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Derek Sun

Partner-in-Charge · Innovatus Law

TaiwanLitigation, ArbitrationEnglish, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese

About

Derek T.C. Sun is Partner-in-Charge and a co-founder of Innovatus Law in Taiwan, described as one of the best Taiwanese litigators of his generation, with a track record in commercial disputes, corporate control fights, construction and government/regulatory litigation. He has handled high-value matters including defending a domestic bank in a dispute over an exclusive franchising business exceeding NTD 5 billion, successfully challenging a Taiwan Fair Trade Commission NTD 3 billion administrative penalty, and overturning administrative penalties and investment restrictions for a semiconductor foundry.

Practice areas

LitigationArbitrationCorporate / M&AReal EstateConstructionGovernment & RegulatoryBanking & FinanceCompetition / Antitrust

Office

Expertise

SemiconductorsAerospaceBankingPublic ProcurementCommercial Real EstateInfrastructure & Construction

Education

  • Columbia University (LL.M.)
  • National Taiwan University (LL.B. & LL.M.)

Admissions

  • Taiwan Bar Association

Languages

EnglishMandarin ChineseTaiwanese