Mr Michael Wong > Baker McKenzie > Taipei, Taiwan > Lawyer Profile

The team at Baker McKenzie seamlessly integrates its international offices as well as its local team to advise a range of the world’s major banks, companies and private wealth groups and as such remains at the forefront of the market. It regularly advises on risk, and tax implications of corporate structure changes but also integrates well with its M&A and employment teams. The team is led by Taipei-duo Michael Wong and Peggy Chiu. In addition to advising companies, Wong also excels at acting for high-net-worth families on private banking, wealth management and cross-border legal and tax issues, including the use of trust and foundations, wills and private holding companies. Chiu leverages her background as an accountant to advise on cross-border tax matters and is also an expert in advising banks on anti-tax avoidance checks, and anti-money laundering checks.

Praised as ‘excellent in all respects’, the corporate, M&A and PE team at Baker McKenzie has a strong footing in the Taiwanese market and dominates the industry. The multi-jurisdictional team regularly advises on M&A, disposals, reverse acquisitions, divestitures, and hostile takeovers, and is increasingly handling ESG matters. The team is spearheaded by Kevin Wang, who regularly advises on complex mergers and acquisition transactions, related merger filings, foreign investment matters and international trade, and Hao-Ray Hu who is noted for assisting financial services companies in license applications, post-acquisition integration and bancassurance transactions. Michael Wong advises on the tax aspects of transactions whilst Gwyneth Gu is noted for inbound and outbound cross-border transactions including green energy-related deals. Mark Tu and Julia King are also recommended.