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Chien Yeh Law Offices > Firm Profile

The firm: Founded by Professor Dr S S Tzeng in Taipei in 1973 and thereafter headed by Dr Shen-I Lee, Dr Carl K M Wu and Mr Alex C Y Tsai, Chien Yeh Law Offices has been providing high-quality and comprehensive legal services to its clientele and is well known for its distinct capacity to provide clients with legal advisory services in a wide range of commercial and industrial practice areas, including without limitation, accounting, taxation, investment, mergers and acquisitions, reorganisation and initial public offering (IPO). With 40 years of experience and close collaborations with major accounting firms, the firm strives for an innovative and teamwork-oriented approach to problem solving and aims at offering an integrated, one-stop solution to clients’ legal, commercial and accounting inquiries.

Over the years, the firm has established close relationships with many law firms in the US, Japan and China. The firm will continue co-operating with overseas firms of different scales in order to meet the clients’ needs, maintaining close business contact with major law firms all over the world. With a complete and worldwide legal services network, it provides its domestic and international clientele with comprehensive legal services of a global reach.

Areas of practice
Institutional investments: the firm’s services include but are not limited to transaction planning for investments in Taiwan or cross-border investments, drafting and negotiations of foreign and local investment contracts, due diligence, and advisory on investment-related laws.

Mergers and acquisitions: the firm offers comprehensive services related to approval of foreign investment, public tender offers, and legal compliance related to corporate governance.

Reorganisation and bankruptcy: the firm has considerable professional ability and practical experience in offering legal services related to corporate reconstruction such as reorganisation, bankruptcy, special liquidation, and the restructuring of corporate organisations.

Finance, banking and insurance: the firm’s services include legal advisory on incorporation, registration, restructuring, business transfer, and merger and acquisition of financial institutions.

Securities and capital markets: in addition to assisting many Taiwanese and foreign enterprises in becoming listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and Taipei Exchange (TPEx), the firm also assists Taiwanese or foreign enterprises in raising funds from overseas markets.

Tax planning and administrative remedies: the firm’s attorneys regularly work with tax departments of accounting firms to provide comprehensive solutions to clients.

Public construction and BOT/PPP: the legal services related to public-private partnership (PPP) in public construction that the firm offers include, but is not limited to, drafting tender and bidding documents for private participation in PPP projects on behalf of governmental agencies, legal advisory on tender procedures and providing relevant legal services as required, and drafting comprehensive evaluation guidelines for the selection of participating enterprises.

Intellectual property and technology law: the firm works closely with major law firms in the US, Japan, China, and various European countries to jointly provide comprehensive legal services related to intellectual property (IP) and technology law to domestic and foreign companies, as well as high-tech companies.

Biotechnology and medical law: the firm has long been involved in the area of biotechnology and medical law, having several lawyers with interdisciplinary backgrounds and practical experiences in biotechnology and medicine.

Urban renewal: the legal services provided by the firm related to urban renewal include, but are not limited to, facilitating negotiations between landowners and construction companies, drafting and review of joint construction agreements, and organising urban renewal committee.

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Founded by Professor Dr S S Tzeng in Taipei in 1973 and thereafter headed by Dr Shen-I Lee, Dr Carl K M Wu and Mr Alex C Y Tsai,

Chien Yeh Law Offices has been providing high-quality and comprehensive legal services to its clientele and is well known for its distinct capacity to provide clients with legal advisory services in a wide range of commercial and industrial practice areas, including without limitation, accounting, taxation, investment, mergers and acquisitions, reorganisation and initial public offering (IPO).