tim.hsu@wglaw.com.tw

Tim Hsu started his career as an attorney at law and patent agent in 1994, and commercial arbitrator since 1997. He served in an international law firm located in Taipei with its headquarters in Switzerland. He also has served as an intern for Judge Kathianne Knaup in the United States Court of Appeals in Missouri. He not only has many years of professional practice experience in domestic and international law, civil procedure law and private international law, but also teaches at Chinese Culture University as a law professor. He received his J.S.D. degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He has extensive experience in the fields of intellectual properties rights protection, corporate investments, cross-border trade disputes, labor law, corporate restructuring and mergers, etc. He has been the chairman of Board of Directors of HuaKang Law Foundation, and the dean of Law School, the director of Law Department and the dean of the School of Continuing Education at Chinese Culture University. He also has been selected as a winner of the 2020 International Law award by IAE (International Advisory Experts), the winner of Certificate of Excellence in 2020  (Taiwan), Global Law Experts Recommended Lawyer in 2021 (Taiwan) and Corporate INTL Global Award Winner in 2022 (Taiwan).

♦ Education

• • S.J.D., Washington University in St. Louis.
    Certificate, Center for New Institutional Social Science at Washington University in St. Louis.
    L.L.M. at Indiana University-Bloomington.
    Summer School in Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics at University of Chicago.

♦ Admitted

• Taipei Bar Association Since 1994
  Patent Agent (R.O.C.) Since 1994
  Arbitrator (R.O.C.) Since 1997
  Chinese Real Estate Arbitration Association, Since 2015

• ♦ Professional Experience

  • Associate, Law Firm in Taipei, 1994 - 2005
    Senior Associate, Wenger & Vieli Taipei Office, 2006 - 2008
    Of counsel, Eiger Law Firm, 2008 -2009
    Washington Group and Associates, 2009 - present

♦ Language

• English , Chinese (Mandarin)  , Taiwanese

♦ Areas of Practice

• Corporate Law , Business and Contract Law , Civil Litigation , Arbitration , Securities Trading and Investment Law , Intellectual Property Rights , Bankruptcy Law , Real Estate Law , China Practice

♦ Other Experience

Professional Recognition
Corporate INTL Global Award Winner 2022 (Taiwan)
Global Law Experts Recommended Lawyer 2021 (Taiwan)
Certificate of Excellence 2020 Winner (Taiwan)
International Advisory Expert 2020 Award Winner (Taiwan)

Professional Leadership

2024-current Board Director of Der Yang Biotechnology venture Capital Co., Ltd.

07-08/2023 Visiting Professor, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia

2022-current Board Director of IIH Biomedical Venture Fund I Co., Ltd.

• Commissioner, Team of Overseas Affairs Experts, Overseas Community Affairs Council, R.O.C., 2020 – present
  Board Director of Dachang Venture Capital Co., Ltd., Since 2020
  Board Director, Bank of Taiwan Co., Ltd., 2018 - present
  Dean, School of Continuing Education at C.C.U., 2018 - 2021
  Commissioner, Legal Affairs Committee of Ministry of Culture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C., 2018 - 2020
  Commissioner, Central Election Commission, Executive Yuan, R.O.C., 2017 - 2021
  Dean, School of Law at C.C.U., 2017 - 2020
  Commissioner, Petitions and Appeals Committee of Central Election Commission, Executive Yuan, R.O.C., since 2017
  Commissioner, Petitions and Appeals Committee of Academia Historica, R.O.C., 2017 - 2020
  Commissioner, Petitions and Appeals Committee of National Security Council, R.O.C., 2017
  Lecturer at National Academy of Civil Service, Examination Yuan, R.O.C., 2017
  Commissioner, Review Committee of Police Involved in Lawsuits Related to Performance of
  Public Duties, National Police Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Executive Yuan, R.O.C., 2016 - present
  Independent Board Director, Asia Pacific Emerging Industries Venture Capital Co., Ltd., 2015 - 2016
  Independent Board Director, Kaimei Electronic Corporation, 2015 - 2016
  Commissioner, Committee of Grievances, Taoyuan Metro Corporation, 2015 – present
  Director, Taiwan Forever Association, 2013 - present
  Honorary Lawyer of Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Executive Yuan, R.O.C., 2013 - present
  Director of LL.M. program, Law Department, School of Law at C.C.U., 2013 - 2020
  Director of Law Department, School of Law at C.C.U., 2013 – 2017
  Founding President, Taiwan Alumni Association of Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A., 2012 - 2016
  Chairman, of board of Director, Hwakang Legal Foundation, 2008 - 2011
  Commissioner, Compensation Committee of Inalways Co., Ltd., 2011
  Chairman, Legal Education Council for 8th District of International Rotary Club #3480, 2009
  Member of Taiwan, R.O.C. International Law Society, 2008 - present
  Board Director, Hwakang Legal Foundation, 2008 - 2011
  Intern for Judge Crane at the Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri, U.S.A., 2003 - 2004
  Research Assistant for Professor Merthan at Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A., 2003 - 2004
  President, TGSA at Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A., 2002 - 2003
  President, Asia Pacific American Law Student Association at Indiana University-Bloomington, U.S.A., 2000 - 2001

♦ Honors

• Corporate INTL Global Award Winner 2022 (Taiwan)
  Global Law Experts Recommended Lawyer 2021 (Taiwan)
  Certificate of Excellence 2020 Winner (Taiwan)
  International Advisory Expert 2020 Award Winner (Taiwan)

♦ Academic Works

Master’s Thesis
Study on Compulsory Transfer System of Condominium
The Economic Analysis on Tort Liability-Automobile Accident

Dissertation
The Limitation of Economic Analysis of Law-from the Perspective of the Nature and End of Law

Book
THE INTERLACED LIGHT OF THE LAW AND ECONOMICS, Hwa Kang Law Foundation (2019/06)

Journal
The Words and Deeds of University Professors, Taiwan Law Journal No. 338 (2018/02/28)
The Cultural Differences in Compliance with Laws and Norms and the Ways to Respond-from the Mega Bank’s Case, Taiwan International Law Quarterly, Vol. 14, No 1 (2017/03/01) 
Research on Some Legislative Doubts of the "Regulations on Improper Acquisition of Property by Political Parties and Their Affiliated Organizations", National Lawyer Magazine (2017.01)
The Can and Can't of Judicial Reform, New Society No. 45 (2016.06)
A Preliminary Study on the Balance between Personal Assets Protection and Public Interests - Mainly on the Scope of the Exercise of Power of Congressman, collected in HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND JUDICIAL REFORM (2015.08)
Economic Analysis of the Legal Effect of the Defects of the Resolutions of the Shareholders' Meeting, National Lawyers Vol. 17 No. 2 (2013.02)
An Economic Analysis of the "Fair Use" of Copyright - Also on the 1998 Minzhu Shangzi No. 5 Judgment, Science and Technology Law Review No. 5 (2012.07)
Analysis of the Legality and Economic Benefits of Hostile M&A Strategies - Take Yanzhou Hostile M&A Asia as an example, Hwa Kang Law Review No. 53 (2012.07)
Study on the Impact of Property Rights System on Economic Efficiency from the Perspective of Transaction Costs - Also on the Application of Coase's Theorem in the Field of Public and Private Law, Xingda Law Review No. 11 (2012.05)
Legalism of Property Rights, a Yellow Flower of tomorrow? - Three Questions about the Autonomy of Property Rights Based on Law and Economics, Hwa Kang Law Review No. 52 (2012.03)
Overview of Current International Investment Regulations in East Asia, Hwa Kang Law Review No. 45 (2009.11)
The price of human rights, Human Rights Council News No. 91 17-21 (2009.01)
Across the Huge Gap between Law and Economics - the Limitations on Economic Analysis of Law, Hwa Kang Law Review No. 42 (2008.11)
From the Viewpoint of Economic Efficiency on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Taiwan, Journal of International Law Vol 5 No. 3 (2008.12)
Economic Analysis on Rule of Contributory Negligence under Tort-Side Comment on Taiwan Supreme Court No. 182 case., Hwa Kang Law Review No. 40 (2008.03)
The Economic Analysis on Tort Liability under Taiwan Law - Motor Vehicles Accidents, Hwa Kang Law Review No. 37 (2007.03)
The Loss of Freedom of Press - from the View of Grand Justice’s Explanation 509, Chinese Human Rights Newsletter No. 82 (2006.10)
On the Relationship between Mergers, Acquisitions and Monopoly of Enterprise - the Balance between Justice and Efficiency?, Hwa Kang Law Review No. 35 (2006.07)
The Right of Freedom To learn for College Students: from the View of Academic Freedom and Basic Human Rights, Chinese Human Rights Newsletter No. 78 (2005.10)
The Relationship between Social Norms and the Law - From the Perspective of Transaction Cost, Hwa Kang Law Review No. 32 (2004.12)

Conference Paper
The Impact of Laws and Regulations in the Cross-Strait Free Trade Zone on the Lawyer Service Industry, 2015 Cross-Strait Law Forum -“Free Trade Zone Construction and Legal Protection” (2015/08/18)
Methods and Good Strategies for Young Lawyers to Expand Their International Network, Cross-Strait Youth Lawyers Forum 2014 Theme: Grasp the Opportunities of Globalization and Move towards a Successful Future (2014/10/16)
The Legal Effect of Defects of Intention Expression from the Perspective of Transaction Costs - A Preliminary Probe into Economic Analysis, Academic Seminar of Civil Law Research Center, School of Law, Chinese Culture University (2012/05/25)
On the Relevance of Corporate M&A and Monopoly and Combination, Cross-Strait Legal Forum (2005/08/01)

Research Projects
A Study on Taipei Government’s Implementation of Child Rights Co-researcher November 2006 (commissioned by Taipei City government regulation research Council)
New Way of Thinking of Law - the Pursuit of Economic Efficiency Researcher March 2008 (sponsored by Ministry of Education Legal Profession Teaching improvement Program)
Civil Pleadings Drafting and Negotiation Skills Lecturer June 2009 (Sponsored by Ministry of Education Legal Education and Teaching Research Innovation program)

Others
SME BROCHURE - BUSINESS AND PENALITIES (Editor, the Medium and Small Office, released in 2005)