Huang, Jack J.T.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Chinese
• English
• Mandarin
• Taiwanese

Lawyer Overview

Jack Huang's practice encompasses a broad range of international investments, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, venture capital, technology licensing, infrastructure projects, and other corporate and financial transactions. He was one of the first international corporate lawyers to pioneer the representation of multinational clients in China investment matters in the late 1970s. He also has substantial experience in investment structuring matters concerning international high net worth families and closely held companies. Jack is Partner-in-Charge of the Taipei Office.

Jack serves on the board of many companies and civic organizations. From 1996 through 2009, he was a director of the Human Rights Education Foundation, where he led the NT$30 million fund-raising campaign to successfully establish the human rights memorial park on Green Island, which was praised by Dr. Nelson Mandela as the "first human rights memorial in Asia."

Jack has practiced law in Hong Kong, New York, and Taipei. He is a member of the Taipei Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He has been recognized by Chambers Global and Asia Pacific Legal 500 as one of the world's leading lawyers for many years.

Jack has written and spoken frequently on various legal topics. In 2004, articles from Jack's column in the Economic Daily News were compiled into a highly acclaimed book entitled Legal Victory — Mergers and Acquisitions and Technology Licensing published by the CommonWealth Magazine Company.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• M&A
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Buyouts
• Product Response Team
• Construction
• Consumer Products & Retail
• Financial Services
• Hospitality
• Fund Formation
• Venture Capital - Investor
• Venture Capital - Issuer

Representative Cases

• China Development Financial acquires Taiwan International Securities
• CPDC successfully reverses 2nd highest patent infringement claim amount in Taiwan history , (2009)
• Everlight Electronics negotiates patent licensing agreement with Osram GmbH for LED technology
• Feiya Technology acquires Silicon Motion
• Fubon Acquires Taiwan Life Unit from ING for $600 million
• General Mills acquires remaining 50% of Haagen-Dazs Taiwan
• Gillette Company acquires China Battery International
• Industrial Bank of Taiwan arranges securitization to finance the expansion of Chi Mei Optoelectronics
• Infoserve Technology Corp forms alliance with SingTel
• International oil & gas company acquires minority interest in Asia greenfield LNG regasification terminal
• James Jin sells Business Weekly Publishing to Tom.com
• Jan, Hung-Tze forms Home Media Group Limited
• Lacquer Craft Manufacturing acquires Universal Furniture
• Micron Technology enters into joint venture with Nanya Technology relating to Inotera Memories
• Micron Technology forms MeiYa Technology Corporation, a joint venture with Nanya Technology Corporation , (2009)
• Sunplus Technology jointly acquires Oak Technology
• Sysware sells Kimo.com, Taiwan's No. 1 website, to Yahoo!
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. acquires Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. for $6.4 billion
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. merges with TSMC-Acer Manufacturing
• United Test and Assembly Center merge with UltraTera
• Winbond Electronics acquires the Advanced PC Business Division from National Semiconductor , (2009)
• YFY Group invests in Neutron Innovation
• Yulon Group restructures and forms joint venture with Nissan Motor

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Taiwan, Republic of China

Education

• Harvard University
• Nat'l Taiwan U - Taipei
• Northwestern University

Published Works

• Legal Considerations for Managing Restructurings in China, 2009
• Mergers and Acquisitions in China, 2006
• Jack Huang’s viewpoint: The Global M&A Trend in 2005, Economic Daily News, 2006
• The preliminary achievement of China enterprises' reform, Economic Daily News, 2004
• TCL Group's reform, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The M&A boom hits public listed companies in China, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The development of Foreign investment through mergers & acquisitions of public listed companies in China, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The development of Overseas M&A activities in China's enterprises, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The awkward status of Chinese people under the foreign investment law, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Foreign Investments through M&A and Reform of National Enterprises in China, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The model of Foreign investments merging with domestic companies in China, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The maze of foreign direct investment M&A Law in China, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The Dispute of Patent Infringement and Provisional Disposition in Taiwan, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The Corporate War & Provisional Disposition in Taiwan, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The Arbitration System & Practice of International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The development of China Arbitration System, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The new chartered system from Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, Economic Daily New, 2004
• The M&A of Japanese companies, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The introduction of U.K. Patent Dispute System, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The introduction of Japan Patent Dispute System, Economic Daily News, 2004
• European Patent Convention-Unclear European Patent, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The introduction of European Convention System, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The introduction of German Patent Dispute System, Economic Daily News, 2004
• International offense and defense of intellectual property, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Legal rights should not be easily neglected, Commercial Times, 2004
• Important provisions of contracts of outsourcing service, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Due to the increasing competition internationally, corporations must establish correct legal risk management in order to effectively protect its intellectual property, Monte Jade Science & Technology Association of Taiwan, 2004
• Important provisions of contracts of outsourcing sub-contract manufacturing, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Business and legal considerations regarding outsourcing sub-contracts, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Business and legal considerations regarding outsourcing sub-contracts, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Taiwanese corporations face impact by multi-jurisdictional law, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Local characteristics of mergers and acquisitions of Taiwanese corporations, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Developments of hostile takeovers in Taiwan, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Frequent defensive measures in hostile takeovers in the US (2), Economic Daily News, 2004
• Frequent defensive measures in hostile takeovers in the US (1), Economic Daily News, 2004
• Realizations from the offenses and defenses in hostile takeovers in the US, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Assessment of legality and timing appropriateness of China Development Financial Holdings power struggle, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Recent development trends in American hostile takeover transactions, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Comparison on global regulations pertaining to stock cross-ownership between parent companies and their respective subsidiaries, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The rules on stock cross-ownership between parent companies and their subsidiaries, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Discussion of the Applicability of Foreign Civil Judgements in Taiwan, TeemaData Volume.158, 2004
• The Regulatory Mechanisms applicable to hostile takeover transactions in Taiwan, Economic Daily News, 2004
• Buyouts and Leveraged Financing in Taiwanese Enterprises, Economic Daily News, 2004
• The New Regime of Equity Capital Contributed by Credit for Taiwan Enterprises, Economic Daily News, 2003
• Birth of a Boffo Asian Buyout Market? Asian Venture Capital Journal, 2003
• The New Regime and Development for the Spin-off of Taiwan Enterprises, Economic Daily News, 2003
• The LBO development in US, 2003
• Bank Chief Optimistic about Buy-out Market, Taipei Times, 2003
• LBO Legal Practice, Economic Daily News, 2003
• The Current Buyout Market and the Future Development of Asian Enterprises, Economic Daily News, 2003
• China M&A, Economic Daily News, 2003
• New M&A Laws for Taiwanese Enterprises (2), Economic Daily News, 2003
• New M&A Laws for Taiwanese Enterprises (1), Economic Daily News, 2003
• China Focuses on Venture Capital and M&A: New Rules on Foreign VC Investments Open up Easier Access, 2003
• The Financing Laws and Practices for China M&A, (In Chinese), Economic Daily News, 2003
• The New M&A Laws and Regulations for China Enterprises, (In Chinese), Straits Business Monthly, 2003
• The Overview M&A Management of China Government Enterprises, (In Chinese), Economic Daily News, 2003
• The Current Situation of Reform and M&A in China Government Enterprises, (In Chinese), Economic Daily News, 2003
• The Current Situation of M&A in China, (In Chinese), Economic Daily News, 2003
• The Evolutionary Changes of M&A Policies in China, (In Chinese), Economic Daily News, 2003
• The New Laws and Regulations of M&A in China, (In Chinese), Economic Daily News, 2003

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