Taiwan
IP Litigation and Licensing
Antitrust and Anti-Unfair Competition Litigation; Advocate of White Collar Crime; IP Management and Corporate Governance
Dennis Huang
Admitted to the Taiwan Bar in 1991, Dennis Huang has been practicing for more than 25 years. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor (LL.M.) and a leading partner of Lee and Li’s Patent and Technology Department, mainly responsible for IP litigation, licensing, IP transaction and antitrust matters.
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
He sat on the editorial board of the Taiwan Bar Journal for more than a decade, and has published numerous articles and books on subjects relating to IP law and antitrust law. He chaired the IP Committee of the Taiwan Bar Association for three years from 2015 to 2017. Currently, he is the supervisor of the Licensing Executive Society, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) chapter. He has handled litigation and licensing matters both in Taiwan and China for multinational companies, mainly from the US, Japan and Europe.
Dennis Huang Partner Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law Tel: +886-2-2715-3300 #2275 dennishuang@leeandli.com www.leeandli.com
Credited with having played a significant role in protection of many landmark portfolios in various industries, he performs a wide range of services that include counseling, litigation, dispute resolution, complex transactions, due diligence investigations and licensing in patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright matters. In a groundbreaking process patent litigation suit in Taiwan, in which he represented a US chemical company, a landmark NT$2 billion (around US$700 million) in damages was awarded by the Taipei District Court. He has been repeatedly named the World’s Leading Patent Practitioner by the IAM and Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property by Asia Law.
Thailand
Insolvency Surasak Vajasit
R&T Asia (Thailand) Limited
Surasak Vajasit Managing Partner R&T Asia (Thailand) Limited Tel: +66 2656 1991 surasak.v@rajahtann.com www.rajahtannasia.com
International Arbitration; Banking & Finance; Regulatory Surasak is the managing partner of R&T Asia (Thailand) Limited. Surasak is recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Leading Individual for Corporate and M&A and a Band 1 lawyer for Dispute Resolution by Chambers Asia Pacific, naming him as one who “wins plaudits from the market” and with clients describing him as “one of the best” based on his “reputation on complex matters.” A large part of Surasak’s practice focuses on representation in litigation and dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitrations, mediations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Surasak is also consistently recognised as one of the leading lawyers in Thailand for Restructuring & Insolvency. Experience With more than 31 years of work in the private and public sectors, Surasak has extensive experience in corporate and financing transactions, including privatisations, securities transactions (public issues of debt and equity), loan facilities, project finance, restructuring and bankruptcy-related work. He represents some of Thailand’s state enterprise banks and other financial institutions and a number of publicly-traded companies. Additionally, he has been involved in some of Thailand’s most important infrastructure projects including, expressways, railways, tollways, waterworks and telecommunications projects. He also represents several multinational clients in complex Thai regulatory matters, particularly those involving customs and anti-corruption proceedings. Surasak served for eight years as a judge of the Courts of Thailand. Insolvency and Restructuring • Advised an investment unit of the World Bank on the reorganisation proceedings of Thai Petrochemical Industry PCL. • Advised certain creditors in connection with the reorganisation of Bangkok Mass Transit Public Company Limited, an operator of a rail-based mass transit system in Bangkok. • Advised certain creditors in connection with the reorganisation of TT&T Public Company Limited, a major telecommunications company in Thailand.
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