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Foreign Investment |
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| The Firm has a long history of advising multinational clients on all aspects of foreign investment in Taiwan (and more recently on outward investment into foreign countries), including tax and foreign exchange control issues. With the client's business objectives in sight, the Firm provides advice on joint ventures and on formation of branches, subsidiaries, and other types of ROC presence, such as liaison and representative offices, as well as on franchising, trademark licensing, and technology transfers. The Firm also prepares all pertinent documentation, and provides explanation and guidance on the government's approval process. The Firm actively represent clients before administrative agencies and also has much experience in advising on matters relating to procurement by the ROC government from foreign contractors. |
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Banking and Finance |
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The Firm is experienced in representing large banks and other financial institutions, both Taiwanese and foreign. Attorneys in the Firm negotiate and draft loan and security documents, drawing from their familiarity with the various financing structures. The Firm also reviews proposed credit and security documents on behalf of foreign clients for validity and enforceability under ROC law. The Firm also provides advice with respect to legal issues in enforcement proceedings, including work-out arrangements, re-financing, collection of debts, bankruptcy, and priority issues.
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Insurance |
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The Firm is experienced in handling legal matters related to insurance. Over the past decades, the Firm has prepared and filed numerous successful applications with the ROC Ministry of Finance (now the ROC Financial Supervisory Commission) for admission of foreign insurance clients into Taiwan and establishment of branch, subsidiary or joint venture insurance companies, as well as focusing on strategic entry alternatives. The Firms is also experienced in advising, structuring and assisting insurance clients in their application for and implementation of business and/or policies transfer. The Firm advises on insurance agency, brokerage and adjustors operations in Taiwan, bancassurance, innovative insurance policies and products, claims litigation, investment of funds, and reinsurance.
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Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions |
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| The Firm is actively engaged in providing legal advice pertaining to ROC corporate law and M&A related laws. Its practice includes incorporations, joint ventures, reorganizations, dissolutions, mergers and acquisitions, and tax planning relating to such transactions. |
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Securities and Capital Market |
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| The Firm advises on all matters related to the issuance and trading of securities and the regulation of securities firms, including public offerings and listing requirements, regulations governing Taiwan Stock Exchange and OTC, regulation of underwriters, brokers and traders, mutual funds, insider tradings and tender offers, creation of new financial instruments (such as GDR, TDR, convertible bond etc.), and margin lending. The Firm has expertise in both domestic and cross-border aspects of the foregoing. |
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Construction and Government Procurement |
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| The Firm has vast experience in advising clients on legal matters related to construction and government procurement projects. The clients in this area are mainly international contractors undertaking major infrastructure projects in Taiwan as well as ROC government agencies, such as the rapid transit system projects, power plant projects, incinerator projects and the high speed rail project. Our services range from advising clients in preparing a tender and negotiating commercial terms and conditions of the contract, and helping the client prepare a claim and eventually settle the dispute through either negotiation, arbitration or litigation. |
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Intellectual Property |
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| The Firm has considerable experience and expertise on all matters related to trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other types of intellectual property, including the protection of trade secret. The Firm has a very well-staffed intellectual property department with patent and trademark experts who assist clients in prosecuting trademark and patent related application. The Firm has vast experienced in assisting the clients to take anti-counterfeiting measures, prosecute infringement clams, and defend infringement allegations. The firm actively participates in efforts to effect changes in the law for increased protection of intellectual property and enforcement measures. |
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Telecommunications/Information Technology |
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| The Firm has considerable experience in structuring deals and advising on matters related to telecommunications and information technology, including matters concerning cable laws, satellite laws and direct broadcasting, cellular phones and information technology services, licenses and bids. |
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Tax |
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| The Firm's tax attorneys are experienced in all aspects of tax-related issues, providing services to domestic and international corporate and individual clients on tax-sensitive issues from tax audit to appeals and litigation. The Firm has sustained an international reputation for our experience in international tax in relation to business transactions in Taiwan. |
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Trade and Export/Import Administration |
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| Foreign trade laws, such as those of the United States, greatly affect Taiwan. The Firm advises clients on international trade matters insofar as they relate to Taiwan's exports and imports, including anti-dumping and countervailing duties, unfair trade practices, customs and tariffs, and patent violations. The Firm is familiar with U.S. trade laws and international trade agreements which affect Taiwan. The Firm is in regular contact with ROC governmental agencies that regulate international trade and often makes substantial contributions in their rule-making and policy-making processes. |
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Admiralty |
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| The Firm handles the legal aspects of ship sales, ship financing, charterparties, cargo claims and bills of lading, arrests of vessels, freight forwarding, mortgage foreclosures, maritime liens, general average, salvage, collisions, marine insurance, and personal injury. |
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Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution |
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| The Firm is highly experienced in litigation on all types of matters before the District Courts, the High Court, and the Supreme Court of the Republic of China, and the Firm is well-known for its quality and result in handling its cases. Attorneys in the Firm are also experienced in representing clients in hearings before government agencies and the ROC Administrative Court, and have participated in both international and domestic commercial arbitrations such as the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce and arbitrations administered under the ROC Arbitration Law. The Firm often resolves complicated questions on conflicts of laws, and is familiar with enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Taiwan. |
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Employment and Labor Relations |
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| Employers in certain industries in the ROC must conform their operations with the ROC labor statutes and regulations. The firm advises employers on compliance with these rapidly developing laws, and assists employers in negotiating and drafting employee contracts and company regulations. Attorneys in the firm handle disputes and claims in the areas of severance pay, pensions, welfare funds, workers' compensation, employee benefits, occupational hazards, and labor insurance. |
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Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts |
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| The Firm provides sophisticated and customized, domestic and offshore, estate planning services to meet our individual clients’ goals and needs. Through its experienced and specialized lawyers and tax experts in the estate-related laws and tax laws area, the Firm has vast experiences in advising clients on all aspects of estate planning, inheritance and tax related issues (domestic and offshore), and is experienced in assisting clients for drafting needed documents such as wills and trusts. In addition, the Firm is also experienced in handling complicated estate and inheritance related disputes and litigations. |
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Fair Trade Law and Consumer Protection |
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| The Fair Trade Law and Consumer Protection Law have been enacted and enforced n Taiwan for over a decade. The Firm has been in close watch of these area and conducted in depth research ever since their drafting stage. For over a decade, the Firm has accumulated first rated capability and experience in handling and advising cases in these area. The Firm has vast experience in handling cases relating to combination/merger applications or filings, issues concerning monopoly, concerted actions, and conflicts between intellectual property rights and Fair Trade Law… etc. For many years, the Firms also provides services and consultation to clients regarding measures under the Consumer Protection Law. The Firm is also known for its experience and reputation in handling disputes in such area both before government agencies and courts. |
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| ROC law is developing in many new areas, such as pollution control, immigration, and relations with mainland China. The Firm keeps abreast of all these developments, and in many instances at the behest of clients, engages in efforts to influence the formulation of new law or changes in existing law.
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