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Joseph B.H. Chang |
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation and Arbitration in connection with Non-Life Insurance, Finance, Corporate Management, Employment, Product Liability, Securities, and Construction; Non-Life Insurance Coverage Analysis; Government Procurement; “White Collar” Crime Defense.
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Education
- LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science, 1991 (International Business Law)
- LL.B., National Taiwan University, 1984 (Recipient of Book-Coupon Award given to top 5% students)
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Experience & Admission
- Partner of Liu, Chang & Partners (presently)
- Partner of Baker & McKenzie Taipei (2007 – 2010)
- Partner of K&L Gates, Partner of Preston Gates & Ellis (January 2005 – March 2007; K&L and Preston Gates & Ellis combined to be K&L Gates)
- Partner of Taiwan Commercial Law Offices (January 2000 – December 2004, Taiwan Commercial was merged into Preston Gates & Ellis in 2005)
- Admitted to Taiwan bar in 1987.
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Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
- Representing a life insurance company in a series of labor disputes regarding pension and severance pay.
- Advising international and local non-life insurance companies, reinsurers and insurance brokers on coverage issues of various insurance products, e.g., D&O Liability, Product Liability, Product Recall, Banker Blanket Bond, Pollution Public Liability, Erection All Risk, Commercial General Liability, Professional Indemnity Liability, Reinsurance.
- Representing international and local non-life insurance companies in various insurance litigations, e.g., Construction Liability, Products Liability, Commercial General Liability, Banker Blanket Bond.
- Representing banks in factoring-related disputes and litigations.
- Defending an ex-listed company against a class action of US$250,000,000 filed by the Investors Protection Center.
- Representing a cement importer/ distributor against a charge by the Fair Trade Commission of establishing a cement cartel with other local cement producers and distributors.
- Representing a BOT project applicant in administrative litigation against Taipei County Government.
- Representing an IC designing house in trade secrets misappropriation litigations filed in US and Taiwan.
- Representing victims residing in a radiation-contaminated building in Taiwan to win one of the largest state compensation claims, the first and only case in Taiwanese legal history involving long-term radiation contamination.
- Successfully petitioning the Grand Justice to annul statutory provisions related to activities of police on the ground of unconstitutionality.
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Professional Affiliations
- Executive Supervisor, London School of Economics and Political Science Alumni Association Taiwan (presently)
- Director, Taiwanese Society of International Law (presently)
- Director, Taipei Bar Association (2002-2005)
- Chief Commissioner, Human Rights Protection Commission, Taipei Bar Association (2002-2005)
- Former Member of Executive Committee, Legal Aid Foundation
- Former Executive Commissioner, Judicial Reform Foundation
- Former Supervisor, Election Commission, Taipei City Government
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Languages
- English (Fluent), Mandarin (native speaker), Taiwanese (native speaker)
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7F-1, 104, Minquan W. Road , Datong District , 10361 Taipei , Taiwan Tel: 886-2-2557-3036 Fax: 886-2-2557-3035
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