Spencer Fane attorney Ya-Chiao Chang recently attended Legal 500’s 2026 GC Summit China: Beijing on March 24 as a panelist for the session, Cut the GAP: Overseas Enterprises’ Cross-Border Pain Points.
Building on the tradition of previous Legal 500 GC Summits, this international event gathered leading practitioners and senior in-house counsel for a program centered on the evolving role of the general counsel and the strategic, regulatory, and commercial challenges legal departments continue to navigate. Ya-Chiao’s panel explored how domestic law firms can help bridge Sino-foreign barriers with mutual respect and informed collaboration through the “GAP” framework while also sharing mature cross-border insights and solutions to support overseas growth and long-term success.
At the firm, Ya-Chiao represents U.S. and international companies – particularly those based in Taiwan and mainland China – in complex, high-stakes intellectual property matters, with a specific focus on litigating patents for traditional and emerging electronics, wireless communications, semiconductors, and other technologies. He specializes in analyzing the unique intersecting and diverging components of U.S. and Chinese patent and trademark laws, then applying his insights to develop robust plans that meet clients’ specific goals and objectives.