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LCS & Partners

5F., NO.8, SEC. 5, SINYI RD., TAIPEI 110, TAIWAN

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Taiwan

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, LCS & Partners is a second tier firm,

LCS & Partners’ team is led by Mark Harty and Grace Ku, and in 2010 advised Chinatrust Commercial Bank on the refinancing of a syndicated loan to GTV Group.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, LCS & Partners is a first tier firm,

Brian Yu leads LCS & Partners’ capital markets practice. In 2010 he advised TPK Holding on its NT$2bn IPO on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, and Alchip Technologies on its NT$500m listing on the GreTai Securities Market.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, LCS & Partners is a first tier firm,

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’.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, LCS & Partners is a second tier firm,

Grace Ku and Lucia Yiou’s team at LCS & Partners recently advised Sunrider in cross-border litigation with Bountiful concerning trade mark and trade secret infringement. The team also advised International Bill Finance in civil litigation in relation to the mis-selling of financial products.

Employment

Within Employment, LCS & Partners is a first tier firm,

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.

Insurance

Within Insurance, LCS & Partners is a second tier firm,

LCS & Partners advises clients on the full range of insurance and reinsurance matters, such as the negotiation of claim settlements, legal compliance and litigation involving domestic and foreign insurance companies. Dean Chiang is the key contact.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, LCS & Partners is a second tier firm,

LCS & Partners recently secured a successful outcome on behalf of Sunrider in a three-year cross-border trade mark and trade secret case against Bountiful. The team is led by Pijan Wu and Lucia Yiou.

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

Notable deals of 2010/2011 included the proposed privatisation of Yageo, through a $1.6bn management buyout by a consortium consisting of KKR and Yageo founder Pierre Chen, which was blocked by the Taiwanese government in June 2011. Firms involved in this deal included Lee and Li and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, which acted from its Hong Kong and Beijing offices. Jones Day acted for BOE Technology Group in its acquisition of K-Tronics Technology and the assets of JEAN, which became the first China-to-Taiwan inbound transaction; LCS & Partners advised JEAN.

Projects and energy

Within Projects and energy, LCS & Partners is a first tier firm,

LCS & Partners’ infrastructure practice advises governmental and private sector clients on a wide variety of matters. Services include strategic planning, risk evaluation and contract drafting and negotiation. Margaret Huang leads the team.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, LCS & Partners is a second tier firm,

David Chuang and Margaret Huang are the key contacts in the real estate practice at LCS & Partners, and advise on the full range of matters including purchases, sales and development matters.

TMT

Within TMT, LCS & Partners is a first tier firm,

LCS & Partners’ entertainment practice is jointly led by Pijan Wu and Lucia Yiou. It recently advised in relation to digital music service provider KDDI’s acquisition of 76% of KKBOX.

Tax

Within Tax, LCS & Partners is a second tier firm,

Rich Lin leads the practice at LCS & Partners, and advises on tax-efficient cross-border transactions, litigation and restructuring projects.

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LCS & Partners

New Leniency Program for Suspected Concerted Actions

A leniency program for potential unlawful actions constituting “concerted action” under the ROC Fair Trade Act of 2011 (the “FTA”) was recently instituted towards the end of 2011, due in part to discussions between the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (“TFTC”) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Franchising Guidelines Revamped

The Guidelines Governing Disclosure of Information by Franchisors were first promulgated by the Fair Trade Commission in 1999.

- Formosa Transnational
IP Court clarifies whether online publication counts in patent spat

Under Taiwan’s patent law, an invention must not be published before a patent application is filed in order for it to be patentable.

- Formosa Transnational
Director’s Implied Agreement to Electronic Notice for Convening Board Meetings

According to the Companies Act, “in convening a meeting of the Board of Directors, a notice setting forth therein the subject(s) to be discussed at the meeting shall be given to each Director and Supervisor no later than 7 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.

- Formosa Transnational
TIPO determines royalty rates for public performance

The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently completed a review of several copyright public performance royalty rates set by copyright collective management organizations (CMOs).

- Formosa Transnational
Rules for Compensation Committee Settled

In the December/January 2011 issue, we reported that an amendment to the Securities and Exchange Law was adopted to request listing companies establishing compensation committees. And, under the authorization of the Law, qualifications of the members and the competence of the compensation committee will be promulgated by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), the financial regulator in Taiwan.

- Formosa Transnational
Proposed Amendments to Insurance Law to Deter Unapproved Offshore Insurance Policies and...

to Enable Collection of Sensitive Personal Data

- Formosa Transnational
Proposal to amend Company Law

In 2009 the government proposed amendments to the Company Law (the Law) and on January 3 2011, the Economic Committee of Legislative Yuan passed the first reading of the amendments. The main points are summarised below.

- Formosa Transnational
Taiwan Company Law provides favourable conditions for business establishment

The codified Taiwan Company Law constitutes the major regime of Taiwan corporate law and systematically covers matters from establishment, management and audit structure, accounting, merger and split-up to dissolution and liquidation.

- Formosa Transnational
Taiwan provides safe harbour for ISPs in copyright infringement cases

On 21st April 2009, in light of the increase in online copyright infringement in recent years, the Legislative Yuan completed the third and final reading of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) Liability Limitation Bill, which amends the Copyright Act to strengthen the protection of copyrighted materials on the Internet.

- Formosa Transnational
Amendment to patent examination guidelines regarding determination of filing dates

In order to harmonise Taiwan’s practice further with international patent prosecution practice, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently completed an amendment to the Procedural Examination Guidelines. The amendment focuses on how to determine the filing date of a patent application.

- Formosa Transnational