Franck Desevedavy and Alina Quach are the two founding partners of Asiallians.
For the past three decades, they have been assisting their clients with transnational projects and disputes, with a deep understanding of local culture and constraints.
Their practice is locally rooted:
– Franck Desevedavy was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1995 and has practiced since 1996 in Taiwan, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
– Alina Quach was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998 and practiced in Paris for six years, then in Beijing and Hong Kong from 2003.
The firm has also established long-standing partnerships in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and handles cases together with local lawyers from nationally recognized partner firms.
The firm has also established long-standing partnerships in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and handles cases together with local lawyers from nationally recognized partner firms.
Franck DESEVEDAVY
Partner
Paris Bar (1995)
Taipei Bar (2001)
Foreign Lawyer, Law Society of Hong Kong (since 2019)
ICC Arbitrator, Paris
Arbitrator, Arbitration Association ROC, Taipei
Arbitrator, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC)
Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
Paris : +33 1 73 54 95 95
Taipei: +886 (2) 2581 5398
Hong Kong : +852 58 01 83 13
Beijing: +86 10 8523 6016
franck.desevedavy@asiallians.com
Working languages: French, English, Chinese
Franck has extensive experience in Asia. He began his career in France before becoming the first European lawyer admitted to the Taiwan Bar. Since 1996, he has developed expertise in Chinese and Taiwanese law and contributed to the opening and development of two renowned law firms in Asia before founding his own structure.
He advises ASIALLIANS clients on intellectual property, foreign investment, environmental law, litigation — including criminal law — and international arbitration.
He is the author of numerous articles on Chinese and Taiwanese law, and his expertise in IP protection is recognized in China and Taiwan.
He is admitted to the Paris and Taipei Bars, registered in Hong Kong as a Foreign Lawyer, and serves as an arbitrator.
Former President of the Taiwan Committee of the French Foreign Trade Advisors.
CV of Franck DESEVEDAVY — Biography
Co-founding Partner
Member of the Paris Bar since 1995
Member of the Taipei Bar since 2001
Foreign Lawyer, Law Society of Hong Kong since 2019
ICC Arbitrator, Paris
Arbitrator, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA)
Arbitrator, Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC), Shanghai
Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing
President of the French-Chinese Association for Economic Law (AFCDE).
Founding member and representative in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan of Cercle K2.
Co-founder and Asia Delegate of APPEAL-E, Association for the Promotion of Lawyers’ Practice Abroad
French Foreign Trade Advisor (former President of the Taiwan Committee of the CCEF) (1999–2024)
Elected member of the French CCIs in Taiwan (2001–2006) and in China (2006)
Taught IP law to Chinese judges within the ‘100 Judges’ program of the Embassy of France in China (2005–2011)
Coordinator of the Food Safety Working Group of the French Chamber of Commerce in China (2010–2017)
Alina QUACH
Partner
Paris Bar
Foreign Lawyer, Law Society of Hong Kong
Accredited Mediator (CEDR)
Paris: +33 1 73 54 95 95
Hong Kong: +852 58 01 83 13
Beijing: +86 10 8523 6016
alina.quach@asiallians.com
Working languages: French, English, Chinese
Alina practiced for six years in France in litigation and business law before moving to China in 2003. She developed her expertise in Chinese law within two French firms in Beijing before founding ASIALLIANS.
She advises and represents clients in foreign investment, mergers & acquisitions, intellectual property, commercial mediation and international litigation and arbitration.
She is a member of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) and a China expert at the International Distribution Institute (IDI), where she speaks regularly.
Alina was Foreign Trade Advisor from 2008 to 2025 and served as Vice-President and elected member of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China from 2008 to 2017. She regularly hosts legal conferences and is a lecturer at the Montpellier Faculty of Law. She is very involved in entrepreneurial networks.
CV of Alina Quach — Biography
Co-founding Partner
Member of the Paris Bar since 1998
Foreign Lawyer, Law Society of Hong Kong since 2019
CEDR accredited mediator since 2025
Member of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA)
China Expert at the International Distribution Institute (IDI)
Former French Foreign Trade Advisor from 2011 to 2025
Former Vice-President and Elected Member of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China since 2008 (Former Member of the Executive Board) (2008-2017)
Former President and Founder of the Beijing Young Leaders Centre
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