Hao Cheng is a Chinese-born lawyer based in Taipei, Taiwan, and a partner of Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law. Born in Chekiang, China, in 1924, Cheng was admitted to the bar in Taiwan and built a documented professional career there.
Background
Hao Cheng was born on February 22, 1924, in Chekiang, China. Chekiang is the older romanized name of Zhejiang, a coastal province in eastern China with a long history of commerce and scholarship.
The year 1924 fell within the Beiyang period of the Republic of China, when the central government in Beijing was contested by rival regional military factions and the country remained politically fragmented. Cheng's documented professional life later developed in Taiwan, where the Republic of China government was based after 1949.
Career
Cheng practiced law in Taiwan as a partner of Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law in Taipei, and was admitted to the bar in Taiwan. Formosa Transnational was founded on October 7, 1974, by K.C. Fan, John C. Chen, Paiff Huang, and Hau-Ming Rai, who aimed to raise the standard of legal service in Taiwan.
Three of the founding partners had previously served as judges, and one had been a prosecutor, before joining to establish the firm. The firm later grew into a full-service practice with particular strength in litigation and arbitration, and it advises clients on corporate, financing, and employment matters.
Formosa Transnational's attorneys take part in the National Bar Association and the Taipei Bar Association, and three of the firm's partners have served as presidents of those bodies. Its technology law department handles intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
