Professional Team

Education Background

• Bachelor of Laws, National Taiwan University
• M.C.L., Southern Methodist University, USA
• J.D., Washington University, USA
• LL.B., University of Cambridge, UK
• Foreign Researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, Japan
• Completed 5 sessions of the Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard Law School, USA
• Completed training at EUROMONEY LEGAL TRAINING (International Financial Law School and Legal Issues in Swaps & Derivatives)

Professional Experience

• Founding Director, Louis & Charles Attorneys at law
• Admitted as a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, USA
• Member, American Bar Association
• Associate Professor at the Institute of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University; Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Business Management, National Chiao Tung University; Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Soochow University and National Chung Hsing University
• Researcher, Tax System Committee, Ministry of Finance
• Consultant, Fair Trade Commission, Executive Yuan
• Co-Host of the Evaluation Study on the Draft Amendment to the Telecommunications Law
• Appointed Member, High-Speed Rail Coordination Committee, Ministry of Transportation and Communications
• Procurement Complaint Review Committee Member, Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan (1st Session to May 2011)
• Legal Advisor for the Third and Fourth Phases of the Northern-Southern High-Speed Rail Project, High-Speed Rail Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications
• Advisor, BOT Development Project Group for Specific Use Area J9 Land at Taipei Station, Council for Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan
• Director, Association for Promoting Private Participation in Public Construction, ROC
• Arbitrator, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei; served as an arbitrator and chief arbitrator in multiple ICC international arbitration and domestic engineering and commercial arbitration cases; acted as an agent in several significant ICC, American, Japanese, Hong Kong, and domestic commercial arbitration cases
• Arbitrator and Mediator, Beijing Arbitration Commission
• Legal Advisor, Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Ltd.
• Legal Advisor and representative in major litigation cases, National Palace Museum
• Legal Advisor and representative in major litigation cases, Taiwan SMEG Bank
• Legal Advisor and representative in major litigation cases, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation
• Long-term Legal Advisor to China Development Financial, Overseas Chinese Bank, and Kwang Hwa Investment
• Long-term Legal Advisor to Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation and Joint Logistics Command Development Center (related to the Clouded Leopard Warfare Development Plan); participated in legal advisory work for contracts entrusted by the Naval Command Office Project Department

Expertise Commercial Law, Engineering Law, Private Participation Law, Anglo-American Contract and Trade Law, Economic Analysis of Law, Arbitration, Mediation and other ADR, Negotiation Theory and Practice. Achievements include:

• Legal Advisor and representative in multiple major engineering projects (Yong'an-Taichung-Tongxiao subsea pipeline, the third LNG receiving terminal, Taichung Plant Phase III, Kaohsiung Gas Explosion case, etc.) for CPC Corporation, Taiwan, handling civil, criminal, administrative litigation, arbitration, and engineering committee complaints and mediation cases
• Legal Advisor in South Taiwan Science Park High-Speed Rail Vibration Reduction Engineering litigation cases, including engineering committee complaints and five civil, criminal, and administrative litigation and arbitration revocation cases, co-represented with Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law and K&L Gates
• Legal Representative in civil aviation lawsuits and arbitration cases involving the lease of 10 long-haul commercial aircraft between the Civil Aeronautics Administration and China Airlines
• Legal Advisor for the Textile Industry in the case of nationalizing the export quotas for textiles to the United States
• Legal Advisor for the Taiwan Sweater Weaving Industry Association in the 1990 Anti-Dumping Case for Sweaters exported to the USA, winning in the US International Trade Commission complaint and judicial review cases
• Legal Representative in bond interest administrative litigation cases for securities companies, achieving favorable judgments
• Pre-examination Committee Member in the Taipei Dome Engineering Committee complaint case
• Legal Representative in the civil and engineering committee mediation cases for the electrification of the Hualien-Taitung Line from Fenglin Station to Guangfu Station
• Legal Representative in the civil and engineering committee mediation cases for the Suhua Highway East Australian Tunnel Reconstruction Project
• Participated in nearly 100 Private Participation Projects
• Legal Auditor for companies applying for listing for over 20 years (approximately 70 cases in the past 10 years) and reviewer for securities firms (approximately 20 cases in the past 10 years); handled multiple private placement, share transfer, conversion, acquisition, merger, resumption of trading, and KY company cases

Languages

• Chinese
• English

Education Background

• Master of Laws, National Taipei University
• Bachelor of Laws, Soochow University

Professional Experience

• Partner Lawyer, , Louis & Charles Attorneys at Law
• Committee Member, Tax Law, Administrative Law, Energy Law, and Civil Litigation Law Committees, Taipei Bar Association
• Member Representative of the Second Session, Constitutional Reform Research, and Energy Law Committee, National Bar Association
• Lecturer in Engineering Law, CPC Corporation University
• Lecturer in Government Procurement Law, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation
• Assistant Judge and Assistant Director, Taipei High Administrative Court
• Recipient of the Taiwan Law Society Master's Thesis Scholarship

Expertise

• Possesses professional expertise in handling performance disputes in major public construction projects and cases related to significant public safety incidents. Acted as the legal representative in civil, criminal, and administrative cases related to the Kaohsiung gas explosion, demonstrating professional capability in responding to major emergencies. Served as legal advisor for domestic LNG receiving station projects and other major public engineering projects, familiar with litigation cases in the field of environmental law. Conducted in-depth research and practical experience in emerging fields such as renewable energy project construction and contract disputes. Frequently represents government agencies and state-owned enterprises, handling procurement complaints, performance disputes, arbitration, and other dispute resolution mechanisms, effectively resolving issues through various mechanisms.
• Experienced in tax and administrative cases, successfully overturning tax assessments and penalties worth millions of dollars, demonstrating the ability to handle complex cases. Participated in company listing legal audits for many years, proficient in company governance-related disputes, assisting numerous companies in effectively addressing legal risks.

Languages

• Chinese
• English

Education Background

• Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law, University of Tokyo
• Bachelor of Laws, National Taiwan University
• Master of Social Health Medicine in Intellectual Property Management, Kyoto University

Professional Experience

• Lawyer, Louis & Charles Attorneys at Law
• Legal Consultant, Louis International Patent Office
• Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
• Director, Taiwan Association of Sports and Entertainment Law (TAASEL)
• Foreign Lawyer, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Law Firm, Japan
• Member, Japan Trademark Association (JTA)
• Member, Licensing Executives Society (LES) Japan
• Member, Japan Intellectual Property Association
• Legal Advisor, Uni-President Enterprises Corporation
• Legal Advisor, Daio Paper Corporation, Japan
• Legal Advisor, Play BIG Music Children's Music Club

Expertise

• Intellectual property litigation, licensing, and related dispute resolution
• Japanese-related legal and business matters, including visas, company establishment, and negotiations with Japanese companies
• Civil, criminal, and administrative litigation
• Successfully represented Novartis in challenging AstraZeneca's generic drug in patent linkage litigation in Sweden
• Successfully represented Japanese businesses in claiming payments from Taiwanese companies
• Successfully represented Japanese businesses in licensing negotiations related to the EMU3000 with Taiwan Railways Administration

Languages

• Chinese
• Japanese
• English

Education Background

• Ph.D. Candidate (incomplete), College of Law, National Taiwan University
• Research at the Civil and Commercial Law Science Research Center, Renmin University of China
• Master of Laws in Civil and Commercial Law, Soochow University
• Bachelor of Laws, Soochow University

Professional Experience

• Intern Lawyer/Lawyer, Louis & Charles Attorneys at Law
• Associate Lawyer, Weidao Law Firm
• Associate Lawyer, Canaan Land Administration Lawyers Joint Firm
• Consulting Lawyer for Taipei City and New Taipei City Governments
• Honorary Lawyer, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
• Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Law, Chinese Culture University
• Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Law, Soochow University

Expertise

With over 20 years of experience in handling domestic legal affairs and more than 10 years of practicing law, he has served as a teaching and research assistant for renowned law professors, enabling him to quickly gather and organize the latest judicial practices and scholarly insights. He has extensive experience in handling civil, criminal, corporate, securities trading, engineering, commercial litigation, arbitration, government procurement, and private participation cases. Additionally, he possesses practical expertise in legal audits and reviews for companies applying for listing, public offering, cash capital increase, and bond issuance. For example:

Litigation Cases:

• Acted as litigation (associate) attorney in the case of the Civil Aeronautics Administration vs. China Airlines for annulment of arbitration judgment.
• Represented King Feng Construction Co. in the litigation case against National Taiwan University for payment of engineering fees.

Arbitration Cases:

• Acted as arbitration attorney in the construction contract damage compensation arbitration case between an administrative agency and an architectural firm.
• Represented an administrative agency in the arbitration case for performance disputes under a construction contract with a company.

Government Procurement Appeal/Dispute Mediation Cases:

• Represented a public company in the procurement appeal review case for an underwater pipeline project with a foreign manufacturer.
• Acted as the representative for a company in the contract performance dispute for garbage removal with the Environmental Protection Bureau of a city government.

Private Participation Cases:

• Provided legal advisory services for Delta Electronics Inc. and Sinotech Engineering Consultants Ltd. on the "Hsinchu County Green Energy Education Smart Park Construction and Operation Project."
• Participated in legal planning and advisory services for the "Taipei City Beitou Sports Center Renovation and Operation Transfer (ROT) Project" for the Taipei City Government.

Languages

• Chinese
• English

Educational Backgrounds:

• • B.S. of National Chin Hwa University
  • M.B.A. of City of University of New York

Experiences:

• • Managing Partner of Louis International Patent Office
  • Senior Counsel of Louis & Charles Attorneys at Law
  • Lecturer of Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Lecturer of National Taipei University of Technology
  • Lecturer of Chinese Culture University
  • Speaker of Lectures in Tamkang University
  • Speaker of Lectures in National Taiwan Normal University
  • Administrative Assistant of Universal Container Terminal Co., Ltd.

Educational Backgrounds:

• • M.S. (Management of Technology) of Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • B.S. (Chemistry) of National Chin Hwa University

Experiences:

• • Middle scale Patent Law Firm in Tokyo
  • Sony Corporation, Intellectual Property Center
  • General Manager, Patent Dept. of Louis International Patent Office
  • Taiwan Patent Attorney of Louis International Patent Office
  • China Patent Attorney Qualification of Louis International Patent Office
  • Chief Technical Consultant of Louis & Charles Attorneys at Law

Educational Backgrounds:

• • National Sun Yat-sen University (B.S. in Physics & B.E. in Electric Engineering)
  • National Taiwan University (M.S. in Physics)
  • National Taiwan University (Ph.D. in Physics)
  • Fu Jen Catholic University (LL.B. in Law)
  • National ChengChi University (Graduate Institute of Technology, Innovation & Intellectual Property Management)

Experiences:

• • Patent Attorney of Louis International Patent Office
  • Supervisor of AirTree Ozone Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Chief Engineer of AirTree Ozone Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Professional Specialist Faculty of Graduate Institute of Patent of Nation Taiwan University of Since and Technology.
  • Assistant Researcher of Cornerstone Intellectual Property Foundation
  • Outstanding Alumnus of Law College of Fu Jen Catholic University

Educational Backgrounds:

• • Nah Hua University - Communicate Art

Experiences:

• • Louis Consulting Thailand co., Ltd., Office Director
  • Samakkee Salukpan co., Ltd., Sales manager
  • Kuhnshan Shang Dai trade co., Ltd., Project manager

Educational Backgrounds:

• • Hanoi University of Law, LLB

languages: 

• • Vietnamese
  • English

Introduction:

• • With nearly 25 years providing legal advice to foreign investors working in Vietnam, Mr. Kien has achieved profound knowledge on every matters relating to the establishment and operation of foreign owned companies in Vietnam such as licensing procedures, investment, foreign currency, import-export, taxation, labor etc. His strength lies on the capability to provide practical advice in field of real estate and construction. Mr. Kien is recommended by Legal 500 as “particularly good” partner who has “good knowledge of bidding and construction” and delivers “quality advice”.

 

Educational Backgrounds:

• • City Univ. of New York, Baruch College, Master in Finance

Current Position:

• • Secretary General of MISA (Management Intelligence Sharing Association)
  • Founder of TXA Private Board

Experiences:

• • Vice President of ICSB Global (International Council of Small Business)
  • Deputy Director General of Shanghai Univ. of Finance and Economic’s Taiwan Alumni Association
  • Director of Global Innovation and Entrepreneur Association
  • Startup Consultant of Taiwan Small and Medium Enterprise Administration
  • Special Research Consultant and Sales Director of ITRI
  • Senior Investment Consultant of Shanghai Friendly Consultant
  • General Manager of Aboutmedia Streaming Technology Corp.

Educational Backgrounds:

• • Master of Materials Science, NCTU
  • Bachelor of Earth Science, NCTU

Experiences:

• • Sr. Director of System Engineering Dept. of Gloria Solar.
  • Director of Precision Parts Refurbishment and puller project of GPM
  • Process Engineer of Etch, CMP and ECP, Lab manager, HR manager of Applied Materials Taiwan
  • Dupty manager of Air Liquide
  • FED Engineer of ERSO/ITRI