Scott Chan currently serves as the of-counsel in business and intellectual property law for WISPRO. He has been practicing law for over 10 years. He previously worked with an international business law firm led by the former general counsel of a Fortune 500 company, and he has been entrusted to be in charge of legal matters for Fortune 500, listed multinational corporations and startups.

Before practicing law, Mr. Chan worked extensively at the Taipei and U.S. offices of one of the world's Big 4 accounting firms, specializing in cross-border corporate tax planning and transaction valuation.

Mr. Chan has had residency and work experience in the United States, France, and Taiwan. He may provide legal services in both Chinese and English.

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Professional Qualifications

Attorney-at-law, Taiwan

Honorary Counsel for Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan

Advanced Certificate in Arbitration, CIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom)

Arbitrator, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taiwan

Passed Senior Securities Specialist Qualification Exam, Taiwan

Passed Futures Specialist Qualification Exam, Taiwan

Education

MBA, ESCP Business School, Paris, France

Bachelor of Finance, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Professional Experience

Legal Counsel, WISPRO Technology Consulting Corporation/WISPRO International Patent & Trademark Office

Assistant Manager, EY Taiwan

Senior Consultant, EY United States

Assistant Researcher, Taiwan Construction Research Institute

Research Assistant, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Project Consultant, Crédit Agricole Group, France

Project Consultant, VisioLab, Germany

Specialization

Mr. Chan focuses on providing full-cycle legal support for corporate operations, with emphasis on the following areas:

1.Corporate Governance: Ownership and management arrangement, business and asset transactions, human resources, and labor relations.

2.Cross-Border Transactions: Investment, mergers and acquisitions, business models, and dispute resolution.

3.Intellectual Property and Innovation: Intellectual property, trade secrets, e-commerce, data operations, and fintech.

4.Family Business and Asset Succession: Asset and organizational optimization, and tax planning.

Industry Services

• Consultation at Innovative Legal Clinic at Future Commerce 2022 and 2023, Taipei
• Consultation at Innovative Legal Clinic at InnoVEX of COMPUTEX 2022, Taipei
• Delivered speech on investment and intellectual property law at various universities, including National Cheng Kung University, Taipei Medical University, Soochow University, etc.

Notable Cases

1.Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Investment Structure Planning and Execution:

• Led legal affairs for the acquisition of a U.S. biomedical company by a Taiwanese biomedical enterprise.
• Planned investment structures for the multinational semiconductor business of a Fortune 500 company.
• Developed investment frameworks for a listed pharmaceutical company targeting investments in Europe, the Americas, Japan, and Asia.
• Formulated legal strategies for the capital and group restructuring of a listed biomedical company undergoing business transformation.
• Devised legal solutions for the competitive bidding of the core business of a Japanese company by a Fortune 500 enterprise.

2.Corporate Group Transaction Models and Tax Planning:

• Planned profit distribution and tax schemes for an Asian mobile device company across over 20 European and Asian countries.
• Devised profit distribution and tax schemes for a U.S. automotive company across more than 100 countries globally.

3.Capital Planning for Technology Companies and Talent:

• Conducted intellectual property pricing and investment planning for local advanced technology entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait.
• Structured planning and due diligence for European and American entrepreneurs investing in and establishing businesses on both sides of the Strait.

4.Financing, IPOs, and Exits for Startups:

• Planned early-stage corporate structures and cross-border fundraising schemes for startups (which were subsequently successfully listed or acquired).
• Structured group reorganization for a pre-IPO company in e-commerce and data business before its listing.
• Conducted due diligence for a listed company's acquisition of Chinese startups.

5.Management of Cross-Border Lawyers, Accountants, and Corporate Service Providers for Legal and Business Registration Services:

• Acted on behalf of domestic and foreign clients in selecting, interviewing, managing, and collaborating with legal and accounting firms across Europe, Americas, Asia, including both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
• Project locations spanned multiple countries and areas, such as Taiwan, United States, Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Samoa, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Cambodia, and others.

6.Planning and Execution of Human Resource Optimization and Labor Relations Management for Listed Companies and Startups:

• Handled human resource related legal operations for Taiwanese listed multinational groups.
• Managed cases of personnel separation and retirement for Taiwanese listed companies.
• Planned and executed equity incentive programs for Taiwanese listed companies and startups.
• Planned organizational and personnel hiring structures for a Singapore software company expanding into Taiwan.
• Executed business transformation and scale adjustments for a Swiss medical material company, involving personnel transfers and placement schemes.
• Planned headquarters personnel optimization and cost-sharing schemes for a U.S. multinational group.

7.Corporate Legal Compliance:

• Coordinated and optimized legal affairs for Taiwanese and Japanese companies after mergers and acquisitions.
• Devised strategies and defense for an e-commerce company under antitrust investigation in China.

8.Cross-Border Cooperation and Public-Private Collaboration Arrangements for Commercial Transactions:

• Provided legal advice for the lease, acquisition, and disposal of factories and land on both sides of the Taiwan Strait for a Taiwanese listed company.
• Planned public-private sector cooperated investment and development schemes for a Taiwanese listed company regarding factories and land on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
• Provided legal and negotiation strategies for real estate investment disputes for Taiwanese companies in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
• Provided legal and business model planning advice for Taiwanese businesses investing in residential and agricultural land in Cambodia.
• Planned a cross-Taiwan-Strait chain franchise structure for a Taiwanese cultural and creative enterprise.
• Provided dispute resolution advice for a Japanese listed company's solar panel business regarding contract disputes with customers.
• Provided dispute resolution solutions and appraisal opinions for public construction/infrastructure projects.
• Was member of the first advisory team for the “Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects” of Taipei County (now New Taipei City) Government.

9.Construction Cases:

• Handled construction contracts for an optoelectronic equipment manufacturer.
• Handled construction contracts and engineering material supply contracts for a semiconductor manufacturer.
• Handled factory conversion and restructuring contracts for a memory manufacturer.
• Handled construction contracts for an electronic systems manufacturer.
• Handled construction contracts and engineering material supply contracts for a consumer electronics manufacturer.
• Handled construction contracts for a medical material manufacturer.
• Handled contracts of factory and laboratory system construction for a biotech manufacturer.
• Handled franchise store renovation contracts for a cultural and creative enterprise.
• Handled solar panel installation contracts for a solar panel manufacturer.
• Handled construction contracts for a bulk materials manufacturer.
• Handled local government sewer project contracts for a construction company.
• Handled rapid highway construction contracts for a construction company.
• Handled bridge construction contracts for a construction company.

Publications on Business and Industry Media

• Recent business and intellectual property law articles are continuously published on the Facebook page “詹勳華律師"
• “Minimize costs and maximize benefits in fund raising.” 2018.03.06, Commercial Times, Taiwan.
• “M&A cross Mainland China and Taiwan: Legal strategy required to meet advancement of technology and business.” 2017.04.14, Commercial Times, Taiwan. (Co-author)
• “Cross-border M&A in biomedical industry: Be careful of the tax burden.” 2016.02.01, Commercial Times, Taiwan. (Co-author)
• “PE funds shall be fairly treated during the development of biomedical industry.” 2015.07.20, Economic Daily News, Taiwan. (Co-author)
• “Transfer Pricing of intellectual property: The key to enterprise’s international tax planning.” 2014.05.22, Digitimes, Taiwan. (Co-author)
• “Intellectual property shall play a key role in enterprise’s cross-border tax planning.” 2014.03.27, Digitimes, Taiwan. (Co-author)
• “Globalization of Taiwan’s capital market shall start from respecting corporate’s self-governance.” 2012.12.06, Digitimes, Taiwan. (Co-author)
• “Obstacles against intellectual property consideration for equity shall be resolved by renewal of laws.” 2012.09.27, Digitimes, Taiwan. (Co-author)