SENIOR PARTNER
Francis S. L. Wang (Senior Partner) born Shanghai, China, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1976, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1968); Cornell University (J.D., 1972). Author of numerous articles on Intellectual Property and International Trade, China and Taiwan Law, 1972. Delegate and Counsel, AIT-CCNAA Consultation on Intellectual Property Protection, 1983-1984, USTR and Industry and Trade Negotiation Delegations, 1984-1996. Professor of Law, Kenneth Wang School of Law, 2003. Visiting Professor of Law and Distinguished Scholar in Residence, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2001. Visiting Professor, University of California at Berkeley, 2004 - Presented testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Regent and Honorary Chairman of the Board of Regents, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: International Law; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Economics of Law Practice; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Chair, PRC-ROC Copyright Sub-Section, 1989-1992); State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section); International Anti Counterfeiting Coalition (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1997); United States Trademark Association (Member: Board of Directors, 1992-1994; Board of Directors, Alliance for Promotion of Software Innovation, 1993); International Association of Law Schools (Member, Board of Governors 2004; President Elect, 2008); Hampshire College (Member, Board of Trustees, 2007). Reported Cases: Banco do Brasil vs. Latian Inc.; New York Chinese TV Programs, Inc. vs. U.E. Enterprises Inc. et al; Mendes Junior v Banco do Brasil S.A., et al; Computer Associates v. Altai. Languages: English and Chinese. Practice Areas: Banking; Finance; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Francis S. L. Wang
MANAGING PARTNER
Laura Wen-Yu Young (Managing Partner) born San Francisco, California, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2004, Taipei. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., cum laude, 1984); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Theta. Author: "Intellectual Property, Employment and Human Resource Law" articles in Publications such as National Law Journal, East Asian Executive Reports and Pearson's China Law for Business. Author: CCH's "Taiwan Employment Laws," 2002 and CCH's "China STAFF Employment Law Guide, Taiwan." Columnist, West Publishing's "International HR Journal," 1997-2001. Editorial Advisor, CCH's China Law Update, 2002. Speaker and Lecturer: California State Bar Association conferences, International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition conferences, Bar Association of San Francisco Seminars, ABA conferences, Practicing Law Institute seminars, American Electronics Association conferences, International Trademark Association conferences and Harvard-Asia Business Conference. Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2000 and Treasurer, 1998-2000, Boalt Hall Alumni Association. Concurrent Professor of Law, Soochow University, Kenneth Wang School of Law, Suzhou, China, 2002. Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley, and Boalt Hall, School of Jurisprudence and Social Policy, 2003; Pacific/McGeorge School of Law, 2004. Registered Foreign Legal Representative in China, 2005. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Taipei-American Chamber of Commerce; Commonwealth Club; International Trademark Association (Chair, China Subcommittee, 1998-2003); University Club of Taipei; Taipei Bar Association. Languages: English, Chinese, Spanish and French.Email: Laura Wen-Yu Young
PARTNERS
Ye Lin (Partner) born Shanghai, China, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, China (Not admitted in the United States). Education: Shanghai University Law School (LL.B., 1994). Member: Shanghai Bar Association. Languages: Shanghainese, Mandarin and English. Practice Areas: Contracts; Intellectual Property; Corporate Law.
Gui Zhen Yan (Partner) born Beijing, China, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, China. (Not admitted in California). Education: Chinese Political Youth College (LL.B., 1988); Peking University (LL.M., 2000). Member: China Bar Association. Languages: Mandarin Chinese and English.
Kathy Shuyan Xie (Partner) born Beijing, China, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, China (Not admitted in the United States). Education: China University of Political Science and Law (LL.B.); San Francisco State University (PL Certificate); Golden Gate University (LL.M.). Professional Experience: General Counsel, Beijing No. 11th Law Offices, 1987-1993. In-house Counsel, China Security Co., Ltd., 1993-1995. Member: Beijing Bar Association. Languages: Mandarin Chinese and English. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
COUNSEL
Jason Chen (Counsel) born Chiayi City, Taiwan, 1970; (Admission pending). Education: Fu-Jen University, Taiwan (1994). (IP Counsel). Languages: Taiwanese, Chinese and English.
S. S. Huang (Counsel) born Taipei, Taiwan, 1958; (Admission pending). Education: Soochow University (LL.B.). (IP Counsel).
Brian Shiang-Ru Chen (Special Counsel) born Taipei, Taiwan, 1974; admitted to bar, 1996, Taipei (Not admitted in the United States). Education: College of Law, Chunghsing University (1996); Soochow University Graduate School of Law (1999); Cornell University Law School (LL.M., 2008). Patent Agent (TIPO), 2000. Professional Experience: Associate, Rongshin Law Firm, 1997-2001. Member: Tainan Bar; Taipei Bar.