Senior Associate
Frank Liao
Education
LL.M. (Civil Law Division), National Taiwan University
LL.B., National Taiwan University
Admission
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese / English
Past & Current Positions
Associate, Weisers Law Offices (from July 2019 to June 2020)
Trainee Associate, Tomodachi Attorneys-at-Law (from December 2018 to May 2019)
Co-chair of the “Project of Drafting the Standard Contract of Screenwriters”, Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development of Ministry of Culture (2022)
Co-chair and Specialist of the “Project of Drafting the Guidelines for Contracting and Entrusting Cultural and Art Workers”, Ministry of Culture (2021)
Speaker and Undertaker of the “Workshop of the Collective Bargaining and Disputed Behaviors”, Ministry of Labor (2020)
Speaker of the “Workshop of Disputed Behaviors in Aviation Industry”, Ministry of Labor (2019)
Speaker of the “Workshop of Protections for Dispatched Workers”, Ministry of Labor (2018)
Volunteer lawyer, Labor Bureau of Taipei City Government
Experience
Mr. Frank Liao specializes in labor law, especially in union autonomy and union democracy. Mr. Liao received the Nitori International Scholarship (Taiwan) and The Taiwan Labor Law Association Master Thesis Award in 2017 and 2019 respectively for the thorough study and analysis in his master’s thesis..
Mr. Liao has experience in drafting and reviewing labor-related contracts, including empployment contracts, non-disclosure agreements, non-competition agreements, minimum service period agreements, internal work rules, and other legal documents. In addition, Mr. Liao is experienced in handling labor and industrial disputes and advising on the personnel management, corporate governance, foreign direct investments, and transnational employment.
Mr. Liao often represents government agencies and corporate clients in litigation and arbitration regarding claims for payments, performance security deposits, damages and indemnity arising from construction contracts. Mr. Liao also succeeded in reaching a settlement in litigation on behalf of governmental agencies and mitigating their further financial losses.
Additionally, Mr. Liao advises the central government on controversial labor law issues regarding labor dispatch (including contractual period, prohibition of false dispatch arrangement, and transition from dispatch to formal employment) and industrial actions (including their types, contents, legitimacy, and the scope of industrial action exemption) from the perspectives of local law and foreign laws. Mr. Liao is highly regarded and trusted by the relevant authorities and the clients.
Publications
- Legal Principles of Trade Union Autonomy and Their Limits—Implications of Japan’s Legal Principles of Trade Union Democracy for Taiwan (Master’s Thesis, National Taiwan University Department of Law, 2018)
(Fully Registered)”Labor Law Forum” Invitation: AI and Labor Law