Hung OU YANG, Managing Partner of Brain Trust International Law Firm

Hung Ou Yang　Managing Partner

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Taipei
+886-2-2707-9976
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Hung Ou Yang, Esq., Managing Partner of Brain Trust International Law Firm, specializes in transnational legal disputes, international trade, business and white collar crime, and antitrust. Hung Ou Yang has successfully resolved many high-profile civil, criminal, and transnational disputes, including but not limited to representing Simpolo, Icon, and other Indian tiles companies in an anti-dumping investigation regarding ceramic tiles, advising PharmaEngine to deal with its commercial dispute regarding a merger with a French company, representing Indo Kordsa for its corporate internal investigation which led to exposing a biggest bank fraud case in Taiwan history. Hung Ou Yang is currently a recommended Taiwan lawyer by The Legal 500 and other international organizations. Since 2019, Asia Business Law Journal has identified Hung Ou Yang as Taiwan's top 100 lawyers (The A List).

"Hung Ou Yang truly is a dealmaker with a sixth sense for business opportunities. If necessary, he is willing to take calculated risks, making his sophisticated legal strategies unbelievably successful. If necessary, he fights for the interests of his clients to the bitter end." -- The Legal 500

"Very professional advice and attentive to our questions. The proactive attitude of Ou Yang drives his legal team that represents us. It works well to our defence and carefully explains each pointer to us. Both Chinese and English correspondence are well communicated with an ease to understanding." -- Asialaw Profiles 2021

▎Positions

Managing Partner, Brain Trust International Law Firm

Asian Vice President, AEA International Lawyers Network

Chairman, Transnational Crime Prevention Committee, Taiwan Bar Association

Chairman, International Exchange Committee, Taipei Bar Association

Board Director, Fulltech Fiber Glass Corp.

Independent Director, Longwell

▎Education

JD, Washington University School of Law

LLM, Washington University School of Law

LLM with Honors, Northwestern University School of Law

LLM, National Taiwan University

LLB, National Taiwan University

▎Experiences

Commissioner for Trade Remedies Handbook, Chinese National Federation of Industries

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Soochow University (Course Taught: U.S. Constitutional Law)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, National Tsing Hua University (Course Taught: Criminal Procedure)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Chinese Culture University (Course Taught: Corporate Law)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, National Taipei University of Business (Course Taught: Administrative Law; Translation of the Court Hearing)

Lecturer at Taiwan's national Judges Academy

▎Qualifications

Arbitrator and Financial Arbitrator certified by the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei
Admitted to the New York State Bar
Passed Judicial Exam (Qualified to sit as a judge in Taiwan)

▎Specialties

▎Representative Matters

Transnational Dispute & Litigation

Advised Ideal Bike Corporation with regard to its subsidiary's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the U.S., successfully defending a preference claim in the amount of more than USD 30 million
Advised PharmaEngine to deal with its commercial dispute with regard to a merger with a French company
Represented Ferrari with regard to a trademark and multinational licensing agreements dispute relating to Taiwanese trademark law and antitrust law
Advised Big Forever L.L.C., a company occupying huge share of the CVJ shaft market in Mainland China, in a shareholders' dispute
Represented a privately owned investment company for the dispute of TRF sale against Bank Sinopac
Represented the Central Investment Corporation in a land contamination dispute with RT-Mart before the Taiwan Supreme Court
Represented an internationally renowned scholar in a transnational property dispute before the Taiwan High Court and Supreme Court

White Collar Criminal Defense & Investigations

Represented a listed company's director who was alleged to have engaged in securities fraud with regard to structured notes in front of the Taiwan High Court and the Supreme Court (the client was found not guilty)
Represented a senior officer of a U.S.-based private equity firm who was alleged to have engaged in securities fraud with respect to the sale of debentures in Taiwan in front of the Taipei District Court and the Taiwan High Court (the client was found not guilty)
Represented a Romanian citizen in a credit card fraud case in front of the Taiwan Supreme Court (successfully reversed and remanded for a new trial and the client ended up with more lenient sentencing)
Advised and represented Indo Kordsa for its corporate internal investigation, exposing a Taiwanese trade company's fraudulent activities which finally exceed USD 12.9 billion and involve multiple major banks plus listed companies based in Taiwan along with their senior officers
Represented a senior officer of a company in criminal and civil proceedings for alleged insiders trading and market manipulation, successfully got probation with no imprisonment for the client

Corporation & Commerce

Advised Pharmadax in a commercial negotiation with Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group over investment agreement and shareholder agreement issues
Acted for Amlogic, a global fabless system-on-a-chip (SoC) company, with regard to its due diligence check per Taiwanese laws for the listing requirements in Shanghai
Acted for Kaizhong, a listed high-tech company leading in Chinese commutator industry, to conduct due diligence check in compliance with Taiwan laws for the capital market
Represented a subsidiary of Lealea Enterprise to negotiate with Bank Central Asia in relation to a loan agreement to obtain capital funds for its overseas investment in textile manufacturing
Represented 8VIC, an investment education company located in Singapore, for establishing its subsidiary in Taiwan and filing its trademark registration

Regulatory & Compliance

Advised Fujifilm for complying the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act and the Medical Devices Act
Advised Paypay with regard to the Taiwan E-Commerce and Payment Law
Advised Olympus, a global healthcare industry, with regard to the potential issues under the Taiwanese Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act

Antitrust & Competition

Advised Brita, a leading water filtration company, for its sales and distribution agreements from competition perspective
Advised Caesar, a leading Taiwan bathroom equipment company, for its sales and distribution agreements from competition perspective
Represented a senior officer who was charged with an offense of unfair competition in the drink industry under the Fair Trade Act (the client received a not-to-prosecute decision rendered by the prosecutor)

Employment Law

Represented a senior manager to file a claim against Taita Chemical Company for wrongful termination of employment contract, successfully obtaining a judgment in our client's favor in front of the Taiwan High Court
Advised Hexion, a pioneer of higher chemistry, and its subsidiaries, with regard to Taiwanese employment law issues
Represented and acted for LCFC Taiwan Branch, a multinational company formed by Lenovo and Compal, in numerous employment related disputes

International Trade & Antidumping

Represented POSCO for Taiwan's anti-dumping sunset review regarding steel plate importation
Represented Simpolo, Icon, Varmora, and other Indian tiles companies in an anti-dumping investigation by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ministry of Finance with respect to ceramic tiles, successfully obtaining zero dumping margin for most of the selected tiles companies
Represented Hyundai Steel Company in an anti-dumping investigation by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ministry of Finance with respect to a carbon steel plate importation

▎Publications

Dispute Resolution & White Collar Crime