K&L Gates > Taipei, Taiwan > Firm Profile

K&L Gates > The Legal 500 Rankings

Taiwan > Corporate and M&A Tier 1

K&L Gates advises a wide variety of clients, from start-ups to state-owned enterprises on local and cross-border corporate transactions, including in the energy, healthcare, manufacturing, pharma, and tech sectors. With extensive experience handling international matters, often in highly technical industries, managing partner Jacqueline Fu leads the practice. She has recently assisted a Taiwanese medical products manufacturer in connection with the spinning off and equity financing of one of its products. James Chen has recently advised a technology company in relation to a $3.8 billion cross-border take-private acquisition. Billy Chen is well known for representing start-ups in the fintech and artificial intelligence sectors as well as companies operating in the renewable energy space.

Taiwan > Capital markets Tier 2

K&L Gates’ capital markets practice, led by James Chen, has an established presence in Taiwan, with equity capital markets lawyers specialising in businesses listings and delistings, and debt capital markets lawyers regularly advising issuers and lead managers in relation to the full range of products, including high-yield and investment-grade debt, convertible bonds, commercial paper programs, and medium-term note issues. Managing partner Jacqueline Fu counts capital markets work as a core part of her practice, and recently advised a client in connection with its delisting transactions, facilitated by a stock swap with an investment firm.

Taiwan > Dispute resolution Tier 2

K&L Gates’ litigation and disputes resolution team, headed by Shilin Huang, offers clients broad expertise, with recent instructions including energy and construction, intellectual property, IT, and transportation disputes, as well as white-collar criminal investigations and environmental law compliance matters. Huang, a serving ICC Member of the International Court of Arbitration, brings to bear considerable experience in litigation and arbitration mandates for local and overseas entities with interests in China and Taiwan. Associate and commercial disputes specialist Lu-Shin Lee plays a key role in the team.

Taiwan > Intellectual property Tier 3

K&L Gates’s intellectual property practice provides a comprehensive service to clients worldwide, from portfolio management and prosecution through to litigation. The firm has a strong presence in Asia and handles matters in Taiwan principally from its Hong Kong office, led by Jay Chiu, a US-qualified IP litigator with considerable experience in the Asia Pacific region. Chiu specialises in patent and trade secret litigation, contested patent office proceedings, and IP-licensing and counselling matters.