TAIWAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Lihuei Mao, Dennis Yu and David Tien Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law is the largest law firm in Taiwan, with the longest history. It currently has nearly 200 domestic attorneys, a large number of patent attorneys, patent agents and trade mark attor - neys, and hundreds of professionals with technology and other backgrounds. The firm is able to provide a full range of legal services, thanks to the different specialisations and expertise of its practice groups. In response to rapid changes in the global economy
and fields of technology, Lee and Li continues to re - fine and expand its professional services, keeping abreast of the latest industry trends and legal devel - opments. In addition to its expert practice groups, the firm has also established cross-departmental and cross-specialisation special task forces to horizontal - ly integrate the firm’s resources and further enhance the quality of its services.
Authors
Lihuei Mao is a partner at Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law, and has extensive experience in corporate and investment matters and M&A. She has advised many private equity funds, venture capital entities and
David Tien is a corporate and M&A partner at Lee and Li, Attorneys-at- Law. He focuses on cross-border M&A (both public and private), restructurings, venture capital financings, securities laws and
international groups in different industries, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, media and logistics, as well as hi-tech and new-tech start-ups. In light of the emergence of the renewable energy industry, Lihuei is also proactively involved in solar energy and offshore wind farm projects. In recent years, she has actively advised clients on the establishment of Taiwan venture capital funds and the financing/IPO of start-ups, preparing the ecosystem for Taiwan start-ups.
healthcare regulations. David has substantial experience in the consumer, technology, life sciences and renewable energy sectors. He also assists leading general partners in Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region on fund formation matters and their downstream investments at all stages. David regularly advises emerging growth companies on all corporate matters throughout their life cycle and is often invited by the government and start-up accelerators to share his views on start-up investments and exits.
Dennis Yu is a senior counsellor at Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law. He previously worked at the National Taxation Bureau of Taipei within the Ministry of Finance and was in charge of auditing profit-seeking enterprise
income tax and the study of laws and regulations. Dennis has extensive experience in taxation matters and is familiar with various taxation laws and regulations. At Lee and Li, he is in charge of handling clients’ tax problems and consults on tax issues such as multinational M&A, financial commodities, transfer pricing, international tax, customs value analysis and customs tariff classification.
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