The Legal 500

Baker & McKenzie’s team recently represented Morgan Stanley as the financial adviser to both Polaris on its NT$48.9bn share acquisition by Yuanta and Taiwan International Securities Corporation regarding the sale of its shares. Michael Wong leads the team, which includes Wen-Yen Kang and Kevin Wang.

The ‘excellent and insightful’ team at Jones Day is headed by Jack Huang and includes Thomas Chen and John Lin. It advised Yulon Motor on a cross-strait joint venture with Dong-Feng Motor Corp, and assisted BOE Technology Group in its $42m acquisition of K-Tronics and the assets of JEAN.

Rich Lin and Victor Chang lead the team at LCS & Partners, which recently advised Jean Co. on the acquisition of its PRC assets by BOE Group, and also advised in relation to KDDI’s acquisition of 76% equity of KKBOX. Chang and Kai-Hua Yu are ‘very creative, practical and solution oriented lawyers, with a can-do mentality’.

Sherry Lin and Ken-Ying Tseng’s team at Lee and Li is noted for its ‘comprehensive knowledge’ in relation to M&A deals, and recently advised FarEastone in its $633m acquisition of New Century InfoComm Tech. Oliver Hung’s‘knowledge, experience, and hands-on leadership ensure quality and appropriateness of advice’, and Phoebe Hsu is a ‘star lawyer’.

Tsar & Tsai Law Firm’s team is led by Jackie Lin and Janice Lin. It recently assisted On Semiconductor in its acquisition of Sanyo’s semiconductor business, and advised 3M in its acquisition of tape-related assets of Alpha Beta Enterprise.

Delphine Chen, Yulan Kuo and Chun-yih Cheng are the key contacts at Formosa Transnational. The team handles M&A matters, and also advises multinational clients on the establishment of Taiwan offices. It recently advised the American Gemological Institute on the legitimacy of a subsidiary company in Taiwan.

Li-Pu Lee leads the team at Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law, and recently advised an international jewellery retailer on the sale of its shares in both Taiwan and Hong Kong.

JTJB Taipei handles mergers, acquisitions and takeovers, including advising on the tax and competition law aspects of these transactions.

Jacqueline Fu leads the team at K&L Gates, which specialises in cross-border M&A and is supported by a network of global offices.

Chung-Teh Lee, Jaclyn Tsai, Maxine Chiang lead the team at Lee, Tsai & Partners. It recently advised a leading digital security company on the implementation of a new service and on compliance matters.

Liang & Partners advised Taiwan International Securities on a merger with three securities brokers, and also assisted the McSam Hotel Group in introducing the Holiday Inn hotel chain to Taiwan.

Pamir Law Group’s M&A practice advises on the full spectrum of matters such as due diligence, escrow arrangements and foreign investment approval. Michael Lee is the key contact.

Jeanette Chan is the key figure at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, which recently advised KKR on the privatisation of Yageo, and also advised The Carlyle Group on the sale of 80% of its interest in kbro to Wealth Media.

Ross Yang leads PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan’s team, and recently advised Innolux on a three-way merger with Chi Mei Optoelectronics and TPO Displays.

Yangming Partners’s practice group has experience across regulatory, due diligence and drafting matters. The team, led by Fran Wang and Mark Ohlson, represents international and domestic clients in a range of sectors.

Alliance International Law Offices advises on inbound investment in Taiwan, and on Taiwanese investment overseas.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP handles transactions from its Hong Kong office.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP supports its clients in the financial sector.

Nathan Kaiser is recommended at Eiger Law, which advises clients such as Intralot, Chopard and Qiagen on general corporate and commercial matters.

Huang & Partners recently advised NASDAQ-listed company BCD Semiconductor on its acquisition of a Cayman-incorporated company with Taiwanese assets.

George Lin at Lin & Partners recently represented a Taiwan IC design company being acquired by a Chinese power switch manufacturer.

Russin & Vecchi (International Legal Counsellors) advised the debt providers in KKR’s bid to acquire shares in Yageo.

Winkler Partners advises on cross-border investments and M&A, including assisting foreign investors in establishing entities in Taiwan.