Ing-Chian Sun

Practice Areas

Taiwan, Cross-border M&A, Joint Ventures, Corporate Governance, Capital Markets, Competition Law / Antitrust Law, Personal Data & Privacy / Big Data Businesses, Labor Law, Compliance, International Litigation

Career

Co-representative of Nishimura & Asahi Taiwan (2020-Present)

North America Intellectual Property Corporation (2004-2006)

Formosan Brothers Attorneys-At -Law (2003-2004)

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Taiwan (2003); Registered as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi in Japan (Primary Jurisdiction: Taiwan) (2014)

Publications

“Corpus Juris Series - Personal Information Protection Legislation (Global)” (Shojihomu Co., Ltd., 2020)

“Corpus Juris M&A - Completely Revised Edition (first volume) (second volume)” (Shojihomu Co., Ltd., 2019)

Personal

Ing-Chian is a lead partner of Nishimura & Asahi’s Taiwan practice group. As one of the few Taiwanese lawyers based in Japan, she handles a wide variety of matters for clients that conduct business in relation to Taiwan, such as M&A, finance, real estate, competition law/antitrust law, IP, and other international legal matters.

Notably, she was the first Taiwanese lawyer ever to be registered as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Registered Foreign Lawyer in Japan) qualified to practice law in Taiwan. She is based in Japan, but serves as a Co-Representative of Nishimura & Asahi Taiwan, and provides Japanese and Taiwanese clients with seamless, timely legal support for both their inbound and outbound legal needs.

Work Highlights

- 2024 Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7276) - Acquisition of Fuzhou Koito Tayih Automotive Lamp Co., Ltd. owned by Ta Yih International Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Ta Yih Industrial Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 1521).

- 2024 Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. ,a subsidiary of Panasonic Holdings Corporation [TSE: 6752] - Capital Partnership With ORIX Corporation (NYSE: IX; TSE: 8591) and Establishment of New Company to operate Projector Business.

-2024 Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. - MBO of Nihon Housing Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4781), a building and real estate management company, through Marcian Holdings GK, incorporated by an affiliated fund of Goldman Sachs.

-2023 Toenec Corporation (TSE: 1946) - Investment in Fuhbic International Corporation, a Taiwan-based provider of engineering and construction services.

-2023 Carlyle - Tender offer for shares in Seiko PMC Corporation (TSE: 4963), a paper and ink chemicals manufacturer.

-2022 ORIX Corporation - Acquisition of shares in DHC Corporation, a leading Japanese cosmetics and health food supplements manufacturer.

-2022 Takeda Pharmaceuticals Taiwan Ltd. - Sale of OTC pharmaceutical business to Alinamin Pharmaceutical Taiwan Ltd.

-2022 Hokuriku Electric Power Company, Toho Gas Co., Ltd., and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. - Advise on the establishment of a consortium to acquire shares in Formosa I International Investment Co., Ltd., which operates the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan, Formosa I, from Macquarie Formosa 1 Co., Ltd.

-2021 Advantage Partners Inc. and Tokyo Century Corporation: Acquisition of Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.’s energy storage devices and systems business

-2021 Acquisition of shares in, and consolidation of, Soushin Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6938) by Kamaya Electronics Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Walsin Technology Corporation (TWSE: 2492), through a public tender offer in Japan.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Taiwan, Japan

Languages Spoken

Japanese, English, Chinese, Taiwanese

Education

Awards