Selwyn Vong

Of Counsel

Professional Information


Selwyn Vong focuses his practices primarily on the handling of complex commercial disputes, including cases related to insider trading, trade secrets, construction, labor disputes, cross-border litigation, and mergers and acquisitions. He is capable of addressing diverse legal needs of his client.

Selwyn has helped the management of a domestic corporation to defend criminal breach of trust, financial statement fraud and irregular transactions cases. He also acted in several labor dispute and successfully obtained favorable judgments for his clients. With considerable experience in handling construction and trade secret disputes, Selwyn has assisted multinational group in resolving large-scale construction disputes in Taiwan, including issues such as extension of time and price adjustments. Additionally, he has represented local traditional industries in litigation concerning trade secret infringement disputes between Taiwan and the United States.

He also has substantial experience in areas such as merger and acquisitions, capital markets, and cross-border investments. In addition to conducting numerous contract reviews and legal audits for domestic companies involved in cash capital increases, stock exchange listings, or establishing bases in Taiwan for foreign companies, he has also assisted clients in semiconductor design businesses in recent years with investment activities in Taiwan.

Selwyn has received recognition as a recommended lawyer in both the “Dispute Resolution” and “Corporate Law and M&A” fields from the Legal 500.

Selwyn is a member of the Taipei Bar Association. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English.

Litigation Representations


  • Represented a director of a listed Taiwanese company in civil litigation related to an unsuccessful tender offer.
  • Represented a financial manager of a domestic life insurance company in criminal defense case due to false financial reporting.
  • Represented a business manager of a domestic technology giant in criminal defense cases related to irregular transactions.
  • Represented a food company in civil and criminal litigations related to a hostile takeover.
  • Represented a multinational group in Taiwan to handle internal disciplinary cases involving false transactions and fraudulent claims of performance bonuses by executives.
  • Represented an international trade company in a TRF dispute arbitration and helped the client to reach reconciliation with local bank.

Other Representations


  • Assisted the leading US-listed e-commerce giant to successfully acquire business of a Taiwanese tech company.
  • Assisted a US-listed semiconductor design company to successfully acquire 100% of equity in a Taiwanese tech company.
  • Assisted a renowned private equity investment firm to successfully acquire of a semiconductor equipment supplier’s business in Taiwan.
  • Assisted domestic and international companies in submitting their IPO applications to GreTai Securities Market and TWSE Securities Market.
  • Assisted a Hong Kong listed company, in analyzing issuance of new shares, Taiwan Depositary Receipt and relevant legal compliance issues.

Languages


English
Mandarin Chinese
Taiwanese

Bar Membership


Taiwan Bar Association

Education


Soochow University (LL.B.)