James Chen is a graduate in law from the National Taiwan University. He received a LLM degree at Soochow University and a MBA degree at Sloan School of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Admitted in 1989, he has a wide range of practices with a special focus on corporate, investment and antitrust matters.

He specializes in M&A transactions and many of the transaction he has been involved are cross border. He advised China Network Systems in the transactions for sale of related cable systems to a private equity fund MBK, advised Fairchild Semiconductors to acquire System General Corporation through a tender offer, advised Microchip Technology to acquire ISSC through a tender offer, advised KGI Securities in the merger with Taisec Securities, and advised China Development Financial Holding to acquire KGI Securities through a tender offer and acquire Cosmos Bank through a share exchange. He also advised Taiwan Cement, GigaMedia Limited, Far EasTone, PCCW, STATS Chippac, and Sanofi-Aventis in some M&A transactions.

James Chen is a leader of the telecom and media practice group of Lee and Li and has been regularly acting as a consultant in the telecom and media law and policy research projects.

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management (MBA, 1995)
Soochow University Law School (LL.M. 1986)
National Taiwan University Law School (LL.B. 1984)

Experience
Attorney, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Member, Taipei Bar Association
Arbitrator, ROC Arbitration Association
Lecturer, Lawyers' Training Center