Jeffrey Li is a partner in Lee and Li's Litigation Department. His areas of expertise include public law litigation (including administrative appeals, administrative litigation, state compensation, constitutional litigation, and litigation related to fair trade decisions), energy litigation, civil litigation, cross-border litigation, and arbitration.
Jeffrey has handled numerous significant administrative litigation cases and achieved favorable outcomes for clients, including:
• The case involving the competent authority’s unlawful designation of a media press as a government-subsidized foundation (Supreme Administrative Court Judgment Shen-Zi No. 841 (2020)). • A case concerning unlawful penalties under the Funeral Service Management Act (Supreme Administrative Court Judgment Shen-Zi No. 515 (2022)). • Cases regarding the unlawful designation of groundwater pollution control sites (Supreme Administrative Court Judgments Shen-Zi No. 807, 403, and 226 (2021)). • A case involving the unlawful rejection of renewal of television licenses (Supreme Administrative Court Judgment Shen-Zi No. 260 (2020)). • A case concerning penalties for violating environmental impact assessment commitments (Supreme Administrative Court Judgment Shen-Zi No. 299 (2022)).
Jeffrey possesses extensive experience in handling energy law and energy litigation cases. The cases include challenges to the rejection of offshore wind power permits, appeals concerning the unlawful revocation and cancellation of local permits for renewable energy plants, disputes over regulatory authority decisions regarding "early bird" incentives under the Regulations for the Management of Setting up Renewable Energy Power Generation Equipment of Power Users above a Certain Contract Capacity, and controversies involving indigenous consultation and consent in energy permit cases.
Jeffrey has also been deeply involved in constitutional litigation for many years, frequently participating in oral arguments before the Constitutional Court. Notable cases include Constitutional Court Judgment 113-Hsien-Pan-8 (2024), which upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty while mandating the strictest procedural safeguards; Judgment 113-Hsien-Pan-3 (2024), which limited the scope of the offense of public insult and provided extraordinary appeal opportunities for petitioners; and Judgment 112-Hsien-Pan-9 (2023), which found the search and seizure of law firms to be unconstitutional.
Additionally, Jeffrey specializes in Cross-Border Dispute Management. Beyond representing foreign clients or resolving international disputes in Taiwan, he regularly assists clients in handling multinational litigation involving multiple jurisdictions. His expertise includes collaborating with lawyers from various legal systems and cultures to help clients devise optimal litigation strategies and approaches.
Jeffrey is also dedicated to legal education in common law and public law. He serves as an adjunct professor at Soochow University Law School, teaching comparative Constitutional Law. Furthermore, he is a lecturer for arbitration training courses at the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei.
學歷
LL. M., Harvard Law School, U.S.A.
LL. M., National Taiwan University, Taiwan
LL. B., Soochow University, Taiwan
專業領域
Administrative Litigation, Constitutional Litigation, and State Compensation; Antitrust Administrative Litigation; Energy Law and Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Cross Border Dispute Management; Environmental Law and Climate Change Law; Civil Litigation
經歷
Chairperson of the Constitution Litigation Committee of the Taiwan Bar Association (2020-current). Adjunct Lecturer, Laws School of Soochow University (Comparative Constitutional Law) Chairman of the Young Arbitrator Committee, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei
資格
Arbitrator of the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei Admitted to Taiwan Bar Association
語言
Mandarin, English
2024年
Lexology Panoramic: Business & Human Rights 2024 | Taiwan Lexology Panoramic: Business & Human Rights 2024
2023年
A Signal Achievement in the Administration of Justice： The Recognition of the Attorney-Client Privilege by the Taiwan Constitutional Court Transatlantic law Journal Vol.1 Issue.2
2024年
2024 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation｜ Discussant (Session 2) Chinese Arbitration Association, Taiwan Bar Association, and Asian Center for WTO, NTU
