Case Results

Washington Group & Associates – Representative Matters
International

1. Our founder, attorney Tim Hsu, served as legal counsel for the Office of the President of Taiwan. On behalf of Academia Historica (a national history museum), he arranged the recovery of historical materials regarding Presidents Chiang Kai-Shek and Chiang Ching-Kuo from Stanford University (in Taiwan and the U.S.A.).

2. Reviewed employment contracts and settled disputes for the Italian Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office relating to Italians investing and doing business in Taiwan.

3. Supervised the distribution of safety helmets branded by a Taiwanese-French partnership in France. Retrieved client’s funds successfully, reached a settlement, and negotiated an agreement allocating exclusive distribution rights in different regions of the world.

4. Acted as the legal consultant for the largest Taiwanese company in Vietnam. Provided legal advice and assisted in handling disputes over the company’s property rights.

5. Handled Italian-Taiwanese transnational marriage and family disputes and related litigation.

6. Reviewed a Dutch company’s contracts, and responded to issues relating to labor disputes.

7. Collected accounts receivable in Malaysia for an electronics company.

8. Represented a Swiss company in transnational civil litigation in Taiwan.

9. Advised a German company regarding the choice of applicable law for transnational contracts.

10. Applied for work permits for a foreigner and represented her in a civil lawsuit.

11. Collected accounts receivable in Israel for a listed electronics company.

12. Researched relevant regulations and provided legal opinions about importing products to Taiwan for a Mexican company.

13. Represented an electronics company in a lawsuit against a German company concerning non-performance of a contract and related penalties for damages.

14. Reviewed foreign-related English-language contracts for technology companies.

15. Confirmed the enforcement of Australian judgments.

16. Managed trademark applications in Taiwan for an Italian company.

17. Represented a Canadian in a Taiwanese lawsuit for criminal libel, negligence, and related civil penalties.

18. Provided legal opinions on Taiwan’s Fair Trade Act and anti-dumping for a Japanese company’s branch office in Taiwan.

19. Defended a Swiss national who was charged with crimes of unsafe driving and causing injury.
Domestic

1.Served as legal consultant for a government hospital, resolving labor disputes and reviewing contracts.

2.Advised an optoelectronics industry corporation, handling its negotiations, reviewing its contracts, and overseeing its stock listing.

3.Supervised the formation of various e-commerce platform companies and entities in the cultural and creative industries, and managed their trademark applications.

4.Advised a creative industry company concerning intellectual property rights issues.

5.Served as legal consultant for a well-known listed online company in handling its labor disputes and maintaining its reputation.

6.Conducted successful BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) negotiation and arbitration for a well-known listed construction company.

7.Successfully handled ROT (Reconstruction-Operation-Transfer) negotiation and arbitration on behalf of one of Taipei’s well-known art and cultural parks.

8.Handled civil and criminal disputes involving defamation for TV celebrities and high-level politicians (including the Premier of the R.O.C., Taiwan’s head of government).

9.Resolved marriage disputes and related litigation for a well-known second-generation entrepreneur.

10.Managed civil and criminal litigation related to financial investments involving structured notes.

11.Handled the first corporate reorganization for Far Eastern Air Transport.

12.Provided legal opinions to AirAsia regarding disputes over foreign-related contract interpretation.

13.Negotiated cross-licensing agreement with Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. (aka Foxconn) on behalf of an electronics company and oversaw implementation of the agreement.

14.Assisted with fundraising and setting up an internet company.

15.Served as legal counsel for the Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association (TPVIA), assisted with the annual meeting, and provided legal advice.