Mr David Lee > Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law > Taipei, Taiwan > Lawyer Profile
Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law Offices
11F, NO 2, SEC 1, DUNHUA S RD
SONGSHAN DISTRICT
TAIPEI 105
Taiwan
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Mr David Lee
Work Department
- Aviation
- Construction and government procurement
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy
- Foreign investment
- Gaming
- Intellectual property
Position
Partner & Director of Corporate Department
Career
Mr. David Lee is a partner and the head of projects and energy practice at Lin & Partners. His main practice areas inlcude projects & energy, corporate and M&A, gaming & gambling, aviation & shipping, labor & employment, TMT, franchise & licensing, and complinace. His practices have been recongized by Legal 500 and Asia Law.
David spearheads Lin & Partners’s projects & energy practice, which has been recongized by Legal 500 as the Tier 1 Firm for consecutive years. He has extensive experience in advising clients on offshore wind farm energy, solar energy, hydro energy, IPPs, nuclear decommisson, ocean energy, corporate restructuring, and electricity unbundling.
David leads the firm’saviation and shipping practice. In the maritime and shipping sector, David advises cleints on ship building, ship reflagging, mortgage registration, sales & lease back, shipping insurance and reinsurance and joint venture formation. David advised Ocean Affairs Council of Taiwan on the regulatory framework for promotion of ocean energies. In the aviation sector, David advised Civil Aeronautics Administration on a wide range of regulaotry matters for consecutive years, inclduing those related to unmanned aerial vehicle, fatigue management, and compliance with ICAO airsafety standards. He also advises clients on matters in connection with aircraft componenet and general aviation busienss license.
In the gaming & gambing sector, David has been advised clients on land-based casinos, sports betting, and offshore online gaming. He assisted govenrement authoirties in several legislation projects, including the projects for casino-based inegrated resorts and enhancement of internal control requirmemt for sports betting operation. David is frequently to speak at or interviewed by gambling confernece or media on the development of the gaming industry in Taiwan, inclduing CNN. Bloomberg, VIXIO (Gambling Compliance), and G2E Asia.
David is also a core member in the firm’s TMT practice. He advises mobile brands, manufacturer, suppliers, software providers, and regulator on various regulatory and complinace matters. David assisted National Communicaitons Commission in establsihing an ADR scheme for telecom dispute and anlayzing the possible framework to counter cyber crimes.
In the coprorate and M&A practice, David has been advised clients on various matters thorughout the lifecycle of enterprises, inclduing company set-up, foreing investment, formation of joint venture and strategic alliance, business license application, contracting, merger and acquisition, corporate restructuring/ spin-off, and dispute resolution.
David graduated from National Taiwan University with an LL.B. and National Cheng-Chi University with an LL.M. In addition to law degress, David received an MBA from the Ross School of Business, Univeristy of Michigan.
Languages
- Mandarin • English • Taiwanese
Memberships
- Taipei Bar Association
- Taoyuan Bar Association
- Tainan Bar Association
Education
- University of Michigan (MBA 2015)
- National Cheng-Chi University (LL.M.2009)
- National Taiwan University (LL.B. 2004)
Lawyer Rankings
Taiwan > Labour and employment
Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law acts for local and international clients on a range of employment and labour law issues in Taiwan, from contract term drafting, risk management, compliance matters and trade union negotiations to handling disputes both before the High and Supreme Courts in Taiwan, wrongful termination lawsuits, internal investigations, sexual harassment cases. The team is led by George Lin and David Lee, who advises on non-compete agreements and trade secret protections, as well as wrongful termination litigation.
Taiwan > Shipping
Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law is frequently instructed in shipping disputes involving multiple jurisdictions. Recent highlights include recently successfully defending the staff of a major shipping company in a government investigation. The team’s leadership is trifurcated between name partner George Lin, David Lee and Matthew Chen. Lin excels at advising shipping companies and shipping insurers, as well as acting on government projects relating to shipping business.
Taiwan > Projects and energy
(Leading partners)Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law remains one of Taiwan’s most prolific law firms and continues to advise the most significant national and international players on renewable energy, power and natural gas. Recent work highlights include being the lead counsel for the country’s state-owned electricity provider. The firm’s practice is led by George Lin and David Lee. As an éminence grise of the Taiwan legal market, Lin leverages his experience with government projects and state-owned power monopolies to advise clients. Lee possesses significant expertise of both Taiwanese and European law issues and employs his proficiency to simultaneously advise the firm’s clients on dispute resolution matters and strategy planning.
Taiwan > Real estate and construction
With a notable presence in both Taipei and Kaohsiung, the team at Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law acts for a wide range of clients spanning public airport management companies, energy companies and train system management companies, and international technology conglomerates. Its construction practice handles BOT structures, PPP projects and land use matters. George Lin co-heads the practice with significant experience in major government projects. Co-head David Lee advises on marine construction and construction financing matters whilst Matthew Chen focuses on contentious and non-contentious construction matters. Felix Yu also co-heads the practice and is recommended for construction and public procurement disputes.
Taiwan > TMT
With its longstanding reputation as one of the largest firms in Taiwan, Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law continues to have a strong hold within the TMT sectors, advising multinational clients on their entry into the Taiwanese market. Recent highlights include advising major PRC software and technology consumer electronics companies on their entrance into Taiwan and subsequent compliance matters. The team is jointly led by George Lin and David Lee, who split their time between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Lee has a wealth of experience in gaming, gambling, financial sandbox, cryptocurrency, blockchain and fintech.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Taiwan > Projects and energy
- Projects and energy Taiwan
- Real estate and construction Taiwan
- Shipping Taiwan
- Labour and employment Taiwan
- TMT Taiwan