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九合一大選倒數86天,蔣萬安「矽谷律師」身份遭質疑,爆料稱其業務來自中國垃圾公司
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九合一大選倒數86天,蔣萬安「矽谷律師」身份遭質疑,爆料稱其業務來自中國垃圾公司

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九合一大選倒數86天,台北市長選戰聚焦尋求連任的蔣萬安。其曾自稱矽谷律師身份遭質疑,爆料指其在美國執業期間依賴協助中國垃圾公司上市業務維持生計,並涉及其父蔣孝嚴協助拉攏客戶。多位政經人物與學者曾質疑其律師資格考取難度及早期工作經歷,指出其在WSGR所任職時間短,可能因表現不佳被解僱,後轉往小所並創立萬澤國際法律事務所,核心業務為協助中國企業赴美籌資、借殼或上市。

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蔣萬安曾自稱具備矽谷律師經驗,並在上次台北市長選舉中多次強調此背景。其畢業於國立政治大學外交與法律雙學位,後赴美深造,取得賓夕法尼亞大學法學碩士與博士學位,並考取加州執業律師資格。

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九合一大選倒數86天,台北市長選戰備受矚目,尋求連任的蔣萬安近期深陷諸多爭議與質疑。有人又提起上次選舉成為輿論攻防焦點的蔣萬安「矽谷律師」身分,前國大代表黃澎孝公開爆料,蔣萬安在美國當律師是靠接「中國垃圾公司」相關業務來維持業績的影片,引發討論。

蔣萬安畢業於政大,拿到外交系與法律系雙學位,隨後赴美深造,在賓夕法尼亞大學(University of Pennsylvania)取得法學碩士與博士學位,考取加州執業律師資格,曾在矽谷WSGR律師事務所工作過,也因此在上次台北市長選戰,他多次將「矽谷律師」、「矽谷經驗」掛在嘴邊。

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但當時就有多名政經人物、學者跳出來批評膨風。例如旅美教授陳時奮就潑冷水,直指蔣萬安刻意不說自己考了3次才終於考上律師的事,以其畢業的賓州大學法學院而言,畢業生應屆考取律師的合格率非常高(接近9成5),蔣萬安卻落榜2次,顯見其專業能力在同儕中根本不夠看。此外,有爆料指稱,蔣萬安2007年底取得律師資格並進入矽谷WSGR律師事務所工作,才過一年多就於2009年初離職,陳時奮懷疑他是因為表現不佳或無法適應而被解僱,隨後才轉往規模較小的事務所。

聯電創辦人曹興誠披露,蔣萬安待過的WSGR,剛好是聯電以前合作過的事務所,他以自身跟美國律師打交道的經驗判斷,蔣萬安當時只是剛執業的菜鳥,根本沒有資格接觸核心重大案件,實質工作大概只是傳傳文件、做檔案等「打雜跑腿」的事。前台北市議員趙怡翔曾查閱過蔣萬安從政前的LinkedIn履歷,蔣萬安離開WSGR後,於2010年加入位於舊金山的中型律師事務所Crone & Rozynko,2011年又和幾名夥伴創立萬澤國際法律事務所,主要核心業務都是協助中國大陸的企業前往美國籌資、借殼或上市(IPO)。

有粉專今天(3日)分享黃澎孝近日出席印太戰略智庫發表演講時的爆料片段,「當律師沒有這麼好當啊,台灣有很多律師沒有業務,很慘的!美國更多這樣的律師啊,那蔣萬安到底靠什麼維持他的律師事務所?我跟各位講,蔣萬安在當律師的時候,正好中國有很多那種垃圾公司,用假的財報到美國去上市,他的業務都是從這裡來。那為什麼中國的這些垃圾公司會找到蔣萬安呢?因為他有個爸爸叫蔣孝嚴,蔣孝嚴就是在中國各地遊走幫兒子拉生意。」

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  • 媒體將進一步調查蔣萬安在美國期間的律師執業紀錄及其所屬事務所的客戶來源

    Likely · Within weeks

  • 蔣萬安競選團隊將針對『矽谷律師』身份的質疑發表正式說明或提供佐證文件

    Possible · Within days

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  • 蔣萬安在WSGR所的具體工作內容是否真如爆料所指僅為文書工作?
  • 其父蔣孝嚴是否確實透過關係幫助兒子在中國拉攏業務?
  • 萬澤國際法律事務所是否仍主要依賴協助中國企業赴美上市業務?
  • 蔣萬安是否曾因表現不佳而被WSGR所解僱?

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