Overview
For nearly half a century, Wilson Elser has defended and advised large and expanding Asian manufacturers and the insurers that protect them.
Our dedicated Asia Practice includes attorneys who have lived in the region for many years. We understand our clients’ customs and languages and maintain strong relationships virtually and in person. Our attorneys provide clients with clear recommendations and respond swiftly to questions. Our team members are well known, frequently lecturing and writing about insurance topics in Asia.
Some of our attorneys are engineers, and all understand complex manufacturing issues and the sectors in which our clients compete. We are very familiar with product designs in the marketplace and attentive to the designs advocated by our clients’ adversaries. With this knowledge we can defend clients successfully, spot how their current practices may lead to future lawsuits, and provide practical ideas and recommendations for reducing risks.
Manufacturers in Asia face serious legal risks as they pursue business interests in the United States. These risks may include product liability lawsuits, conflicts with business partners, consumer class actions and other unwelcome matters that can cost significant money and harm a company’s reputation.
Practice members put Wilson Elser’s collective legal intelligence and business experience to work for each client’s specific needs. With more than 1,000 attorneys in our firm’s 41 offices across the United States, we are able to defend client interests vigorously, whether they face a product liability suit, commercial litigation or an intellectual property (IP) dispute with a competitor.
Our client relationships and representations extend across much of Asia:
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Japan
We have defended Japanese clients for more than 40 years. We are appointed by all of the major non–life insurance companies to defend their insureds in such manufacturing sectors as motor vehicles, consumer electronics and home appliances, sports equipment, power tools, industrial machines, industrial trucks, pharmaceuticals, tires and other products. We also are retained directly by product manufacturers in each of these sectors. Our lawyers have represented hundreds of Japanese clients at depositions and trials in the United States. Our success in these matters is powered by our thorough understanding of each client’s business and products and the culture around them.
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People’s Republic of China
For more than 25 years, we have helped Chinese clients to pursue and protect their business success in the United States. We are appointed by all of the major non–life insurance companies to defend their insureds in a range of manufacturing sectors, including industrial equipment, tires, diesel motors and generators, bicycles, consumer electronics, sports equipment, power tools and more. We also are retained directly by product manufacturers in each of these sectors. All work is conducted in strict compliance with relevant client and U.S. government guidelines.
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Republic of China (Taiwan)
For more than 25 years, we have helped Taiwanese clients achieve business success in the United States. We have been engaged by all of Taiwan’s major non–life insurance companies to defend their insureds in such manufacturing sectors as semiconductors, bicycles, helmets and consumer home electronics. We also are retained directly by product manufacturers in each of these sectors.
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Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Wilson Elser has represented South Korean product manufacturers and non–life insurers for more than 25 years. We have been appointed by all of the major non–life insurers to defend their insureds in the manufacturing industry, including those that build and market leading consumer home electronics and industrial machines. We also are retained directly by product manufacturers in those sectors.