Chih-Yang (Eric) Lin holds a qualification as a Family Trust Planning Consultant. Since the beginning of his practice, he has specialized in securities, finance, trusts, and fair trade law. He is proficient in corporate M&A negotiations, IPO planning, and commercial dispute resolution.Additionally, he holds a qualification as a family trust planning consultant.
During his practice, he has been involved in multiple corporate control disputes concerning publicly listed companies across various industries, including paper manufacturing, steel, functional beverages, elevators, tires, networking, textiles, and precious metals. Through legal strategies, he has assisted either corporate or market factions in stabilizing or gaining control of company management, facilitating shareholder settlements, and ultimately creating a win-win situation for shareholders with different interests as well as the company itself.
Practice Areas
- Securities Transaction Law
- Financial Law
- Trust Law
- Fair Trade Law
- Corporate M&A Negotiation and Handling
- IPO and Public Listing Advisory
- Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Litigation Handling
Bar Admissions
- Taiwan (2010)
Education
- Soochow University, 2016 LL.M.
Language
- Mandarin
- English
- Taiwanese
Chih-Yang (Eric) Lin holds a qualification as a Family Trust Planning Consultant. Since the beginning of his practice, he has specialized in securities, finance, trusts, and fair trade law. He is proficient in corporate M&A negotiations, IPO planning, and commercial dispute resolution.Additionally, he holds a qualification as a family trust planning consultant.
During his practice, he has been involved in multiple corporate control disputes concerning publicly listed companies across various industries, including paper manufacturing, steel, functional beverages, elevators, tires, networking, textiles, and precious metals. Through legal strategies, he has assisted either corporate or market factions in stabilizing or gaining control of company management, facilitating shareholder settlements, and ultimately creating a win-win situation for shareholders with different interests as well as the company itself.
Professional Experiences
- Associate, Chao, Wang & Lin Attorneys at Law (2012-2014)
- Associate, Giant Era International Law Office (2016-2024)
Professional Qualification and Social Engagement
- Family Trust Planning Consultant (2024)
Selected Work
- Paper Manufacturing Case: 2017 Extraordinary General Meeting – Assisted the general manager’s camp in convening the shareholders’ meeting to successfully pass the resolution to remove directors and gain control of the company.
- Specialty Steel Case: 2017 Extraordinary General Meeting – Assisted the market faction directors in convening the shareholders’ meeting to successfully pass the resolution to remove directors and gain control of the company.
- Beverage Case: 2018 Extraordinary General Meeting – Assisted the company faction in facilitating the acquisition of the company by a leading domestic functional beverage manufacturer.
- Domestic Elevator Giant Case: 2019 Extraordinary General Meeting – Assisted a real estate developer-led company faction in convening the shareholders’ meeting and securing a majority of board seats.
- Domestic Tire Case: 2020 Annual General Meeting – Assisted the company faction in resisting a takeover attempt by a competitor in the tire industry.
- Networking Equipment Case: 2020 Extraordinary General Meeting – Assisted the market faction-led directors in convening the shareholders’ meeting to successfully pass the resolution to remove directors and gain control of the company.
- Domestic Textile Case: 2021 Annual General Meeting – Assisted market faction shareholders in negotiations with company faction shareholders, resulting in the market faction obtaining one independent director seat and one regular director seat.
- Precious Metals Materials Case: 2021 Extraordinary General Meeting – Assisted a major shareholder in convening an extraordinary general meeting, ultimately leading to the major shareholder selling their stake and earning at least NT$1.2 billion in profit.
- Metal Casing Shareholder Proposal: 2023 Annual General Meeting – Assisted foreign institutional investors in proposing an amendment to the company’s articles of incorporation to return profit distribution rights to the shareholders’ meeting, marking the first-ever foreign investor-initiated proposal in Taiwan’s shareholder meeting history.
- Transportation Group Case: 2024 – Representing minority shareholders in filing a breach of trust lawsuit against all directors of a maritime transportation company.