Australian Commerce & Industry Office
Taipei
President Int'l Tower, 27-28F, 9-11, Song Gao Rd., Taipei 11073, Taiwan
Ph: +886 (02) 8725-4100 Fax: +886 (02) 8789-9599
Visas: +886 (02) 8725-4250 Fax: +886 (02) 8789-9560
Education: taipei@studyinaustralia.gov.au Fax: +886 (02) 8789-9577

LEGAL SERVICES IN TAIWAN

 

The attached list has been compiled by ACIO for the reference of Australian citizens in Taiwan.

The list is arranged by company name in alphabetical order.

The information on the list was provided by the legal firms themselves and does not imply any endorsement by ACIO.

ACIO accepts no responsibility for the ability or probity of the practitioners on the list or for the fees which they might charge.

 


 

 ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE ( in association with DEACONS )

Taipei Office : 7F, 54 Chung Shan North Road, Section 3, Taipei 10444 Taiwan
Tel: (886 2) 2597-4521
Fax: (886 2) 2592-6601

Areas of Specialisation
Banking and finance, corporate and commercial law, contract review, international trade and customs, foreign investment, technical cooperation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property including trademark and copyright, information technology, civil and criminal litigation, commercial arbitration, administrative and regulatory law, taxation, general counsel services, outsourcing and joint ventures, employment and labour law, maritime and aerospace law, securities and insurance, environmental law, ingrastructure law. With affiliate offices in Australia(Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and perth), Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Languages - English, Mandarin, Taiwanese

Jurisdictions – Taiwan (Affiliate offices have jurisdiction in other countries)

Liaison- Mr David Lu


BAKER & MCKENZIE

Taipei Office: 15F, Hung Tai Centre, 168 Tun Hua North Road, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2712-6151
Fax: (886 2) 2716-9250
www.bakernet.com

Areas of Specialisation
Foreign investment, tax and exchange control, commercial, civil and criminal litigation, arbitration and admiralty, banking and finance, fair trade law, foreign trade, product registration, insurance, securities, employment and labour law, corporate, construction and real estate, aviation law and intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting.

Languages - English, Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Liaison - Mr Remington Huang and Ms Lindy Chern
 


DING & DING LAW OFFICES

Taipei Office : 10F, 563 Chung Hsiao East Road, Section 4, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2762-5659
Fax: (886 2) 2761-7682 / (886 2) 2753-4191

Areas of Specialisation
Alternative dispute resolution, banking, corporate and commercial law, environmental law, financing, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, international trade and foreign investments, construction law, insurance law, real estate law, trust, will, taxation, admiralty and maritime law, intellectual property law, labour and employment law, securities law, civil and criminal litigation, and arbitration.

Languages - English, Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese and Taiwanese.

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Liaison Attorney - Ding Mow Sung
 

EIGER LAW

Taipei Office: Bldg. A, 12F, No.25-2, Ren Ai Rd., Sec. 4, Taipei 10685
Tel: (886 2) 2771-0086
Fax:(886 2) 2771-0186

www.eigerlaw.com

Area of Specialisation
Corporate, Foreign Investment & Commercial, Compliance, Competition & Antitrust, Litigation, Arbitration & Crisis Management, Employment, IP & IT, Tax, Family, Real Estate.

Languages - English, Chinese, German and French

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Liaison - Mr. Nathan Kaiser
Liaison - Mr. John Eastwood


FORMOSA TRANSNATIONAL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Taipei Office : 15F, Lotus Building, 136 Jen Ai Road, Section 3 . Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2755-7366
Fax: (886 2) 2755-6486 (15F office)
(886 2) 2708-6035 (7F office)

Areas of Specialisation
Foreign investment (establishing business presence in Taiwan, investment incentives, investment approval, tax incentives, technical cooperation), corporate law (company, branch office, directors and officers, finance and accounts, reorganisation, bankruptcy and liquidation, merger and acquisition), intellectual property (infringement and remedies, licensing and assignment, registration of patents, trademarks and copyrights), admiralty and aviation (bills of lading, charter-party, air-way bills, carriage by air and sea, cargo and claim, marine insurance, various registrations for ship and aircraft), banking and finance (loan documentation and banking forms, letters of credit and documentary collections, negotiable instruments, securities), international trade (customs, tariffs and dumping, import and export documentation, trade law and unfair trade practices), arbitration (construction arbitration, trade arbitration, maritime arbitration, execution of arbitration awards), taxation (corporations and individuals, other taxes, tax incentives, tax planning), litigation (civil and commercial, criminal, enforcement, foreign judgments), others (administrative law. cable TV law, environmental law, fair trade law, labour law, consumer protection law).

Languages - English, Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Liaison - Mr Yulan Kuo
 


HUANG & PARTNERS

Taipei Office : 9F, 563, Chung Hsiao East Road, Sec. 4, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2746-0868
Fax: (886 2) 2764-2448
E-mail: unilaw@ms2.hinet.net

Areas of Specialisation
General corporate and commercial law, international trade disputes, cross-border investment, banking, admiralty and maritime law, public works, taxation, insurance, securities, aircraft and ship financing, customs, automotive law, trademark, patent and copyright law, technology licensing, exports and imports, general civil and criminal litigation, arbitration, fair trade law and labour and employment law.

Languages - English, Chinese and Taiwanese

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Liaison - Mr T.C. Huang



LEE AND LI

Taipei Office : 7F, Formosa Plastic Building, 201 Tun Hua North Road, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2715-3300
Fax: (886 2) 2713-3966
Website: www.leeandli.com

HsiaChu Office: 5F, Scieuce Park Life Hub, Industry E second Rd. Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu 30075
Tel: (886 3) 579-9911
Fax: (886 3) 579-7880

Taichung Office: 18F-1, 497 Chung Ming South Road, West District, Taichung 403
Tel: (886 4) 2376-0101
Fax: (886 4) 2376-2020

Tainan Office: Room B, 2F-1,No17, Nan-Ke 3rd Road, Hsin-shi, Tainan County 744
Tel: (886 6) 505-2998
Fax: (88 6) 505-2939

Kaohsiung Office : Room 1, 9F, 211 Chung Cheng 4th Road, Kaohsiung
Tel: (886 7) 215-3899
Fax: (886 7) 215-3768

Areas of Specialisation
General corporate & investment, business licenses, tax planning, foreign investment, technical cooperation, joint venture agreements, labour law, banking and capital market, patent and technology, trademark, copyright, litigation (civil and criminal). IPR management and enforcement, government contracts and infrastructure.

Languages - English, Chinese (most dialects, including Taiwanese and Cantonese) Japanese, French, German and Spanish.

Jurisdictions – Taiwan



L&P ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Taipei Office : 8th Floor, 22 Ai Guo East Rd, Taipei 100
Tel: (886 2) 3393-1245
Fax: (886 2) 2393-0359
E-mail: lp@lplaw.com.tw

Areas of Specialisation
Foreign investment, joint ventures, corporate law, insurance law, financing and banking, international trade, intellectual property, maritime law, environmental protection, construction, tenders, government contracts, fair trade law, arbitration and litigation.

Languages - English, Chinese, Taiwanese.

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Liaison - Mr Paul Hayden


LU, CHEN & WANG LAW OFFICE

Taichung Office: 5F-1, 8 Tzu Yu Rd., Sec.2, Taichung 400
Tel: (886 4) 2223-3763
Fax: (886 4) 2225-8001

Areas of Specialisation
General Corporation & Commercial Law, intellectual Property, Contract, Litigation, Matrimonial Matters, Labor, Construction, Securities,investment, notary.

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Languages - Chinese, English

Liaison: Rita Chen, Victor Wang


ORIENT ALLIANCE LAW OFFICE

Taipei Office : 7F, 53, Nanchang Road, Section 2, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2391 -3191
Fax: (886 2) 2394-9045

Areas of Specialisation
General practice , corporation, commercial, international trade claims, admiralty, legal document translation (Chinese-English), local civil litigation, local criminal case defence, debt collections.

Languages - English, Chinese and Taiwanese

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Liaison - Mr Lin Ching-Yuan


TSAR & TSAI LAW FIRM

Taipei Office: 8F, 245 Dunhua South. Road, Section 1, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2781-4111 / (886 2) 6638-6999
Fax : (886 2) 2721-3834 / (886 2) 2731-5581

Areas of Specialisation
Foreign investment, banking and finance, insurance, construction, environment protection, telecommunication, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, anti-trust law, intellectual property, trade and export/import administration, admiralty, litigation and arbitration (commercial, civil and criminal), employment and labour relations.

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Languages - English, Chinese, German and Japanese

Liaison: Executive Committee Chairman


WINKLER PARTNERS

Attorneys at Law of Taiwan and Foreign Legal Affairs

12F, No. 86, Chongcing S. Road., Section 1
Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: (886 2) 2311-2345
Fax: (886 2) 2311-2688
info@winklerpartners.com
www.winklerpartners.com


Areas of Specialization
Intellectual Property (registration and prosecution, enforcement and transactional), General Corporate and Investment, Capital Markets, Public Private Partnerships and Government Contracts, Telecommunications and Media, Mergers and Acquisitions, Competition, Litigation, Insurance, Taxation, Labor and Employment, and Regulatory and Lobbying. Chinese-English translation.

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Languages - English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese, German, Japanese and French



WTW – TAIPEI COMMERCIAL LAW FIRM

7F, No. 149, Min Sheng E. Road, Section 2, Taipei 104 Taiwan
Tel: (886 2) 2516-9577
Fax: (886 2) 2516-9515 / 2516-9715
Email: David Enterline: david@wtwct.com.tw , Dennis Tsai: dennis@wtwct.com.tw
www.wtwct.com.tw

Areas of Specialization
WTW – Taipei Commercial Law Firm is a full service Taiwan based law firm, handling all local and multinational matters. In cooperation with Adarnas Avocates Associes and our resident U.S. licensed attorneys, we consult in most inbound and out bound European and North American matters. Our practice areas include: Telecommunication and information technology, investment, e-commerce, child custody, marriage/divorce, estates, banking and financial law, collections, contracts, corporations, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities, commercial agreements, foreign investment, insurance, real estate, intellectual property – patent, trademark, copyright law, personal injury, labour relations, aviation, immigration, criminal law, taxes, dispute resolution – medication, arbitration and litigation, administrative law, fair trade and consumer rights, government relations and procurement..

Jurisdictions – Taiwan, mainland China

Languages - English, Chinese, Taiwanese,Hokkien and French

Liaison: Mr David Enterline, Mr Dennis Tsai


YANGMING PARTNERS

Taipei Office: 10F, 89 SungRen Rd., Hsin Yi District, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 8725-6677
Fax: (886 2) 2729-5577

Areas of Specialisation
Yangming Partners is a full service law firm representing clients in legal matters related to international investments and international commercial business, as well as other matters in which the parties are of multiple nationalities. Yangming Partners' attorneys have extensive experience in a broad range of practice areas, including cross-border investment, corporate formation and registration, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, restructure, tax structures, construction, government procurement, infrastructure projects, banking and securities, regulation, competition law, intellectual property protection, commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Yangming's lawyers are capable of drafting complicated documentation in both English and Chinese and experienced in representing NYSE-listed companies, global media and mobile telecommunications companies, international cable television system operators, major U.S. and European banks, publicly-held Taiwan companies and several multinationals in the IT, waste disposal, food & beverages, energy and pharmaceutical industries.

Jurisdictions - Taiwan

Languages - Chinese, Taiwanese Hokkien, English

Liaison: Charles C.W. Huang, Mark Ohlson, Robert C. Lee, Fran F.L. Wang,
Paul Cassingham, Anthony Lo, Richard Chuang".


Y.R. & PARTNERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Taipei Office : 7F-2, 9 Roosevelt Road, Section 2, Taipei
Tel: (886 2) 2395-6989
Fax: (886 2) 2391-4235
Website: www.law119.com.tw

Areas of Specialisation
Litigation and arbitration (criminal defence work, civil actions), foreign investment, commercial, employment, intellectual property, insolvency and realisation, family law, insurance, real estate acquisition and development, corporate and commercial law, international law.

Languages - English, Chinese, French and Japanese.

Jurisdictions – Taiwan, Mainland China

Liaison - Mr Yung-Ran Lee
Mr Richard P. Harnetty