Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law demonstrate particular strength in bond offerings, regulatory compliance, and the review and filing of transaction documents. The team is led by Patricia Lin and Abe Sung, among others. Sung primarily advises foreign clients from the Republic of Korea and Singapore, while Lin specialises in assisting PRC banks and international corporates with the issuance of Formosa bonds in jurisdictions such as Australia, the UK, and the US. Additionally, Jessica Wang and Yi-Han Wu are also key members of the team, providing support and counsel across a range of capital market transactions.

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Key clients

Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Deutsche Bank
Citibank
JP Morgan
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Taipei Branch
Nomura Int'l (HK) Ltd
Barclays Capital Asia Limited

Work highlights

Acted as Taiwan counsel to Nanshan Life and its offshore SPV in the USD 700 million Tier 2 bond issuance.

Acted as Taiwan counsel to Korea Housing Finance Corporation in its debut Formosa Bond issuance of USD 300 million floating rate notes due 2029, dual-listed in Taipei and Singapore.

Advised Shinhan Bank on Taiwan legal and regulatory matters in its USD 400 million green mortgage covered bond issuance—the first covered bond by a foreign issuer under TPEx’s 2024 Professional Formosa Bond regime—setting a precedent for future cross-border offerings.