters.
In 2013, Jaclyn was appointed as the Minister without Portfolio in the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) and became one of the few female ministers in the government. During her term, she was responsible for a number of inter-ministry affairs, such as the reformation of laws related to virtual world development, e-commerce, the sharing economy, digital convergence, the startup environment, open data, and the maker movement.
Jaclyn returned to the law firm in 2016. She has been a committee member of both Taipei Smart City Committee and Taipei International Affairs Committee since 2017. Additionally, she serves as the Chief Consultant of Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association and the Executive Director of Asia FinTech Alliance (AFA), the Honorary Chairwoman of both Taiwan FinTech Association (TFTA) and Taiwan Women on Boards Association (WOB.tw).
- Minister Without Portfolio, Executive Yuan (Cabinet) (2013.11.7 – 2016.5.19)
- Convener, Virtual World Legal Compliance Working Group
- Convener, E-Commerce Development Steering Group
- Deputy Convener, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policy Board
- Co-Convener, Mobile Broadband Service Acceleration and Development Steering Group
- Convener, Spectrum Policy Planning Committee, National Information Communications Development Steering Group
- Member, Open Data Advisory Taskforce, Executive Yuan (Cabinet)
- Lee Tsai & Partners, Attorney-at-Laws, Managing Partner (1998 – 2013)
- General Counsel, IBM Greater China Group (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) (1996 - 1998)
- General Counsel, IBM Taiwan (1991 - 1996)
- Judge, Taipei, Shih-Lin, Taoyuan and Chang Hwa District Courts (1982 - 1991)
- Chief Consultant, Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association
- Honorary Chairwoman, Taiwan Fintech Association
- Honorary Chairwoman, Taiwan Women on Boards Association
- Convener, Taiwan Blockchain Alliance Legal Compliance Working Group
- Director, Monte Jade Science & Technology Association of Taiwan
- Executive Supervisor, Taiwan Impact Investing Association
- Municipal Consultant, Taipei City Government
- Committee member, Taipei Smart City Committee
- Committee member, Taipei Data Governance Center
- Supervisor, AI Foundation
- Board member, K.T. LEE Foundation of Science and Technology
- Consultant, Taiwan Virtual Asset Anti-Money Laundering Association
- (BNP Paribas Cardif) Techfin: Innovations and Challenges in Financial Services
- (Anti-Money Laundering Division of the Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice) Financial Innovations and Challenges Brought by Technology
- (Smart City Session, World Cities Summit 2024) A Beautiful Sunday
- (Anti-Money Laundering Office of the Executive Yuan) International Regulatory Supervision of VASPs
- (Multi-Discipline Management of Technology) Are You Ready for the Upcoming Virtual World?
- (Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau) The Cogitation of Policy and Regulation in the Digital Era
- (Judges Academy) The Supervision and Legal Matters in the Blockchain Ecosystem
- (Judges Academy) Legal Challenges in the Digital Era
- (Taiwan Corporate Governance Association) Policy Reform of Independent Directors
- Fintech
- Personal Data Protection
- Employment Law
- Copyright
- Trademark
- Trade Secrets
- Mergers & Acquisitions / Cross-border Investments
- Technology Law with extensive experience in the following industries:
- ICT / Semiconductors
- Fintech, including Blockchain / NFT / Defi / Gamefi / Stablecoin / CBDC / Cryptocurrencies
- Smart city-related fields, including AI / Telecom / Data economy
- Biotechnology
- Personal Data Protection / Privacy / Fair Trade Act
- Labor Law (remote work/ non-compete/trade secret)
- Intellectual Property / Digital Assets
- Investment / Mergers and Acquisitions
- 2024 The A-List Taiwan Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal
- “Expert Panel 2022” by The Law Reviews
- “Fintech Expert of the year in Taiwan” by Leaders in Law 2021 Global Awards
- “The 20 Businesswomen Overcoming the Pandemic 2021” by Insights Success Media Tech LLC.
- “Recommended Attorney” by GlobalLawExperts
- Taiwan Bar Association
- National Taiwan University, Bachelor of LAW