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Albert Vincent Y. Yu Chang is a member of the Firm's Business and International Business practice groups. Albert's business practice benefits significantly from his prior corporate law and business litigation experience involving multinational and Asian companies in the Philippines, his keen understanding of the Eastern and Western business cultures and his foreign language capabilities.
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Representative Experience
- Represents Chinese automotive supplier in all aspects of its U.S. operations
- Acted as co-counsel in various acquisitions and transactions involving U.S., China, Japan and Singapore entities
- Drafted distribution agreements and terms and conditions of sale for various clients
- Assisted a U.S. company in drafting a call center services agreement with a Philippine service provider
- Advised a data entry company in relation to setting up operations in the Philippines
- Represented Filipino-Chinese enterprises regarding corporate, commercial and intellectual property law issues
- Advised a German company regarding its cause of action against a title insurer in the U.S.
- Acted as co-counsel in instituting expropriation proceedings in behalf of a Philippine utility company in relation to a 440 MW coal-fired power plant built and operated by a consortium of U.S. energy companies
- Drafted equipment lease contracts for a telecommunications company
- Acted as co-counsel for various multinational companies in contract and labor disputes before courts and administrative agencies in the Philippines
- Acted as corporate secretary for Asian manufacturing companies, Philippine affiliates of a U.S. Venture capitalist and a leading Philippine university
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Honors and Awards
- Listed among 20 "Young Leaders," Grand Rapids Magazine, November 2008
- Listed among 40 up-and-coming leaders in West Michigan by the Grand Rapids Business Journal, "40 Under 40," November 2007
- Leadership Award, Student Bar Association, Northwestern University School of Law, 2001
- Silver Medal for Academic Excellence, Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, 1997
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Bar Associations
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American Bar Association
Co-chair, Asia-Pacific Committee, Section of International Law; Liaison to the International Committee, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
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State Bar of Michigan
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Integrated Bar of the Philippines
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Languages
- Filipino
- Mandarin Chinese
- Minnan Chinese
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Publications
- A Legal Guide to Doing Business in the Asia-Pacific, ABA Publishing (Coeditor), May 2010
- The Next Hot Spots, Crain's Detroit Business, December 11, 2006. Quoted regarding outsourcing in the Philippines
- Year in Review, Regional and Comparative Law, Asia and Pacific Law (Coauthor), 40 Int'l Law. 515 (Summer 2006)
- Year in Review, Regional and Comparative Law, Asia and Pacific Law (Coauthor), 41 Int'l Law. 711 (Summer 2007)
- Doing Business in Michigan: A Manual for Chinese Business Enterprises (Contributing Coeditor), Michigan Global Partnership, October 2007
- Lawyers Hunt Chinese Auto Investment, Western Michigan Business Review, October 25, 2007. Quoted regarding Michigan as investment destination for Chinese business enterprises
- 驾驶执照的政策更新：中国公民应注意的问题 (Coauthor)
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Community Affiliations
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Asian Health Outreach Foundation
Director and Secretary
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Asian Professionals Organization (West Michigan)
Director
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Detroit Chinese Business Association
Manager, Business Development - West Michigan
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Chinese Association of West Michigan
Director (2008-10)
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News
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