Selwyn Vong

Professional Information

Selwyn Vong focuses on high-stakes disputes, with particular experience in complex commercial disputes, financial fraud, irregular transactions, management fraud investigations, and contentious energy regulatory matters.

Selwyn specializes in representing senior executives of public companies in matters involving breach of trust, fraud, financial statement fraud, and irregular transactions. He successfully defended the top financial officer in a nationally prominent securities and financial statement fraud case with more than NT$4 billion claim at stake. He frequently represents multinational corporations in investigating high-level management fraud cases.

Selwyn is well-versed in Taiwan’s energy sector regulations, particularly in relation to renewable energy project permits and regulatory disputes. His experience includes representing solar power operators in administrative appeals concerning permit applications and extensions, land use restrictions, grid connection capacity, regulatory compliance, and government approvals under Taiwan’s renewable energy regulatory framework. He has also advised on regulatory issues relating to offshore wind farm projects, including bidding procedures and permit applications.

With considerable experience in construction and trade secret disputes, Selwyn has assisted a multinational group in resolving large-scale construction disputes in Taiwan, including issues such as construction schedule extensions and price adjustments. Additionally, he has represented local enterprises in trade secret misappropriation disputes litigated in both Taiwan and the United States.

Experience

• Represented a director and CEO of a listed Taiwanese company in civil litigation related to an unsuccessful tender offer.
• Represented a financial manager of a domestic life insurance company in criminal defense case due to false financial reporting.
• Represented a manager of a domestic technology giant in criminal defense cases related to irregular transactions.
• Represented a well-known company in civil and criminal litigations related to a hostile takeover.
• Represented a multinational group in Taiwan to handle internal disciplinary cases involving false transactions and fraudulent claims of performance bonuses by executives.
• Represented a manager of a prominent domestic unicorn company in a trade secrets criminal case.
• Represented an international trade company in a TRF dispute arbitration and helped the client to reach reconciliation with local bank.