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Robert J.Y. Chiu

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Practice description
Jo-Yeh Chiu previously served as legal counsel for a commercial bank and the Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Guarantee Fund. He is currently a special lecturer at several universities and professional associations, and actively participates in government initiatives to advance Taiwan’s energy legal framework. His practice spans administrative appeals and litigation in the energy sector, labor and employment disputes, contests for corporate control, and various commercial dispute cases. He has represented a wide range of clients, including SMEs, publicly listed companies, and government.
Practice focus
Labor and employment disputes; power industry licensing and regulatory compliance; renewable energy law; financial securities; urban renewal; corporate and commercial disputes; contract drafting and review
Education and Work Experiences

Work Experiences

  • Special Lecturer, Taiwan Corporate Governance Association
  • Special Lecturer, Taiwan Securities Association
  • Industry Lecturer, Energy Law, Graduate Institute of Technology Management, NTUST
  • Industry Lecturer, General Education Center, Ming Chuan University
  • Legal Counsel, NTUST EMBA/EDBA Alumni Association
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs –National Energy Legal Services
  • Former Legal Counsel, First Commercial Bank / Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Guarantee Fund
  • Former Attorney, Wei & Partners Law Offices

Education

  • EMBA, Business Administration, NTUST
  • LL.M., Graduate Institute of Law, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • LL.B., Soochow University School of Law
     

Representative clients, cases or matters

  • Administrative appeal and litigation concerning the electricity license for the Offshore Wind Farm demonstration project
  • Administrative appeal involving CPC Corporation’s production certification requirements
  • Administrative appeal regarding extension of permits for foreign installation vessels in the Changfang & Xidao Offshore Wind Farms
  • Administrative appeal and litigation on revocation of solar PV project establishment permits and joint substation licensing
  • Administrative appeal and suspension of construction permit for ShihFong Fengping River Hydropower Plant
  • Administrative appeal and litigation concerning Regulations for the Management of Setting up Renewable Energy Power Generation Equipment of Power Users above a Certain Contract Capacity
  • Criminal defense in Tainan solar PV dispute
  • Administrative appeals and litigation concerning violations of the Electricity Act by power producers
  • Administrative appeals concerning violations of the Natural Gas Enterprise Act by gas companies
  • Administrative appeals and litigation concerning extension of establishment permits for power companies
  • Series of labor dispute litigations involving First Insurance Company
  • Labor dispute mediation between bank and union
  • Gender Equality in Employment Act case involving the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
  • Litigation involving airline pilots violating minimum service year requirements
  • Disputes over non-compete obligations involving senior executives of medical device company
  • Litigation confirming employment relationships in a well-known listed IC design company
  • Trade secret litigation involving a leading U.S. memory manufacturer and a major Taiwanese IC company
  • Trade secret disputes involving a well-known biotechnology company
  • Cases concerning PRC investments in Taiwan in violation of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area
  • Corporate control litigation for United Fiber Optic Communication Inc.
  • Series of corporate control disputes involving a well-known central Taiwan pharmaceutical company
  • M&A-related disputes involving Eastern Broadcasting Company (EBC)
  • Preemptive rights litigation involving Eastern Broadcasting Company(EBC)
  • Criminal defense litigations under the Securities and Exchange Act
  • Criminal defense litigations under the Banking Act and Securities and Exchange Act
  • Case under the Anti-Corruption Act involving food safety inspectors at Taoyuan International Airport
  • Food safety litigation involving Wei Chuan Foods Corporation
  • Litigation representing Sinyi Realty regarding removal of false advertising billboards
  • Partnership dispute involving a well-known accounting firm
  • Commercial dispute involving a Norwegian fertilizer sales agency
  • Commercial dispute involving a German sportswear company
  • Series disputes and litigations concerning a well-known Taiwanese electronics company
  • Partnership disputes involving medical institutions and social welfare organizations
  • Commercial dispute involving United Renewable Energy Co
  • Case concerning the appointment of an inspector at a well-known hot spring hotel in Taitung
  • Litigation confirming debt claims for Hua Nan Bank
  • Litigation involving dividend repayment for Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co.
  • Provisional attachment and repayment litigation involving MUJI and a department store group
     

Publications and Presentations

  • Atypical Growing: L Attorneys-at-law Leverages Its Strength (Master’s Thesis, Excellence Award, EMBA Thesis Competition, Chinese Society for Management of Technology)
  • The Interpretation and Application of New Company Act – Enhancement of Corporate Governance (Property and Economic Law Journal, Issue 55, March 2019
  • A Feasible Method to Solve Urban Planning Road by a way of Urban Renewal ( Property and Economic Law Journal, Issue 53, September 2018
  • Demarcation of Renewal Area ( in Commentaries on Urban Renewal Judicial Decisions I, June 2018
  • Urban Renewal Business Summaries( in Commentaries on Urban Renewal Judicial Decisions I, June 2018
  • Applicability of the Business Judgment Rule in Mergers and Acquisitions (Business Judgment Rule: Law and Policy, November 2017)
  • Legal Rules Applicable to Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions (Mergers and Acquisitions: Law and Policy, August 2017
  • Judicial Practice of Short-Swing Profit Recapture for Corporate Insiders in Taiwan (Master’s Thesis)
  • Civil Liability for Unconventional Transactions (Fu Jen Catholic University Financial Law Forum)
     

Admission

  • Taiwan (2010)
  • Court Clerk Examination – Passed
  • Trust Operations Personnel
  • Qualification Exam for Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Regulations (including professional ethics rules)
  • Personal Insurance Representative
  • Workplace Bullying Investigation Professional – Ministry of Labor Expert Database
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