Kunchou Tsai

Practice Areas

Mr. Kunchou Tsai, Esq. has engaged in legal career for decades, including experience in the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), where he was responsible for the bankruptcy issues of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the legislation of the Act Governing Issuance of Electronic Stored Value Cards and the Financial Consumer Protection Act. He specializes in FinTech, financial regulations, corporate finance, securities laws, international investment and arbitration. He received his law degrees from the top tier law schools of University College London and UC Berkeley. Mr. Tsai is also well-known in financial investment disputes resolution, such as TRF and complicated high-risk derivative products. He was appointed as an arbitrator of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) since 2017, among global legal elites, for his financial expertise. With compelling knowledge about FinTech and capital market, he actively participates in the Fintech ecosystem and often consults the cross-strait investment and financial affairs.

Enlighten Law Group, founded and managed by Mr. Tsai, continuously receives recommendations of Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and Asialaw Profiles in Banking and Finance practice, and he is honored by Chambers and Partners for his expertise in the fields of Fintech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies.

Career

In Service:

• Managing Partner, Enlighten Law Group

• Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

• Arbitrator, Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC)

• Arbitrator, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

• Arbitrator, Financial Arbitrator and Commissioner, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA)

• Lecturer, of Judiciary Training Course, CAA

• Lecturer, of Digital Legal, Policy and Ethics Issues, Institute for China Business School, The University of Hong Kong

• Lecturer, of Financial Compliance Officer Training Course & Corporate Governance Course for Board Members, Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance

• Lecturer, Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime, Professional Master's Program of Law in Business Administration, National Taiwan University

• Lecturer, of the Department of Financial Law and School of FinTech, Ming Chuan University

• Evaluation Committee Member, of Financial Regulatory Sandbox Simulator, Center for Industry, Education and Innovation, National Chengchi University

• Mentor in Fintech & Legal, 500 Global

Experience:

• Director, Taipei Bar Association (2019-2020)

• Vice Chairperson of Financial and Economic Law Committee, Taiwan Bar Association (2015-2021)

• Advisor, Hong Kong & Taiwan Securities Companies & Financial Groups

• Acting General Counsel, Yuanta Commercial Bank

• Partner/Deputy Director, Zoomlaw Attorneys-at-Law

• Senior Associate, Guo Ju Law Firm

• Senior Counsel, Financial Supervisory Commission, Department of Legal Affairs

• Associate, Taipei Exchange (TPEx) Trading Department

• Assistant Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, District Prosecutor’s Office

• Research Assistant, Science & Technology Law Institute of Institute for Information Industry

Awards