Yi Chen
Major Areas of Practice
International Transaction, International Corporate Practice, International Employment Law, International Intellectual Property Management, and Taiwanese Law
Personal History
- 1984
- National Taiwan University (LL.B.)
- 1986
- Completed military service and was discharged with the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Army, Taiwan
- 1989–1996
- Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo Research Student; Master’s Program (LL.M.); Doctoral Program
- 1996–1999
- Staff Member, Taiwan International Patent & Law Office (TIPLO)
- 1999–2004
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Kanazawa University Taught International Business Law
- 2004–2011
- Professor, Faculty of Law, Kanazawa University Taught Private International Law and International Business Law (The Faculty of Law was reorganized as the School of Law, College of Human and Social Sciences, in the 2008 academic year.)
- 2011–2025
- International joint venture business consultancy
- 2011–2014
- Statutory Auditor, MSIG Mingtai Insurance Co., Ltd.
- 2012–2016
- Statutory Auditor, Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Listed on TWSE)
- 2013–
- Visiting Professor, Kanazawa University Law School (appointed for varying terms in different academic years)
- 2018–2019
- Independent Director, Voltronic Power Technology Corp.
- 2024–2026
- Board Member, Taiwan– Japan Jurists Association
- 2025 (Dec.)
- Recognized by the Minister of Justice of Japan as qualified for admission to the Japanese bar
- 2026 (Jun.)
- Admitted to Japanese Bar, joined Koga & Partners
Member of
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
Japanese, English, Chinese, Taiwanese
Major Publications
- “The Function of ‘Conversation’ in Corporate Governance of Insurance Companies: Considering the Role of Independent Directors in Taiwan,” paper (en) presented at the First Japan–Taiwan Insurance Law Forum, 2024.
- “A Study of Measures Addressing Aging Condominiums in Taiwan: Focusing on the Legal Framework for Promoting Reconstruction,” Japan–Taiwan Jurists Review, No. 17, 2020.
- “A Study of Corporate Governance Practices in Taiwan: Current Conditions and Challenges from the Perspective of an Outside Supervisor,” Japan–Taiwan Jurists Review, No. 13, 2016.
- “Distribution of Digital Content and Challenges for the Intellectual Property System: Development of the Legal Environment and Related Issues in Taiwan,” Journal of the Intellectual Property Association of Japan, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2009.
- “Application of Domestic Labor Law,” in Leading Cases in Private International Law and its Revised Edition Reflecting the New Legislation, Jurist, 2004 and 2007.
- “International Developments and Conflicting Interests Concerning Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical Products,” in Research Report on the Complementary Relationship between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Policy in the Pharmaceutical Industry, 2004.
- “A Study of the International Application of Patent Law: Taking the Supreme Court Judgment in the BBS Case as a Starting Point,” Kanazawa Law Review, Vol. 46, No. 2, 2004.
- Law and Policy of Cybersecurity, co-author, NTT Publishing, 2004.
- “International Employment Relations and the Application of Labor Laws: The Lufthansa Case,” in Leading Cases in Labor Law, 7th ed., Jurist, 2002.
- “Choice-of-Court Agreements in Employment Disputes,” in Commentary on Important Judicial Precedents of 2000, Jurist, 2001.
- “Recent Developments in the Reform of Taiwan’s Arbitration Act,” co-author, JCA Journal, Vol. 45, Nos. 5–9, 1998.
- The Actual State of Human Resources and Labor Management in Japan, co-author, Japan Institute of Labor, 1996.
- “A Study on Determining the Law Applicable to International Employment Relations,” The Journal of the Jurisprudence Association, Vol. 111, Nos. 9 and 11, 1994.
- Case Note: “Disputes Arising from the Closure of a Wholly Owned Japanese Subsidiary of a U.S. Corporation and the Jurisdiction of Japanese Courts: The Reader’s Digest Case,” Jurist, No. 978, 1991.