Ing-Chian Sun

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

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

North America Intellectual Property Corporation (2004-2006)

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

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

“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)

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.

- 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.

The University of Tokyo

LL.M.

2009

National Taiwan University

LL.B. and BBA

2001

Highly regarded in TAIWAN LEADING LAWYERS, IFLR1000

IFLR

2023

Highly regarded in TAIWAN LEADING LAWYERS, IFLR1000

IFLR

2024