Managing Partner Ingrid Y. Chen at DTT Attorneys-at-Law explains how the firm is adapting to clients’ changing needs.

What do you see as the main points that differentiate DTT Attorneys-at-Law from your competitors?

As part of the Deloitte Legal global network that spreads across 80+ countries and regions with 2200+ legal professionals around the world, DTT Attorneys-at-Law (Deloitte Legal Taiwan) has more resources than local law firms to offer cross-regional legal services. Our firm also collaborates closely with other Deloitte professionals not only in multinational Legal teams, but also various business units such as Tax, Audit & Assurance, and Strategy Risk and Transactions, capable to provide a “one-stop service” with comprehensive solutions for our clients. In addition, with our knowledge and experience on industries and business transactions, we are able to have a better conception of the clients’ commercial point of view and needs in order to provide practical legal solutions to support their business and decision-making (as a journey partner).

Leveraging our capabilities above, we are able to swiftly respond to evolving legal and regulatory developments.  For instance, in response to the adoption of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), we assist Taiwan listed companies in conducting human rights due diligence to enhance their compliance with the latest international regulatory frameworks.

Which practices do you see growing in the next 12 months? What are the drivers behind that?

We expect to see growing in the mergers and acquisitions for the next 12 months initiated by U.S. tariff policies and global supply chain sustainability trends.  Taiwanese companies are positioning themselves by both domestic and outbound investments to pursue strategic restructuring and resilient strength.  To consolidate the small and medium enterprises, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs promulgated an amendment to Taiwan Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act in May 2025 to create tax incentives for encouraging establishment of industrial holding companies, so as to support corporate diversification, promote resource integration, and mitigate operational risks.

Taiwan’s high-tech sector shall continue to accelerate its expansion and growth, driven mainly by the supply chain of TSMC and the advocates of artificial intelligence application.  Offshore wind farms and green energy infrastructures in Southwest Taiwan shall continue to thrive in response to the government's commitment to renewable energy development.  These sectors would require comprehensive collaboration with international technology partnerships and know-hows on top of inbound investment and cross-border joint ventures, highlighting another significant episode for Taiwan M&A market.

What's the main change you've made in the firm that will benefit clients?

To provide comprehensive solutions to our clients along their business journeys, we have team hired experienced and reputable litigators to expand our services of dispute resolutions, covering traditional civil and criminal litigations, constitutional and administrative proceedings, mediation and arbitration, to alternative strategy planning.  This strengthens our one-stop service to ensure our capability and diversity to fulfill evolving needs of our clients.

Is technology changing the way you interact with your clients, and the services you can provide them?

In view of the technology transformation especially inspired by GenAI, we aim to provide our clients bespoke advice with faster and accurate support, and proactively invest in developing LegalTech tools such as Legal Bot to enable clients to adapt and react to the changing businesses.

Can you give us a practical example of how you have helped a client to add value to their business?

In post-COVID time, clients are seeking to rebalance for sustainable growth and resilience, and divesting assets that no longer fit the trends.  We have assisted the Taiwan listed company, Accton Technology, to foster its strategic alliance with a PRC partner, Digital China Group, via share swap and joint venture, so as to expand their market presence and create synergy.  With our assistance in negotiations for the transaction, the client better positioned its contractual arrangement thereunder; its market price almost doubled in a year after the closing.

Are clients looking for stability and strategic direction from their law firms - where do you see the firm in three years’ time?

Clients are looking for stability and strategic direction from their law firms, and DTT Attorneys-at-Law is committed to leverage and integrate our global resources of Deloitte Legal network, as well as include AI enabled tools, so as to provide high quality professional services to our clients in multiple sectors, differentiating ourselves from local and traditional law firms in Taiwan.