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Key contacts
CEO / Managing Partner: Li-Pu Lee
Quick facts

Number of Partners: 14
Total number of lawyers: 32
Other qualified practitioners: 18
Practitioners (worldwide): 1
Languages: Mandarin / Taiwanese / English / Japanese
Network Memberships: INTA, APPA

Key practice areas
Intellectual property (asialaw)
Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Dispute resolution (asialaw)
Labour and employment (asialaw)
Capital markets (asialaw)
Investment funds (asialaw)
Competition/antitrust (asialaw)
Construction (asialaw)
Regulatory (asialaw)
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Firm overview

Formosan Brothers Attorneys-at-law was founded in 1997. The Chinese characters represent the land and the ocean respectively. Taken together, the characters symbolize the universe. Our name is a reflection of Formosan Brothers’ vision: to recruit the best legal talent, and with our team, provide worldwide services to our clients both domestically and abroad.

For more than 25 years since Formosan Brothers was founded, with a passion for the law and care for people, we have been providing our clients with high-quality legal services based on our belief in honesty, professionalism, responsibility, and teamwork, earning the trust and recognition of our clients. To us, our clients are also our partners; we strive to remain vigilant about the most cutting-edge technological issues and global trends. This way, we can combine our perspective and unparalleled legal services to form a tailor-made team to fit our client’s ever-evolving needs.

Practice areas & sector specialisations
  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Construction
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute resolution
  • General business law
  • Intellectual propert
  • Investment funds
  • Labour and employment
  • Private client
  • Private equity
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Tax
Key practice contacts & recent matter highlights
  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Other offices

Address:
16F-6, No. 376,
Sec. 4,
Ren-Ai Rd. Taipei
106434
Taiwan
Tel:+886 2 2705 8086 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.fblaw.com.tw/
2025 Edition
Banking and finance (asialaw)
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
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Lexcel Partners (asialaw)
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
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Eiger (asialaw)
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Enlighten Law Group (asialaw)
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
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Capital markets (asialaw)
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Chen & Lin (asialaw)
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
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Russin & Vecchi (asialaw)
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Competition/antitrust (asialaw)
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
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Lexcel Partners (asialaw)
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
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Stellex Law Firm (asialaw)
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Construction (asialaw)
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
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Outstanding

Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Lexcel Partners (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
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Dentons Taiwan (asialaw)
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
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Eiger (asialaw)
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
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Stellex Law Firm (asialaw)
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Tayhuan Partners (asialaw)
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Winkler Partners (asialaw)
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Dispute resolution (asialaw)
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
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Brain Trust International Law Firm (asialaw)
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Eiger (asialaw)
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
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Stellex Law Firm (asialaw)
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Industry Sector: Aviation and shipping (asialaw)
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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JTJB Taipei (asialaw)
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
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Industry Sector: Energy (asialaw)
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8 firms ranked
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Stellex Law Firm (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Insurance (asialaw)
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6 firms ranked
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Lexcel Partners (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Real estate (asialaw)
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8 firms ranked
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Recommended

Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Notable

Stellex Law Firm (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Technology and telecommunications (asialaw)
Recommended
10 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Recommended

Eiger (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Winkler Partners (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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ChingCheng Attorneys at Law (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Intellectual property (asialaw)
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15 firms ranked
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Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Tsai Lee & Chen (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Eiger (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Winkler Partners (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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ChingCheng Attorneys at Law (asialaw)
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Zoomlaw Attorneys-at-Law (asialaw)
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Labour and employment (asialaw)
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12 firms ranked
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Dentons Taiwan (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Stellex Law Firm (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Recommended

Eiger (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Lexcel Partners (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Winkler Partners (asialaw)
5 practice areas
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Notable

Brain Trust International Law Firm (asialaw)
3 practice areas
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Private equity (asialaw)
Recommended
7 firms ranked
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Highly recommended

LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Recommended

Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Lexcel Partners (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Russin & Vecchi (asialaw)
3 practice areas
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Regulatory (asialaw)
Recommended
9 firms ranked
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Highly recommended

Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Russin & Vecchi (asialaw)
3 practice areas
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Recommended

Eiger (asialaw)
7 practice areas
View profile
Formosa Transnational (asialaw)
5 practice areas
View profile
Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Lexcel Partners (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Lin & Partners (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Notable

Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Tax (asialaw)
Recommended
6 firms ranked
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Highly recommended

Lee and Li (asialaw)
8 practice areas
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Recommended

Chen & Lin (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Eiger (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Formosan Brothers (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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LCS & Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Notable

Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (asialaw)
10 practice areas
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Overview

Founded in 1997 with offices in Taipei, Hsinchu and Taichung, full-service law firm Formosan Brothers often advises clients in the areas of banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, regulatory and investment funds. Managing partners Li-Pu Lee, Yvonne Lin, Jessie Lee and Chiu-Hua Chen are key figures. 

Linked Reviews
Banking and finance (asialaw)

Work highlights 

Advised a leading financial institution based in Taiwan on navigating the complexities of mortgage arrangements with a borrower in need. 

Advised a major financial institution based in Taiwan with a branch in Sri Lanka on its pursuit of recovering a debt that was inadvertently diverted to a fraudulent group operating locally. 

Capital markets (asialaw)

Work highlights  

Advised a top-tier semiconductor equipment manufacturer with worldwide operations on facilitating the complex global acquisition of assets and shares. 

Advised a renowned professional engineering consulting firm in Taiwan on a complex merger and acquisition process. 

Construction (asialaw)

Work highlights  

Advised a renowned construction company in Taiwan on a financial transaction for a flagship project. The subject of the transaction was a commercial office building located in a well-known land consolidation area in Taiwan, with complex arrangements. 

Advised a prominent real-estate integration, development, and marketing company in Taiwan on collaboration with numbers of stakeholders of the target development project. In this case, the formulation of the urban renewal plan involves considering the implementation methods, the allocation of land and buildings, and ensuring compliance with the primary and detailed plans of the local urban development. 

Corporate and M&A (asialaw)

Work highlights  

Advised a significant Taiwanese construction inspection firm on executing detailed due diligence and conducted a comprehensive review of the SPA concerning the potential acquisition. 

Represented a diversified optical disc manufacturing and energy-focused company in its acquisition of another business. 

Dispute resolution (asialaw)

Work highlights  

Represented a commercial director at a leading Taiwanese company in a complex labour dispute over unlawful termination. This resolution ensured fair compensation, avoided prolonged litigation, and allowed the client to transition smoothly to a new role. 

Represented a leading construction company in a dispute concerning the management of public facilities in a completed property. 

Intellectual property (asialaw)

Work highlights  

Represented a Taiwan branch of a renowned Swiss pharmaceutical group in a case involves a patent linkage litigation concerning a lipid-lowering drug. 

Represented a well-known Taiwan company specialising in electronic components and biomedical products in a cross-border dispute, in which the firm’s client was being accused of breach of contract. 

Labour and employment (asialaw)

Work highlights  

Advised a leading semiconductor packaging and testing manufacturer with a global reach in handling a complex legal case involving the dismissal of an employee for leaking the company’s trade secrets. 

Advised a globally renowned modern fashion brand specialising in affordable luxury on addressing an internal misconduct case involving an employee who exploited vulnerabilities in the company’s internal HR and payroll systems to unlawfully misappropriate company funds. 

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