Dante Chen Principal and Senior Legal Consultant

Academic Qualification

* In 1986, Mr Chen completed his bachelor of laws from the National Taiwan University.
* In 1990, shortly after his national service, he pursued postgrad study in business laws in the Curtin University and completed his master of laws in the University of Western Australia in 1993.

Professional Qualification

* In 1997, Mr Chen was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia as a Solicitor and Barrister.
* In mid-1997, Mr Chen was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland as a Solicitor and also admitted to the High Court of Australia as a legal practitioner.

Principal Areas of Practice

Commercial Disputes and Litigation; Criminal Laws; Family Law Matters/Disputes (Parenting/Guardianship Issues; Matrimonial Property Division); Wills/ Probate/Estate Disputes and Litigation

Work experience

(1) Dante Chen graduated from the Department of Law at National Taiwan University. Shortly after completing his national military service, he went to Australia for further studies in early 1991. In 1992 and 1993, he successively completed a research degree in Business Law from the National Curtin University of Australia and a Master"s degree in Law from the National University of Western Australia.

(2) In 1996, Mr Chen accomplished his legal articles with Mr Ernest Devedason, a solicitor and barrister with more than 30 years of extensive legal practice experience and Mr Ian Marshall, a senior counsel with 25 years litigation experience in Federal and High Court of Australia.

(3) In 1997, Mr Chen was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia as a Solicitor and Barrister. In mid-1997, Mr Chen was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland as a Solicitor and also admitted to the High Court of Australia as a legal practitioner.。

(4) Since 1997, Mr Chen has dealt with various types of matters/disputes on behalf of local and overseas clients in Magistrates, District and Supreme Court jurisdiction as well as Federal Circuit Court, Family Court and Court of Appeal when so required.

(5) In early 1998, Lawyer Chen moved to Brisbane and joined the Queensland Guild, becoming a practicing lawyer in the Queensland Supreme Court and the Australian Supreme Court.

(6) As a feedback to the Chinese community, Mr Chen wrote various legal articles periodically published by“World Weekly News”from February 1998 to June 1999.

(7) In early 2012, Lawyer Chen joined the Taipei Bar Association and became Taiwan"s first registered Australian practicing lawyer and practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court of Australia.

(8) In October 2018, Lawyer Chen and Lawyer Wu Jiawei established "Australia China International Law Firm" in Taiwan, becoming the first and currently the only registered Australian law firm in Taiwan.

(9) In 2000, Mr Chen published his first book named“Don’t Let Your Rights Silent” (in Chinese).