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Shelley H. L. Fan

Partner
Baker & McKenzie

Biography

Shelley Fan is a senior partner at Baker McKenzie's Taipei office. She is experienced in dispute resolution, including civil litigation, commercial arbitration, construction arbitration, and administrative litigation proceedings. With extensive experience in these sectors, she provides legal consultations and contract review advice to both domestic and international clients. Shelley's profession also involves insurance law, in which she handles legal matters related to insurance and delivers objective and effective legal solutions for her clients. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 1998, Shelley worked for Young, Ku & Liu Law Office as an associate and was subsequently appointed as partner of Pro-Marine Law Office in 1993.

Practice Focus

Ms. Fan focuses her practice on arbitration and litigation matters, with emphasis on infrastructure projects.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Acting as the developer's legal counsel on its development of a 480 MW gas-fired power plant in Taoyuan County, Taiwan, representing the developer to negotiate FSA (LNG supply contract) and other related contracts of the project.
  • Representing bidders for various projects (e.g. Taoyuan, Miaoli, Nantou and Hsinchu Incinerator projects) relating to bidding matters.
    Representing the developer with respect to the Resource Recycling & Co-Generation Plant Project. The Plant is the first plant in Taiwan which infuses ecological engineering considerations into a thermal plant.
  • Representing contractors (Turkey, O&M, Design Build, etc) in various claims against governmental or non-governmental employers.
  • Representing the power plant owner in various claims against the state-owned company.

Professional Honors

  • Named Recognized Practitioner by Chambers Greater China Region Guide (2024)
  • Named Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2021)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Taipei Bar Association

Admissions

  • Taoyuan~Taiwan (2007)
  • Hsinchu~Taiwan (2003)
  • Taichung~Taiwan (1994)
  • Kaohsiung~Taiwan (1993)
  • Taipei~Taiwan (1989)
  • Shih-Lin~Taiwan

Education

  • University of Southampton (LL.M.) (1997)
  • National Taiwan University (LL.B.) (1985)

Languages

  • Chinese
  • English
Baker & McKenzie, a Taiwanese Partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.