Dr. Ching-Yuan Yeh
Founding Partner

Dr. Ching-Yuan Yeh, the founder and managing partner of Titan, earned an S.J.D., a J.D. and an LL.M. from University of Pennsylvania. He is admitted to both Taipei and New York Bar. Prior to founding Titan Law, he worked at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in the United States. He speaks fluent English and Mandarin and works in both language. Dr. Yeh specializes in dispute resolution and arbitration, media law, human rights, administrative law, constitutional law, consumer protection, land development and urban regeneration.

Dr. Yeh served as arbitrator in several arbitration institutions, including China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei. Dr. Yeh was appointed Chairman of Law and Regulation Commission and Executive Secretary of International Affairs Advisory Council, Taipei City Government. He advised the City Government on many BOT and public construction projects, e.g. Taipei Arena, Taipei Dome, Gate of Taipei, and Maokong Gondola, and represented Taipei City Government to engage in several international conferences. Dr. Yeh was in charge of consumer protection, government procurement dispute review, and compliance program of the City Government.

• Honors & Awards

  • Merit Medal (3rd Class), Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (2012)
  • Medal of distinguished Service for Chief Government Executives (2nd Class), Taipei City Government (2010)
  • Government Official of the Year, Sun Yun-suan Foundation (2010)

• Milestone Cases

  • J.Y. Interpretation No. 499 application
  • Amnesty Petition on behalf of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Arbitration: Government Procurement Dispute Regarding SAR System
  • Taipei Arena OT Contract Dispute
  • Taipei City Street Furniture Bot Contract Dispute
  • Arbitration: Taipei MRT System Advertisement Contract Dispute
  • aipei Maokong Gondola System Contract Dispute
  • Arbitration and Contract Dispute Regarding Taipei Dome BOT Project
  • Consumer Dispute: Dell.com Mispricing
  • Consumer Dispute: Smart Phone APP and Withdraw Period
  • State Liability Claim: Taipei 101’s Change of Design
  • Kuang-Jen Catholic High School Pension Dispute between its senior Teachers

• Adjunct Positions & Experience

  • Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (PRC)
  • Arbitrator, the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei
  • Advisor, Complaint Review Board for Government Procurement, Taipei City Government, Taipei, Taiwan (2007-2015)
  • Committee Member, Administrative Appeals Committee, Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
  • Advisor, Administrative Appeals Committee, Mainland Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Committee Member, Human Rights Consultative Committee, Taipei City Government, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Supervisor, EasyCard Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Associate Partner, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law, Taipei, Taiwan (2012-2014)
  • Chairman, Law and Regulation Commission, Taipei City Government, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY (2005-2007)
  • Committee Member and Chief Executive, Administrative Law Committee, Taipei Bar Association, Taipei, Taiwan (1999-2001)

• Education

  • S.J.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2005)
  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2004)
  • LL.M., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2002)
  • LL.M. of Public Law, National Taipei University (1997)
  • LL.B., National ChengChi University (1994)

• Publications

  • Environmental Protection Affairs: The Distribution of Powers between Central and Local Governments, TAIWAN L. J. (2012)
  • Digital Publication and Consumer Protection: From Google v. Taipei, Digital Justice eGeneration / New Taiwanese Foundation (2012)
  • The Readjustment of Self-Government Authority following the Establishment/Reorganization of the five Municipalities (Sun Yunsuan Foundation 2011)
  • The Strategy and Practice of City Diplomacy: A Case Study of Taipei City Government, R.E.D.C. (2010)
  • Reconstruction of the Internal Claim Procedure against Public Officials in State Liability Cases: Comments on MOJ's Proposed Amendment to the State Liability Law, The Constitutional Review (2010)
  • The Distribution of Legislative Power between the Central and Local Governments, The Constitutional Review (2009)
  • Political Speech on the Internet in the PRC, (University of Pennsylvania S.J.D. Dissertation, 2005)
  • Cyberporn Control: Start from traditional Media Regulations, Info. Tech. and Social Trans. Symposium (Academia Sinica 1997)
  • Freedom of Expression on the Internet: The Cyberporn Control, (National Taipei University LL.M. Dissertation, 1997)
  • The Application of "Zumutbarkeit" Principle under Administrative Law, General Principles of Administrative Law II (Chong-Mo Cheng ed.) 1997

• Specialties

  • Mass Communication Law
  • Civil Dispute Settlement
  • Government Procurement and PPP Projects
  • Urban Renewal
  • Constitutional and Human Rights Law
  • Administrative law
  • Administrative Remedy
  • Consumer Protection
  • International Arbitration
  • International and Cross-Strait Investment

• Contact Information

  • Tel: +886-2-2703-3366 ext.25
  • Fax: +886-2-2703-3353
  • Email: yeh@titanlaw.com.tw