Personal
Dr. C. V. Chen earned his S.J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and LL.M. degrees from the University of British Columbia and Harvard Law School, and graduated from the Department of Law of National Taiwan University.
Dr. Chen, Senior Partner of Lee and Li, has been a lawyer and law professor for over 50 years. His practice focuses on transnational legal transactions and international dispute resolution. He was an of counsel for the Cabinet of the Republic of China (the Premier's Office).
As a scholar, Dr. Chen is an Adjunct Professor of Law at National Chengchi University and Soochow University in Taiwan, lecturing on "Transnational Legal Problems," and a lecturer on "Financial/Economic Law and Business Management" at Guanghua School of Management of Peking University in China.
Dr. Chen is committed to pro bono services. He was Secretary-General and President of the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China for 25 years, is Chair of the Taipei European School Foundation in Taiwan and Managing Director of The Chinese Society of International Law. Dr. Chen also serves on the Board of Directors of the Lee and Li Foundation and Yuan Ze University (Taiwan). He was the founding Vice Chairman and served as the inaugural Secretary-General of the Straits Exchange Foundation (established in Taiwan in early 1990 as the only quasi-official organization for liaising with the government in Beijing).
Experience
【Professional】
Senior Partner, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law, Taipei, Taiwan
Of Counsel, Cabinet of the Republic of China
Adjunct Professor of Law, National Chengchi University and Soochow University Graduate School of Law, Taiwan (1972 – present)
Lecturer in Law, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China.
Lecturer, Training Institute for Judges and Prosecutors, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of China
【Pro Bono】
Board Member, Tang Prize Foundation (2012 – present)
President, Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (April 2000 – 2012)
Chair, Taipei European School Foundation (1994 – present)
Director, Lee and Li Foundation
Managing Director, Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law (Jan. 2004 – present)
General Counsel, Ministry of Defense (1989 – 1990)