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Billy M.C. Chen

Billy Chen is a partner and he has extensive experience representing clients across a wide range of matters, bringing a practical, results‑driven approach to complex matters. 

Mergers and Acquisitions - Advising clients on corporate governance as well as commercial and corporate finance transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public offerings and private placements, structuring start-up companies, and drafting commercial contracts

Startups and Venture Capital - Advising clients on business structuring and fundraising, including seed and growth equity financings, investments, as well as secondary transactions and exits

Capital Markets - Advising a broad range of capital markets transactions, including equity and debt offerings, regulatory compliance, and ongoing disclosure obligations

Investment Management and Finance - Advising clients on the formation, structuring, and fundraising of their businesses, counseling fund managers on the regulatory aspects of their businesses and operations, counseling issuers/arrangers on structured products

International Trade - Handling US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) investigations matters as well as US export-import compliance and trade dispute matters

Antitrust, Competition and Trade Regulation - Assisting clients in witness preparation, advising them on the discovery procedure and dispositions relating to the investigations initiated by the United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) and the European Commission (EC) as well as in class action suits against certain Taiwan manufacturers

Procurement Projects - Drafting and advising clients on urban redevelopment project guidelines and Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contracts

Prior to joining the firm, Billy practiced in Michigan, where he focused on corporate, civil, and criminal law. He also served as corporate counsel to companies in Taiwan and China.

  • Recognized by Chambers Greater China Region for Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets in Taiwan, 2025-2026
  • Recognized by Chambers Global in Taiwan, 2025-2026
    • Corporate/M&A
    • Capital Markets
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in Taiwan
    • Next Generation Partner for Corporate and M&A, 2019-2026
    • Leading Partner for Capital Markets, 2025-2026
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 Green Guide: Asia Pacific with an Individual Spotlight in Taiwan, 2024 
  • Named to The A-List: Taiwan’s Top Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal, 2019, 2022-2025
  • Speaker, "Legal Pathways for Taiwanese Health Tech Companies Entering the U.S.", 2026 SelectUSA Health Tech Industry, Seminar, K&L Gates and American Institute in Taiwan, 29 January 2026
  • Speaker, "U.S. Site Location Strategies: Utilities, Labor, Infrastructure, Costs, Power, Conversion, and Incentives", Strategic Investment Pathways: Taiwan's Role in the Changing U.S. Market, Co-Hosted Seminar, K&L Gates and American Institute in Taiwan, 19 September 2025
  • Panelist, "Alpha to Omega — Beyond Taiwan to Southeast Asia", What You Need to Know in 2023 and Beyond About Legal Challenges & Strategy for Outbound Investment, Seminar, K&L Gates, 19 September 2023
  • “Issues of Offshore Wind Power Generation: Key Issues for Offshore Wind Power”, Japan Overseas Institute, Tokyo, September 2018
     
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