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Since 1988, Daniel has handled many international contract review and negotiation while he served in the General Legal Counselor Office in the Ministry of National Defense. And from 1989 Daniel has been practicing as a lawyer in several jurisdictions such as Taipei, Kaohsiung, and is familiar with the civil, criminal and administrative litigations. He also has the license of patent agent and arbitrator. Judicial Yuan also select him as the civil notary public. Daniel was the chairperson of the Maritime Law Committee of IPBA which leads the maritime lawyers from more than 66 countries. He has abundance of experience such as being the counselor of III to assist the entities build the IPR management system; handling the direct-sale legal issues; being the adviser of public and private sectors regarding Government Procurement Law and construction issues, being the adviser of Consumer Protection Committee of Executive Yuan for long time; handling marine collision, oil pollution, and insurance which value more than 10 million US Dollars; handling international contracts, GPA disputes, construction disputes, which value more than 10 million US Dollars; handling patent application, disputes, negotiation for several famous companies; resolving lots of consumer complaints, product quality disputes, labor safety & disputes, environment disputes.

EXPERIENCE Partner, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm, Taipei（9/1986-6/1998） Judge of Yunlin & Changhwa District Courts（7/1982-8/1985） Chairman of Board of Directors, Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorder QUALIFICATION Admitted to the Taiwan Bar 1984 FIELDS OF EXPERTISE Construction Law Government Procurement Law Telecommunication Law Investment Mergers & Acquisitions Employment Law Trade Law Security Transaction Law Fair Trade Law Consumer Protection Law Tobacco Hazard Prevention Control Act WORKS AUTHORED Legal Structure of BOT Projects under ROC Law Legal Issues of BOT Project Financing "Consequential Damages" in Major Public Construction Contracts Legal Problems of Industrial Targeting and its Impact on International Economic Relations (JSD thesis) The Liberalization of Taiwan's Telecommunications Market (co-authored) EDUCATION U.C. Berkeley Law School（LL.M., 1981；J.S.D., 1986） National Taiwan University（LL.B., 1977） PREVIOUS PROJECTS AND CASES Legal advice to Suez Group in relation to the DaFa Waste Treatment Plant in Kaohsiung and  its various waste-to-energy projects in Taiwan Legal advice to China Life Insurance Company for its new headquarter building project. Legal advice to Bechtel for its various LNG projects in Taiwan Representing Marketech International Corp in the government procurement dispute and arbitration case against Hsinchu City Government for the extension of time of the New Nanliao Pumping Station Construction Project Acting for Marketech International Corp on various arbitration cases in relation to construction disputes. Legal advice to Michels Corporation for its various pipe projects in Taiwan. Legal advice to Taoyuan City Government in relation to the Green Line transportation project in Taoyuan City Legal advice to Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorders in relation to new support service center for the disabled in Hsinchu County(Pro Bono) Acting for Chipbond on various civil and criminal lawsuits in relation to trade secrets Assisted DEME Group on legal matters in relation to the Kungtang development project and offshore wind power projects Acting for Praxair Inc. in its ICC arbitration case against China Petrochemical Development Corporation Acting for SAP in its ICC arbitration case against Hon Hai Group Acting for the PE fund, Magicapital Management Ltd., in its investment in Huaian Imaging Device Manufacturer Corporation in China Acting as an arbitrator in the arbitration case between Singfor Life Insurance and EFG Bank AG Acting for Samsung Electronic Corporation in competition law matters in Taiwan Acting as the Taiwan local counsel for the Macquarie Group for the IPO of the Cable TV system operators business in Taiwan Acting for Kraton in its joint venture project with Formosa Petrochemical Corporation Representing Sita in the arbitration case against Kaohsiung City Government for the equitable adjustment of the terms and conditions of the O&M Contract Legal advice to Hitachi Rail STS (previously Ansaldo STS) in relation to the Circular Line and Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin Line transportation project in Taipei and Sanying line transportation project in New Taipei City

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS  Taiwan National Bar ACADEMIC RECORDS LL.B., School of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan EXPERIENCES Attorney at Law, Fa-Lai United Law Firm (2004-2006) Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Taiwan (2007-2008) Attorney at Law, Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center (2008-2016) Legal Specialist, Taipei Exchange (2017-2019) Manager, Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center (2019-2021) PRACTICE AREA Securities Fraud Litigation (Insider Trading, Manipulating Stock Prices, False Financial Report, Hollow out Company Assets) Disputes regarding Company Management Disputes regarding Shareholders’ meeting Corporate Governance Practices LANGUAGE Mandarin Taiwanese English

Mr. Li-Pu Lee, Esq. is currently a managing partner at Formosan Brothers as well as a registered arbitrator with the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei. In addition to practicing law in Taiwan, he obtained both his LL.M. and J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis (U.S.A.). Admitted to New York State Bar, Mr. Lee has received a comprehensive legal education in both the United States and Taiwan. He has profound legal knowledge and experience practicing in the fields of international trade, negotiations, transnational merger and acquisition, real estate, contract drafting, tax and transnational litigation and non-litigation disputes.

Mr. Li-Pu Lee, Esq. is currently a managing partner at Formosan Brothers as well as a registered arbitrator with the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei. In addition to practicing law in Taiwan, he obtained both his LL.M. and J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis (U.S.A.). Admitted to New York State Bar, Mr. Lee has received a comprehensive legal education in both the United States and Taiwan. He has profound legal knowledge and experience practicing in the fields of international trade, negotiations, transnational merger and acquisition, real estate, contract drafting, tax and transnational litigation and non-litigation disputes.