AI Issue 5 2018

40 Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 Lee, Tsai & Partners is a full-service law firm which has been nominated in AI’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards as Taiwan’s Leading Advisor in Competition Law. We profile the firm and speak to Aaron Chen, as we look to gain an insight into the firm’s overwhelming success. ounded in 1998, Lee, Tsai & Partners has an overall mission of assisting multinational companies in their inbound investments into Taiwan and China, as well as to assist local companies in their outbound investments. The firm’s seamless operation between offices allows its clients full access to the entire professional team, regardless of location. As a Greater China local law firm, the team is intimately familiar with the language, culture, and laws of the Greater China area. Staff leverage their local expertise and network to provide the most efficient services to clients, while providing an international standard of legal service. Offering a variety of services, Lee, Tsai & Partners specialise in a variety of areas and boast expertise in advising on mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure projects, competition law, intellectual property, media and entertainment, employment law, capital markets, general corporate affairs, environmental protection law and international trade laws. A crucial aspect of the firm’s achievements has been its ability to take on new clients seamlessly and continue to exceed their expectations. The professional team is able to ensure right from the start that the outcome of the case will meet the needs of everyone involved, thanks to its philosophy of always understanding the client’s goals and the specific industry involved. This philosophy is seen as vital to the service that the team is able to offer, as only then are the experts able to specifically tailor their legal advice to suit the client, and subsequently foresee any issues and considerations which may arise. The firm’s working environment also contributed to positioning Lee, Tsai & Partners as a one-stop shop for clients on any legal issues it may have. The leading lawyers at the firm work hard to discover and nurture the talents of their staff, and foster Company: Lee, Tsai & Partners Address: 9F, 218 Tun Hwa S. Road, Sec. 2 Taipei 106, Taiwan Phone: 00886 223 785 780 Website: www.leetsai.com A Professional and Compassionate Team Providing Local Expert Services F 1805AI01 an atmosphere which enables team members to successfully collaborate their work. For the firm’s clients, the focus on collaboration means that there is never an interruption in the services provided to them. With the legal industry evolving at a rapid rate, there are many issues which are arising on a daily basis, but the team at Lee, Tsai & Partners look to embrace these potential challenges and turn them into opportunities. Aaron provided us with an overview of what he has seen in the legal industry recently. “At Lee, Tsai & Partners, I am seeing disruptive innovations creating new business models that bring challenges to the legal world. The firm advocates many of the legal reforms facing such challenges, and is the leading law firm in Taiwan that has the knowledge and expertise to advise on the legal issues involving new technologies or business models. “In addition to that, the Taiwan government has reformed the Electricity Act to further liberalise the electricity industry and to encourage the use of green electricity, which is expected to bring more opportunity for foreign investment in Taiwan. Also, Taiwan’s Company Act is currently going through one of the most significant reforms in past decades. Given our firm’s past experience in those fields, I believe we are well-established to take advantage of both of these new developments.” Discussing his own role within the company, Aaron tells us what legal areas he specifically specialises in, as well as commenting on the high levels of experience that he possesses and how he draws in his current position. “Personally,Ispecialise incompetition law,corporate M&A and dispute resolution. In competition law, I assisted clients in various landmark cases including