JTJB Taipei handles a full range of wet and dry shipping matters and shipping finance. The practice has a strong record in work for shipowners and cargo-side work, and is well-connected across Southeast Asia. In addition, the practice group houses a lawyer with English law qualifications, and is therefore well-placed to handle charter party disputes. The key names are Daryl Lai and Jeff Lee.
Shipping in Taiwan
JTJB Taipei
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Key clients
Britannia P&I Club
Taiwan Maritime Services
Fubon Insurance
Japan P&I Club
Maersk Lines
Work highlights
- Represented Sumitomo Corporation in a dispute worth $30m involving the cutting of underwater cable wires off the Taiwan coast.
Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law
Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law advises on government projects, and shipping and aviation insurance and reinsurance mandates, acting primarily for shipping companies and shipbuilders. The firm acts as general counsel to the Taiwan International Ports Corporation, where it has handled the formation of a holding company in Singapore as a route for investment in Southeast Asia and examined the investment regulations in the relevant jurisdictions in that area. Founder George Lin and director of the firm's corporate department David Lee jointly head the practice.
Practice head(s):
Key clients
Taiwan International Ports Corporation
Work highlights
- Acted as general counsel to Taiwan International Ports Corporation
- Defended a high net-worth individual, a defendant in a dispute worth US$80 million over a shipbuilding contract.