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Managing Partner : Wade Chang
TEL: +886-2-2523-5066
Email: wade.chang@otice.com.tw
Mr. Wade Chang is the firm’s Principal Counsel and Head of International Practice. He acts for many multi-national corporations (including Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, and USA) on a long term basis in their cross-border investment, corporate and commercial matters. Taiwanese born, Canadian and Australian educated, Wade’s experience and background enable him to analyze and resolve legal issues without certain language and cultural barriers. Prior to joining the firm, Wade spent several years in private practice with international and Australian law firms. Wade is practical and strategic, and leads a practice that helps clients succeed.
Email: wade.chang@otice.com.tw
Mr. Wade Chang is the firm’s Principal Counsel and Head of International Practice. He acts for many multi-national corporations (including Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, and USA) on a long term basis in their cross-border investment, corporate and commercial matters. Taiwanese born, Canadian and Australian educated, Wade’s experience and background enable him to analyze and resolve legal issues without certain language and cultural barriers. Prior to joining the firm, Wade spent several years in private practice with international and Australian law firms. Wade is practical and strategic, and leads a practice that helps clients succeed.
Core Practice Areas
- Foreign Investment in Taiwan
- Hong Kong and Macau Investment in Taiwan
- Cross-Border Commercial Transactions
- Business Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
- International Arbitration
- Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes
Qualification
- Certified, National Committee on Accreditation (NCA), Canada (2023)
- Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom (2020)
- Australian Lawyer, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia (2009)
Education
- University of Oxford (M.B.A. with Distinction) (2023)
- The University of British Columbia (NCA Courses)
- Leo Cussen Centre for Law (G.D.L.P.) (2009)
- University of Melbourne (LL.B.) (2008)
Work Experience
- Baker & McKenzie
- McMahon Fearnley Lawyers
Professional Membership
- Managing Supervisor, Hong Kong & Macau Association in Taipei
- Member, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Taiwan
Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
- Extensive experience in advising Hong Kong and Macau corporations and private individuals in relation to their investment matters in Taiwan
- Extensive experience in advising foreign corporations in relation to their investment matters in Taiwan
- Extensive experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements for multinational corporations
- Acted extensively for multinational corporations in relation to their employment matters
- Advised and assisted a leading multinational pharmaceutical company in relation to its compliance matters, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Advised and assisted an airline in relation to its aircraft leasing disputes
- Advised and assisted a leading industrial gas company in relation to its plants disputes in a science park
- Advised and assisted individual clients in relation to renunciation of foreign permanent resident status
- Assisted a key manufacturer of display devices in Taiwan in relation to its antitrust matters
- Advised and assisted a leading multinational shipping corporation in relation to its global bankruptcy matters, including mass redundancy