Lee and Li

Taiwan

Analysis

Overview

Top-tier firm Lee and Li is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across different practice areas. Partner Robin Chang heads the firm’s banking practice group. His practice focuses on antitrust law, banking, capital markets, financial consumer protection law, M&A, and project financing. IP partner Dennis Huang specialises in IP litigation, licensing, IP transaction and antitrust matters. 

Intellectual property

Work highlights 

Assisted a leading company developing and distributing software and providing advice on data collection in obtaining trademark registration by filing defence to overcome the official descriptive and non-distinctive objection. 

Corporate and M&A

Work highlights 

Advised Citibank Taiwan on the sale of its consumer banking business to DBS Bank. 

Advised Far EasTone Telecommunications on its merger with rival player Asia Pacific Telecom by stock-swap. 

Advised Costco Wholesale Australia on its acquisition of Costco Wholesale Taiwan. 

Capital markets

Work highlights 

Advised Taiwan Cement Corporation on its global depositary shares offering. 

Advised Greensaif Pipelines Bidco on the issuance of $1.5 billion 6.51% notes due 2042. 

Competition/antitrust

Work highlights 

Advised Chubb on its Taiwan Fair Trade Commission combination filing for its acquisition of Cigna’s premium revenue accident and health (A&H) and life insurance businesses. 

Banking and finance
Work highlights 

Advised Crédit Agricole and ZF Oriental on the aircraft leasing and financing transaction of one Airbus A321neo on lease to China Airlines. 

Advised Yong Shang as borrower on its refinance project with a syndicated loan of NT$3.91 billion ($123 million). 

Key clients 

CTBC Bank, Huahsuan Green Energy, Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank, United Renewable Energy. 

Construction

Work highlights 

Advising Federal Express Corporation, Taipei branch on the development and operation of the air cargo entrepot business at Farglory Air Cargo Park Cargo Terminal in the Farglory Free Trade Zone.