Taiwan

Chen & Lin is recognised for its work across the dispute resolution spectrum with extensive experience in white-collar crime and intellectual property litigation. Key members of the firm include Che-Hung Chen, who specialises in commercial litigation, IP-focused partner Shelly Chen and labour-focused partner Jakob Huang. 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, and white-collar crime, as well as intellectual property and labour disputes.

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 IP, employment and white-collar crime area.

During the research period, the firm assisted clients including a major e-commerce company, one of the world’s largest technology companies, 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.

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.

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.

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 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, David Lee and Felix Yu specialise in commercial disputes.

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 the representation of a construction company in the annulment of an award for a light rail project and subsequent cases. The case was complex and involved disputes with various parties, including the project owner, site superintendent and project operator, as well as violations of the client's trade secrets and confidential information by the winning bidder.

The firm is also representing the Taiwan Railways Administration in the 2021 Hualien train derailment incident.

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.

Client feedback

“Very approachable; very knowledgeable re the insurance market.” – Insurance

George Lin
“Very knowledgeable in terms of law and market practice.”

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 assisted Lady M in establishing an estoppel at the end of a design patent invalidation that was likely to deter the design holder’s potential action of infringement.

Key clients include Applied Materials, ARM, Blum AG, Qualcomm, Corning Inc., Illinois Tool Works and Nike.

Tsar & Tsai Law Firm’s dispute resolution team is particularly renowned for handling complex commercial 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 2023, the firm represented the LCY Chemical Corp in a dozen civil lawsuits for resolution of disputes arising from a gas explosions accident that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in July 2014. Other highlighted cases include representing an Italian manufacturer in dealing with an ICC arbitration, with seat in Paris, for disputes relating to certain Taiwanese banks’ assertion of subrogation rights about the client’s contractual arrangements with a Taiwanese buyer for manufacturing and supply of certain goods and transfer of technology.

Key clients include SinoPac, Cathay, CS Wind, OHL (Taiwan), Micron and Booking.com.

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.