Chen & Lin Attorneys at Law
Chen & Lin is recognised for its work across the dispute resolution spectrum with extensive experience in white-collar crime and intellectual property (IP) litigation. Key members of the firm include Che-Hung Chen, who specialises in commercial litigation, and IP-focused partner Shelly Chen. Edward Liu has been active in trade secret disputes.
All cases the firm worked on during the research period remain confidential, but the cases highlighted the firm's strengths in commercial litigation and arbitration matters, as well as intellectual property and labour disputes.
Eiger
Clients seek out Eiger for its expertise in litigation, arbitration and crisis management. The firm represents clients before domestic and overseas courts and arbitral tribunals. Partner John Eastwood is a key litigator in the firm’s IP and employment practice, and Heather Hsiao is an expert in the employment and white-collar crime area.
During the research period, the firm assisted clients including a major skincare company, an Australia-based beverage chain and a major foreign automation technology group in disputes. The details of those cases remain confidential.
Notable clients of the firm include worldwide well-known luxury brands, technology companies and energy companies.
Client feedback
“Eiger has been helping on employment advice and litigation matters.” – Labour and employment
John Eastwood
“He always had a good rapport with the client and has been helpful and knowledgeable.”
Formosa Transnational
Market watchers praise full service law firm Formosa Transnational for its exceptional dispute resolution and IP practice. In commercial litigation matters, the firm advises clients in the banking, construction, energy and media sectors. Active in commercial and transactions’ disputes, Georgia Chang is a key individual.
Formosan Brothers
Founded in 1997, full-service law firm Formosan Brothers is strong in antitrust, commercial and transactions, construction, labour and employment, IP and product liability disputes. Commercial litigator Yvonne Lin, IP-focused Jessie Lee, construction dispute specialist Chiu-Hua Chen and labor expert Li-Pu Lee jointly head the firm.
The firm had a busy year dealing with antitrust matters, providing legal services to a semiconductor company regarding the administration of antitrust lawsuit settlement deals with the Taiwan government. The projects invested in by the client are expected to create more than 2,000 jobs. They would also provide funds for R & D development in Taiwan’s universities.
Another notable case had the firm support a German multinational automotive corporation in a dispute over a headlight design patent. The case was significant as it led to a public discussion of the Repair Clause. Also, the firm advised a Taiwan leading ready mixed concrete company on sanctions for concerted actions. The concerted actions involve almost all the major ready mixed concrete companies in Taiwan.
In labour and employment, the team acted for an American clothing brand and retailer in a dispute over refusal of transfer of work location, and acted for a Taipei passenger transportation company in disputes with its employees over retirement payment and severance payment.
K&L Gates
K&L Gates’ Tapei office has two partners. Key partner Shilin Huang handles a wide range of litigation and arbitration mandates for domestic and international clients with interests in China and Taiwan.
The firm’s lawyers are engaged in significant civil and criminal litigation across the energy and information technology sectors. In a highlighted case, the team is representing defendant China Petrochemical Development Corporation (CPDC) in a toxic tort suit. More than 300 plaintiffs claim that the various health complications they suffered were caused by CPDC exposing them to dioxin. It was the first case that the Taiwan court accepted epidemiology analysis in deciding causation of toxic tort claims.
Key clients of the firm include CPDC, Chinatrust Financial Holding, semiconductor company IQE and CTBC Bank.
Lexcel Partners
Supported by a robust commercial disputes practice, Lexcel Partners is lauded for its involvement in large disputes connected to finance, investment and labour and employment. Partners David Tsai and Kang-Sheng Liu are key litigators in the firm’s commercial and transactions practice.
Lin & Partners
Lin & Partners is acknowledged for its work in commercial, construction and white-collar crime disputes. The team regularly advises corporate and individual clients on civil cases and criminal investigations by government agencies, white-collar defence, and complex litigation. The team has a particular focus on government projects and administrative proceedings.
Within the team, key figures George Lin, Matthew Chen and
David Lin specialise in construction and commercial disputes respectively.
Over the past 12 months, the team has been busy acting in various commercial and transactions-related disputes representing contractors, operators and government agencies.
Case highlights include representing Taiwan’s tourism bureau in a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) dispute with the operator of Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area in southern Taiwan. The operator terminated early the BOT agreement, alleging Taiwan’s tourism bureau’s breach of its undertakings.
The firm also represents the Taiwan government in the 2021 Hualien train derailment incident, and represents
MRT Engineering Office, Bureau of High Speed Rail, Ministry of Transportation and Communication in a dispute involving the construction of the Taoyuan International Airport metro line.
Notable clients include Munich Re, Taiwan’s tourism bureau, China’s National Women’s League, Home Semiconductor Corporation, Ornatus Taiwan, National Taiwan University, Railway Reconstruction Bureau and Taoyuan International Airport.
The firm hired Colin Wu as the deputy head of litigation from Lee and Li in August 2022.
Client feedback
“Very forward-looking and user-friendly.” – Commercial and transactions
“Professional defence skills and efficient communication.” – Commercial and transactions
George Lin
“Very responsive and user-friendly.”
“Professional strategy-making.”
Tsai Lee & Chen
Full-service intellectual property law firm Tsai Lee & Chen enjoys a stellar reputation for its patent litigation practice. The clients of the firm span the semiconductor, financial technology, artificial intelligence and pharmaceuticals sectors. IP litigator Victor S.C. Lee leads the firm. Other key names include Crystal J. Chen and Jesse K.Y.Peng.
During the research period, the team represented TSH Biopharm against AstraZeneza to reverse an unfavourable judgment after patent expiration and to win its first pharmaceutical-patent linkage suit. The team also helped Japanese chemical company DIC to try to overturn an unfavourable decision of the Taiwan IP Office.
Key clients include Applied Materials, ARM, Corning, Ferrari, Microsoft, Nike, Qualcomm and Rimowa.
Client feedback
“They provided detailed explanations and thoughtful insights related to our patent lawsuit.” – Intellectual Property
Jesse K.Y. Peng
“He is a well-educated lawyer with interdisciplinary capabilities.”
Tsar and Tsai
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm’s dispute resolution team is particularly renowned for handling complex commercial and transactions and IP-related contentious matters. The team has extensive experience representing local and international clients before district courts, high courts, as well as the Supreme Court of the Republic of China.
Edgar Chen is regarded as a key individual in the commercial, white-collar, and labour and employment disputes space. Managing partner Jennifer Lin’s specialisations include intellectual property law, antitrust and corporate law. With 30 years of experience in arbitration and dispute resolution, Lillian Chu advises clients on infrastructure projects.
In 2022, the firm represented the LCY Chemical Corp in a dozen civil lawsuits for resolution of disputes arising from the gas explosions accident that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in July 2014. Other highlighted cases include representing 11 co-insurers to file a civil litigation of a subrogation claim against a Thai manufacturer and Taiwan supplier of a defective power transformer to claim for monetary damages.
Key clients include Corning Display Technologies, Sanyang Motor, CS Wind Corporation, China Petrochemical Development Corporation and OHL Taiwan.
