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Seraphim Mar leads the practice at Baker & McKenzie, which advises clients such as Cosmos Bank and Bayer Taiwan on both contentious and non-contentious issues. It recently advised Motorola on the transfer of employees after the sale of a business line to Nokia Siemens Networks.
Formosa Transnational advises domestic and international clients on issues such as employee transfers following company sales, disciplinary actions and mass redundancies. It recently advised a US news corporation on labour laws in Taiwan. Chun-yih Cheng and Delphine Chen are recommended.
At Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law, Chih-Poung Liou and Sophia Lelong are the key contacts, and recently advised a Taiwanese shipbuilding company in a large-scale dispute with 2,000 employees seeking ND$1bn in salary shortfall.
Jones Day’s ‘accessible and responsive’ team, under Jack Huang, advises multinational clients on labour issues and the employment of Taiwanese residents. It is also noted for its ability to combine with resources elswehere in the firm’s international network.
LCS & Partners advises clients on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including litigation and non-contentious matters. Rich Lin, Margaret Huang and Victor Chang are among the team members.
Shan-Teh Lan leads a team at Lee and Li that predominantly advises the Taiwanese branches of multinational enterprises. The team is currently assisting an insurance brokerage company to enforce a non-compete covenant against a former executive.
Jeanne Wang’s team at Tsar & Tsai Law Firm recently acted for South African Airways in obtaining a winning judgment against a former employee for wrongful termination. Other clients include Tyco Electronics, Worldwide Clinical Trials and PCA Life Assurance.
Winkler Partners regularly advises international clients on issues such as the drafting of employment agreements, work permits and employee handbooks. It recently acted for a global medical company in a cross-border civil dispute with a former employee. Peter Dernbach leads the practice.
Eiger Law advises the subsidiaries of international clients on matters including employee training and pension rights. Clients include Gucci Group, BT and Intralot.
Lin & Partners was recently retained by the Financial Supervisory Commission to study the response to labour strikes by employees of banks. Other clients include Waffer Technology.
Yangming Partners advises on matters such as severance issues and employee transfers.