Tsai's Father, Dr. Paul C. Tsai, a native of Huzhou in Zhejiang, China, was born and grew up in Shanghai and moved to Taiwan in 1948. He came to Yale in 1953, received a LL.M. degree in 1954, and in 1957 became the first ever from Taiwan to receive a J.S.D. degree from Yale Law. Upon graduation, he returned to Taiwan, served in various key government roles for 8 years, and played a leading role in drafting policies and laws that contributed to Taiwan’s economic miracle and integration into the international economy. In 1965, he turned to private practice and with his Father, Ruchin Tsar (Chinese: 蔡六乘, born Jan 2, 1903 in Shanghai and died 1993), founded Taiwan’s first partnership law firm Tsar & Tsai, an industry pioneer with a reputation for quality and innovation, which also contributed greatly to Taiwan’s growth and development, particularly in the international arena by representing multinational corporations to attract foreign capital to Taiwan.