The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

‘Comprehensive legal firm’ Lee and Li advises on the full spectrum of banking and finance work, and in 2010 acted in a number of aircraft financing deals, including advising Crédit Agricole on the financing of a A330-300 aircraft. Robin Chang leads the practice.

Within Capital markets, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Lee and Li advised the Export-Import Bank of Korea on its notes issuance in Taiwan, of $270m, and assisted Pegatron in its issue of 12 million global depository shares as part of its restructuring plan. Abe Sung leads the team, which includes Sherry Lin and Patricia Lin.

Within Corporate and M&A, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

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’.

Within Dispute resolution, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Lee and Li handles civil and criminal litigation and arbitration. The firm successfully brought a trade mark infringement action on behalf of Apple, and successfully defended the chairman of the board of Pacific Securities, who was alleged to have violated the Securities and Exchange Act. Daniel Song, Grace Wang, Alan Lin, Ruey-Sen Tsai and Dennis Huang are key partners.

Within Employment, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

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.

Within Insurance, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Chao-Tung Chang’s team at Lee and Li is ‘extraordinarily responsive and easy to deal with’. It recently advised AIG on the $2.16bn sale of its interest in Nan Shan Life Insurance to Ruen Chen. Robin Chang has a ‘sophisticated understanding of the Taiwanese financial services and insurance regulatory environment’, and James Huang is recommended.

Within Intellectual property, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Lee and Li’s ‘strong’ contentious and non-contentious practice advises on the full spectrum of patent, trade mark and copyright matters. It successfully represented Dreamwell in a trade mark opposition case against Seemoons Bedding, and also successfully applied for a three-dimensional trade mark on behalf of Tiffany. The team includes Daisy Wang and Ta-Chung Chiang.

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.

Within Projects and energy, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Joyce Fan’s team at Lee and Li in 2010 advised Kyushu Electric Power on its NT$5.9bn acquisition of 33% of the shares in Hsin Tao Power. Iit regularly advises the Taiwan government on defence equipment and public infrastructure projects, among others.

Within Real estate and construction, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Lee and Li recently advised Continental Development on its $180m acquisition of a building and land from Taiwan Life Insurance. The team also advised Pu Jen Construction on a $45m purchase of land from Power Turn Group. Pauline Wang heads the team, which includes counselor Yi-Jiun Su.

Within Shipping, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Daniel Tsai heads the team at Lee and Li, which includes CV Chen. It recently advised in a number of collision cases with a total claim value of over $40m, involving issues such as damage, pollution and loss of use.

Within TMT, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Lee and Li’s telecoms and broadcasting team is headed by Christina Chao, and advises on both regulatory issues and M&A deals within the industry. It recently advised MBK Partners on the sale of its shares in China Network Systems for $2.4bn to Wang Chung Broadband Media Corporation.

Within Tax, Lee and Li is a first tier firm,

Lee and Li’s tax team provide an ‘excellent’ service, and is ‘rich in industry knowledge’. It successfully assisted an international tech company in obtaining a refund for withheld tax on royalty payments. The ‘diligent’ Josephine Peng and Frank Lin are recommended.