Managing Partner
Su-Yin Liu
Education
LL.M., National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
LL.B., National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
Admission
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin Chinese / English
Past & Current Positions
Member of Administrative Appeal Review Committee, Ministry of Labor (from January 2019 to present)
Member of State Compensation Committee, Department of Air Force, Ministry of National Defense (from January 2024 to present)
Member of Administrative Appeal Review Committee, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor (from January 2019 to December 2023)
Member of Committee of Protection of Servicepersons’ Rights and Interests, Department of Air Force, Ministry of Defense (from January 2020 to December 2023)
Director, Taiwan Labor Law Association (from July 2020 to present)
Deputy Secretary-General, Taiwan Labor Law Association (from August 2018 to June 2020)
Member, Labor Disputes Mediation Committee of New Taipei City Government (from May 2011 to present)
Member of Labor Standard Consultation Committee, Ministry of Labor (from September 2016 to June 2018)
Member, Teachers’ Complaint Review Committee, the Ministry of Education (from July 2015 to June 2017)
Member, Labor Relations Committee, Taiwan Bar Association (from December 2014 to December 2017)
Deputy Secretary-General, Taiwan Law Society (from January 2013 to December 2014)
Partner, Associate, Formosan Brothers Attorneys-at-Law (from January 2007 to July 2018)
Experience
Ms. Su-Yin Liu is currently a member of the Administrative Appeals Committee of the Ministry of Labor, the State Compensation Committee, Department of Air Force, Ministry of National Defense, and the Labor Disputes Mediation and Arbitration Committee of New Taipei City Government. She is also the deputy secretary-general of the Taiwan Labor Law Society. She used to be a member of the Labor Standards Consultation Committee of the Ministry of Labor, the Administrative Appeal Review Committee of the Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor, the Teachers’ Complaint Review Committee of the Ministry of Education, and the Committee of Protection of Servicepersons’ Rights and Interests of Department of Air Force, Ministry of Defense. She has substantial knowledge in the theories of labor law and extensive experience in labor disputes. She was consulted by the Ministry of Labor in numerous meetings on the labor law policies. Additionally, Ms. Liu also has extensive experience in construction litigation and PPP projects.
Having been practicing for more than a decade, Ms. Liu is highly knowledgeable about labor regulations, current trends of court judgements, viewpoints of labor authority and employee management practice. She has been representing domestic and foreign clients in class action of major labor disputes and advising parties in collective bargaining by providing effective solutions for personnel policy, personnel management-related documents and various types of labor disputes.
Ms. Liu is highly experienced in representing contractors and state-owned companies in arbitration, litigation and mediation proceedings for disputes related to government-owned projects. She used to represent a renowned Japanese contractor in an arbitration involving advanced use of work, and successfully obtained an award of approximately NT$200 million in favor of the client. With respect to the PPP projects, Ms. Liu has various experiences in the review and amendment of investment tender documents, contract performance management and resolution of contractual disputes, and used to advised government agencies on handling mandatory takeover procedure for OT cases.
Being a widely recognized practitioner in the field of labor law, Ms. Liu is constantly invited by government authorities, various large enterprises, professional training institutions and non-profit organizations to speak on topics related to labor relation and human resource.
Publications
- Regular Day Off and Rest Day(Chi-Nam Labor Law Forum, School of Law, National Cheng-Chi University, 2019)
- Work Hours, Regular Day off and Rest Day, Individual Labor Law, Co-author(Taipei: Angle Publishing Co. Ltd., 2021)
- 2011 Review of Labor-law Related Judgments(Taiwan Bar Journal, pp., 2012)
- Dispute Regarding Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Recognition of the Status as Employer and Effective Remedial Measures,” seminar thesis of New Taipei City Government’s(2015 Symposium on Employment Discrimination and Gender Equality in the Workplace, 2015)
- The Relationship between the Covenant of Contract Price Adjustment Pursuant to Price Index and the Doctrine of Change of Circumstances,” A Study of Construction Laws in Practice III(Taipei: Angle Publishing Co. Ltd., 20070712)
- Private Participation in Public Infrastructure: Operate/Transfer (OT),” A Study of Construction Laws in Practice IV,(Taipei: Angle Publishing Co. Ltd., , 2008)
- The Trends of Protection and Abuse of Rights of Taking Leave under the Labor Standard Act in Practice(Annual Forum of the Labor Law Research Center of National Taipei University, 2021)
- Legitimacy of Job Transfer(“Theoretical and Practical Trends – Issues under Labor Standard Act”, Seminar of the Taipei Citi Government, 2020)
- Contract Price (2) — Payment Conditions,” A Study of Construction Laws in Practice V, pp(Taipei: Angle Publishing Co. Ltd.,, 2009)
- “Prohibition on Disadvantageous Treatment – Taichung High Administrative Court’s Judgment 98-Jian-Tze No. 83,” Commentary on Selected Judgments Relating to Act of Gender Equality in Employment, pp. 186-195(Taipei: Angle Publishing Co. Ltd., 2014)
- Q&A for Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects – 100 Issues You Need to Know about BOT and OT Cases(Taipei: Angle Publishing Co., Ltd., 20090717)
- Determination of Work Hours(Chi-Nam Labor Law Forum, School of Law, National Cheng-Chi University, 2018)
- Definition of Wage(Labor Law Forum”, New Taipei Citi Government, 2019)
- Determination of Damage Compensation Liability and Party-at-Fault Relating to Article 26 of the Act of Gender Equality in Employment,” Commentary on Selected Judgments Relating to Act of Gender Equality in Employment, pp.(Taipei: Angle Publishing Co. Ltd.,, 2014)