Chia-heng Seetoo

Professional Information

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Chia-heng Seetoo’ s practice at the firm includes capital market, startup advisory, venture capital / private equity investment, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, general corporate laws and deal-related advices.

He has advised multiple capital market transactions, including IPO projects in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He advised foreign and domestic clients to acquire suitable Taiwanese targets in the same industries, or helped local startup founders to exit successfully. He also regularly provides guidance in various types of business transactions, such as joint venture, venture capital financing, venture capital / private equity formation and fundraising, and contracts commonly used in daily business operations such as distributor- ship, original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and licensing, in many different industries – from traditional manufacturing to cutting-edge tech sectors such as e-commerce, semiconductor design, and entertainment financing.

With his training in industrial economics before becoming a transactional lawyer, Seetoo is known for his understanding of the business environment and operating challenges faced by his clients, and clients come to Seetoo for his rounded legal analysis and practicable solutions which further clients’ business goals.

Seetoo is repeatedly recognized by the Legal 500, a leading international law firm ranking research and publication service based in London, as a “recommended lawyer” for corporate and M&A practice in Taiwan.

Seetoo regularly gave lectures and taught classes in business laws in domestic colleges, and continuing education courses for senior management of public companies, sponsored by Taiwan Corporate Governance Association. His course topics include mergers & acquisition; securities law; international trade, to name a few. His unique “case method” was widely recognized and welcomed by all participants in his classes.

Before co-founding Innovatus Law, he was an associate at Jones Day’ s Taipei office. He was also the first Taiwanese editorial member of University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology, and Policy, a peer-reviewed law journal sponsored by the University of Illinois College of Law.

Capital Markets Representations

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• Advised two mobile game companies during their respective IPO listings in Hong Kong Exchange with respect to compliance of Taiwanese game rating and internet data connection laws.
• Represented an e-commerce solution provider in its IPO submission to Taipei Exchange in the capacity of lead issuer counsel.
• Represented domestic Securities underwriters in connection with Taiwan IPO projects in the capacity of underwriter counsel.

Mergers and Acquisitions Representations

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• Represented a top-three chip design software suite provider in connection with its acquisition of a Taiwanese competitor in the same industry.
• Represented a domestic medical aid equipment Company to successfully acquire the Taiwan business of an international competitor.
• Represented shareholders of a domestic internet startup to successfully sell their stakes to a Japan public company.

Venture Capital / Private Equity / Deal Services Representation

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• Represented multiple Taiwanese venture capital boutiques with respect to their respective formation strategy.
• Represented a California-based entertainment production company with respect to its fundraising efforts in Taiwan; also represented multiple cross-border film co-production projects.
• Advised a Taiwanese public company with respect to its decision to invest in private equity funds.

Selected Publications

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Journal Article (in English)

• Chia-heng Seetoo & Derek Sun, Taiwan Chapter, in INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS 2017,283-297 (Ilir Mujalovic & Harald Halbhuber eds., 1st ed. 2017, Global Legal Insights).
• Chia-heng Seetoo, Note, Can Peer-to-Peer Internet Broadcast Technology Give Fans Another Chance? Peer-to-Peer Streaming Technology, Its Impact on Telecast of Professional Sports, and the Future of Digital Media on the Internet, 2007 U. ILL. J.L. TECH. & POL’Y 369, 369 (2007).

Journal Article (in Chinese)

• Chia-heng Seetoo, An Introduction to the Roles of Rulemaking Capability in Family Business Succession Issues, Industry Management Review, Vol. 14 Issue 2, January 2024.
• Derek Te-Chih Sun and Chia-heng Seetoo, The Administrative Appeal System of the National Communication Commission 2007-2009: An Empirical Study, Academia Sinica Law Journal (ASLJ), Issue 10, March 2012.

Other Columns (in Chinese)

• How to seek compensation for losses suffered due to Covid-19 pandemic, Commercial Times, April 23, 2020.
• A historical view of Taiwan’s prospect of becoming an international finance center, Commercial Times, January 7, 2020.
• S.-Sino Trade War – a perspective from U.S. trade policy evolution, Commercial Times, November 4, 2019.
• A short note on Microsoft’s lawsuit against Hon Hai regarding Android licensing (co-author with Jamie Yang), Commercial Times, March 22, 2019.
• When talents is the only remaining value of a late-stage technology company, Commercial Times, October 31, 2017.
• Can a market mechanism eliminate TaiPower’s monopoly? A UK-US perspective on the liberalization of Taiwan’s Electricity Industry, Yowu Report, September 29, 2016.