Kelly P. Chen

Phone: (972) 628-3683

Fax: (972) 628-3616

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Kelly Chen is an Associate at Munck Wilson Mandala, and is a member of the Firm's Litigation section where she concentrates her practice in areas of commercial and intellectual property litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she focused her practice in the areas of import/export compliance, international trade compliance, cross-boarder transactions. and franchise and distribution law.

Ms. Chen has previously worked in the international tax department at Deloitte as well as overseas in the legal department of a large waste management company where she worked on international dispute resolution.

Community Involvement:

  • E-mentor for Dallas Independent School District students
  • Alumni Recruiter, Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin
  • Item writer for the Uniform CPA Examination

Certification / Specialties:

  • Certified Public Accountant

Bar Admissions:

  • District of Columbia, 2010
  • Texas, 2008
  • U.S. Court of International Trade
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Published Works:

  • "International Legal Developments in Review: 2009, Customs Law" , The International Lawyer, Spring, 2010
  • "Overview of U.S. Transfer Pricing Issues and New Cost Sharing Regulations Issued by the IRS", The Practical Tax Lawyer, Summer, 2009
  • "International Legal Developments in Review: 2008, Customs Law", (Co-Author and Co-Editor), The International Lawyer, Summer, 2009
  • "H.R. 3610, the Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007", The International Lawyer, Winter, 2009
  • "The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008", Dallas Bar Association Headnotes, November, 2008

Classes / Seminars Taught:

  • “Three from the U.S. Supreme Court,” South Texas College of Law 24th Annual Employment Conference, July 2011
  • Franchise Law Update, Dallas Bar Association, Section of Franchise Law and Distribution, 2009
  • Customs Law Update, Dallas Bar Association, Section of International Law, 2009
  • "Non-U.S. Trade Controls: A Deeper Dive, Trade Compliance in Asia", Richland College, 2009               
  • "How to Prepare a Prior Disclosure and Post Entry Amendment", ICPA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, 2009
  • Panelist, "The Compliance Bridge to Somewhere", Dallas, TX, 2009
  • Panelist, "Thrill of the Practice", SMU Longhorn Bar Association and Corporate Law Association, 2009
  • "2009: A New Year, a New Administration Outlook for International Trade Compliance", Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Houston, TX, 2009
  • Guest Lecturer, Advanced International Franchising and Distribution Law, SMU Dedman School of Law,  2009

Honors and Awards:

  • Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, Life Member

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • American Bar Association
  • Texas State Bar
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Asian-American Bar Association
  • Organization of Woman in International Trade
    (VP of Legal Affairs)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountatns
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Young Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce
  • The Patrick E. Higgenbotham Inn of Court, Associate Member

Languages:

  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Spanish

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