Ken-Ying Tseng specializes in mergers and acquisitions, personal data protection, e-commerce, the laws of the Internet, telecommunications, and technology. Ken-Ying's technology practices cover artificial intelligence, fintech, OTT, e-payment, P2P lending, autonomous vehicles, domain names, e-signature, on-line game, cybersecurity, e-trading, ICP, MOD, cable TV, and satellite TV and any other matters involving digital or digitalization. Ken-Ying also advises clients on corporate governance, general compliance, offshore and onshore listing, employment, and pharmaceutical-related matters.
Ken-Ying acted as a special advisor of the Taiwan government with regard to personal data protection matters. She is a member of the Digital Economy Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the managing director of the Taiwan Internet Governance Forum (TWIGF), and a supervisor of the "Taiwan Internet and E-commerce Association" (TiEA).
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1998).
National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Law (LL.M., 1995), Department of Law (LL.B., 1993).
Mergers and Acquisitions; Personal Data and Privacy Protection; AI; Cybersecurity; E-Commerce; On-line Content; Fintech; On-line Game; OTT; E-Payment; Telecommunications
Member- Civil Society Representative, "Open Government National Action Plan Taskforce", Executive Yuan, ROC
Member, Digital Services & Data Protection Committee, Taipei Bar Association
Managing Director, Taiwan Internet Governance Forum
Director, National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (NII)
Supervisor of Taiwan Internet and E-commerce Association (TiEA)
Member of the International Affairs Committee of Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC)
Special Advisor (Data Privacy) of the National Development Council, ROC
Representative, Taiwan Bar Association
Admitted to New York Bar Association (1999)
Admitted to Taiwan Bar Association (1996)
| Taiwan's Top 100 Lawyers, 2025 | Asia Business Law Journal |
| Top 10 Best Women Leaders from Taiwan, 2025 | Global Women Leader Magazine |
| Taiwan Female Lawyer of the Year, 2024 | Asialaw Awards |
| "A Hall of Fame Lawyer" in M&A and Data Privacy | Asia Legal 500 |
| "Band 1 Individual" in TMT | Chambers & Partners |
| "Leading Partner" in TMT | Asia Legal 500 |
| "Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer" in Corporate and M&A, TMT Sector | IFLR1000 |
| "Distinguished Practitioner" in Corporate and M&A | Asialaw Leading Lawyer |
| The "Most Influential Woman in Personal Data Protection Law 2020 – Taiwan" | AI Global Media, 2020 Global Excellence Awards |
| Leading Lawyer, Highly Regarded, 2019 | IFLR 1000 |
| The A List: Taiwan's Top 100 lawyers, 2019 | Asia Business Law Journal (Vantage Asia Publishing Limited) |
| Asialaw Leading Lawyer, a leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A and IT, Teleco & Media, 2018 | Asialaw |
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| 2026 |
Corporate M&A 2026 | Taiwan Law and Practice
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Corporate M&A 2026 |
| 2026 |
The Legal 500: Data Protection & Cybersecurity Comparative Guide 2026 | Taiwan Chapter
The Legal 500: Data Protection & Cybersecurity Comparative Guide 2026 |
| 2026 |
AI Basic Act: Taiwan’s roadmap for AI development in 2026
Asia Business Law Journal |
| 2026 |
NCC's Announcement of Guidelines on Internet Services
LEXOLOGY |
| 2026 |
Cybersecurity 2026 | Taiwan
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Cybersecurity 2026 |
| 2026 |
TMT 2026|Taiwan
Chambers Global Practice Guide: TMT 2026 |
| 2026 |
Taiwan: Amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act OneTrust, LLC: INSIGHT |
| 2026 |
Taiwan: The Basic Law on Artificial Intelligence leads the way to AI development
OneTrust DataGuidance |
| 2025 |
Promulgation of the National Health Insurance Data Management Act
LEXOLOGY |
| 2025 |
Taiwan e-commerce law outlook
Asia Business Law Journal |
| 2025 |
Lexology In-Depth: Artificial Intelligence Law | Taiwan Lexology In-Depth: Artificial Intelligence Law - Edition 3 |
| 2025 |
走向新時代的個資法
全國律師29卷10期 |
| 2025 |
The Legal 500: TMT Country Comparative Guide 2025 | Taiwan
The Legal 500: TMT Country Comparative Guide 2025 (9th Edition) |
| 2025 |
NHI health data use expanded with new opt-out right
OneTrust DataGuidance |
| 2025 |
Taiwan: PDPC proposed a draft bill to amend the PDPA
OneTrust DataGuidance |
| 2025 |
Taiwan: Technology M&A Comparative Guide
mondaq (https://www.mondaq.com) |
| 2025 |
The Legal 500: Data Protection & Cybersecurity Comparative Guide 2025 | Taiwan Chapter
The Legal 500: Data Protection & Cybersecurity Comparative Guide 2025 |
| 2025 |
Taiwan's AI strategy and regulatory framework
Asia Business Law Journal |
| 2025 |
Service Providers Engaged in the Wholesale and Resale of Subscriber Numbers to Register as Telecommunications Operators in order to Obtain Subscriber Numbers
LEXOLOGY |
| 2025 |
Service Providers Engaged in the Wholesale and Resale of Subscriber Numbers to Register as Telecommunications Operators in order to Obtain Subscriber Numbers
LEE & LI Bulletin - February 2025 |
| 2025 |
Taiwan: Personal Data Protection Act - upcoming changes you need to know
OneTrust DataGuidance |
| 2025 |
The International Comparative Legal Guide - Environmental, Social, & Governance Law 2025 | Chapter 25 Taiwan
ICLG - Environmental, Social, & Governance Law 2025 |
| 2025 |
IAPP Global Legislative Predictions 2025 | Taiwan
IAPP Global Legislative Predictions 2025 |
| 2024 |
Lexology In-Depth: Artificial Intelligence Law | Taiwan Lexology In-Depth: Artificial Intelligence Law - Edition 2 |
| 2024 |
Lexology In-Depth: Technology, Media and Telecommunications | Taiwan Lexology In-Depth: Technology, Media and Telecommunications EDITION 15 |
| 2024 |
MOEA plans to extend its data protection regulations for general merchandise retailers to other retailers
LEXOLOGY |
| 2024 |
NSTC announced the draft Artificial Intelligence Basic Act
LEE & LI Bulletin -August 2024 |
| 2024 |
MOEA plans to extend its data protection regulations for general merchandise retailers to other retailers
LEE & LI Bulletin -August 2024 |
| 2024 |
OneTrust DataGuidance | Taiwan: Overview of the 2024 Draft Artificial Intelligence Basic Act
OneTrust DataGuidance | Taiwan: Overview of the 2024 Draft Artificial Intelligence Basic Act |
| 2024 |
Taiwan's AI governance framework unveiled
iapp Newsletter |
| 2024 |
從NCC主管任務組織變更分析我國網際網路傳播政策之方向
匯流研究電子報 十三期 |
| 2024 |
International Comparative Legal Guide - Data Protection 2024 | Chapter 31 Taiwan
ICLG - Data Protection 2024 |
| 2024 |
The Fraud Prevention Act and the Communications Security and Surveillance Act Amendments Enacted
LEXOLOGY |
| 2024 |
NSTC announced the draft Artificial Intelligence Basic Act
LEXOLOGY |
| 2022 |
The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review– Taiwan The Law Reviews |
| 2020 |
International Comparative Legal Guide - Data Protection 2020 Global Legal Group |
| 2020 |
The Telecommunications Management Act Becomes Effective on July 1, 2020 Lee and Li Newsletter |
| 2019 |
Major changes to Taiwan financial services – Sandbox experiments, token offerings and internet banks The In-House Lawyer Autumn 2019 |
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| 2025 | Masterclass: Recent spotlights / focus on APAC data protection laws | Speaker Lexology |
| 2025 | GC Summit: Taiwan 2025 | Moderator (Data Center session) Legal 500 |
| 2024 | GC Summit Taiwan 2024 | Moderator (Tech M&A Session) Legal 500 |
| 2024 | Understanding the European Union's AI Act from a Taiwan perspective | Speaker European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan - ECCT Technology Committee |
| 2024 | Practical Privacy Considerations in Business Operations | Speaker Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP / Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law |
| 2023 | AI Governance and E-Signature Forward-looking Forum | Speaker Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law, Digital Governance Association |
| 2023 | Global Leaders Data, Disruption and Technology Forum | Co-Moderator of Cybersecurity Roundtable Discussion Global Leaders Forum |
| 2023 | 2023 Taiwan Internet Governance Forum | Moderator TWIGF, TWNIC |
| 2023 | Cybersecurity Risk Forum-Information Security Governance and Zero Trust Framework for Listed Compani Aon Taiwan |
| 2023 | Artificial Intelligence and Law - Starting from Generative AI | Speaker Tunghai University Department of Information Management |
| 2023 | 4th ICANN-APAC TWNIC Engagement Forum | Moderator(Plenary), Speaker(Parallel Session) ICANN, TWNIC |
| 2023 | Workshop of DNS Public Policy | Speaker Ministry of Digital Affairs |
| 2023 | Cybersecurity for 5G Technology and New Applications Seminar | Speaker Taiwan Communications Society, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law |
| 2018 | IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2018, Data Ethics Workshop IAPP |
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