Brian Chou

Brian Chou's practice focuses on dispute resolution and corporate advice, with experience in product liability, trade secrets, breach of trust, non-arm's length transaction, and arbitration.

Brian recently represented a multinational company in a product liability arbitration proceeding and helped secure a favorable award, with damages awarded amounting to less than 1% of the claim. He also represented a global semiconductor equipment manufacturer in a civil litigation involving trade secrets and provided strategic advice and litigation support to a U.S.-listed company in a product liability tort dispute.

Brian also assists clients in criminal investigations and proceedings. His recent experience includes advising the chairman of a Taiwan-listed manufacturing company in a criminal investigation concerning trade secrets and assisting the chairman of another listed company in defending against criminal charges related to breach of trust and non-arm's length transactions.

In addition to civil and criminal disputes, Brian has advised a domestic renewable energy company in an administrative appeal concerning permitting issues. In the area of corporate compliance and regulatory advisory, he has provided guidance to a global software company on Taiwan's Personal Data Protection Act and assisted a multinational group in reviewing contracts and assessing legal risks related to its bidding strategy in Taiwan.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Brian was elected to a prestigious academic honor society in Taiwan and received an award for outstanding master's thesis from a nationally recognized legal society for his research in civil law.