Wei LIAO

Senior Consultant

Education: National Taipei University School of Business and Law (LL.B)
Wisconsin State University, Madison School of Law (LL.M)

Expertise: Compilation, review and management of contracts in Chinese and English, investment and merger of enterprises, risk control mechanism, intellectual property planning, layout and management, business risk analysis and negotiation of enterprises.

Mr. Liao is now a senior consultant of Lien & Lin law firm. He has worked in well-known enterprises such as Asus, Foxconn Technology Group, Pegatron Corporation, Gamania Digital Entertainment and other leading positions in the industry. He has also worked as a non-litigation advisor in Direction Int’l Patent Trademark & Law Office.For many years in the industry, he is familiar with the internal process operation, enterprise investment and merger, company risk control mechanism, company intellectual and financial planning, layout and management, and specializes in business risk analysis and negotiation cases. During his tenure in various well-known enterprises, he participates in a number of transnational negotiations and investment cases. He has also assisted in the IPO of the company.

Due to the globalization of various companies, Liao consultants have been stationed overseas and are responsible for the overall planning and management of legal affairs of overseas relations companies of various companies. They are deeply involved in the global financial flow, logistics and management of the entire supply chain.

Consultant Liao always upholds the spirit of enterprise risk management and control of “preventing accidents before they occur, controlling enemies before they occur”, in order to seek the best interests of the company, reduce the possible risks of the company, and provide the direction of legal services for the company. With the long-term accumulated rich practical experience of the enterprise, he can always timely provide appropriate and comprehensive analysis and suggestions for customers. Strive for the best interests of the clients.

Current

Senior Consultant of Lien & Lin law firm

Experience

• Senior Consultant of Direction Int’l Patent Trademark & Law Office
• Senior specialist of Gamania Digital Entertainment (Taipei, Taiwan)
• Senior specialist of Pegatron Corporation. (Taipei, Taiwan)
• Manager of Legal Affairs, Foxconn Technology Group (Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, Taipei, Taiwan)
• Manager of Legal Affairs, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan)

Specialty

1. Business transaction negotiation cases, intellectual property rights (such as trademark rights, patent rights, copyright, etc.) authorization cases.
2. Operation risk analysis and avoidance of group companies, such as firewall company settings.
3. The formulation of various types of contracts and documents of the company.
4. Company legal education and training.

Representative case

1. Participate in large-scale cooperation projects and overseas investment projects of game companies.
2. Participating in the investigation of transnational offences against computer use and copyright infringement by game companies.
3. Assist BYD, Great Wall Automobile, Le Video, Google, Amazon, Bestbuy, Apple, Logitech, Westinghouse, HP, Dell, LG, Philips, Microsoft, Garmin, AT&T, Le Fuk, Fayake and other major manufacturers in cooperation case consultation.
4. Assist the company to participate in the bankruptcy distribution case of Payless Shoes, the leading footwear chain in the United States.
5. Assist the company in negotiating the merger and acquisition with Bosch.
6. Assist the company to participate in the negotiation of 4G communication technology agreement and royalty agreement.
7. Assist the company in participating in cross-strait e-commerce cooperation and exchange cases.
8. Assist the company in the cross-strait biotechnology company investment cooperation program.