Next Generation Partners

Rising Stars

Antitrust and competition in Taiwan

Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie leverages the firm’s established international presence to advise companies in the private equity, pharma, food processing, and electronics sectors, among others, in relation to cross-border merger and competition law issues. With considerable experience litigating in connection with a wide range of matters, including cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, consumer protection cases, and antitrust-related litigation, Sonya Hsu heads the practice in Taipei, alongside Fang-Yi Jen. The two have recently led a team representing major electronic component manufacturer, Yageo Corporation, in a pre-merger notification before the FTC in relation to its acquisition of Hudson Holdco France, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric Industries. Jen is also an experienced merger control and cartel specialist, skilled at preparing leniency applications for clients under investigation by Taiwan’s antitrust regulator.

Responsables de la pratique:

Sonya Hsu; Fang-Yi Jen


Principaux clients

ADM Asia-Pacific Trading Pte. Ltd.


Hydron International Co., Ltd.


Taiwan Alvogen Ltd


Platinum Equity Advisors LLC


Archer-Daniels-Midland Company


Yageo Corporation


Principaux dossiers


  • Represented a client in relation to a pre-merger notification before the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission for the joint venture between its Singapore subsidiary, Archer Daniels Midland Singapore, Pte. Ltd., and Clyde Investments Pte. Ltd., a member of Temasek group.
  • Represented Taiwan Alvogen Ltd. in a cartel investigation and a subsequent administrative lawsuit against the TFTC decision on the concerted actions.
  • Represented a client in relation to a pre-merger notification before the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission for its acquisition of Hudson Holdco France, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric Industries SAS Group.

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law’s competition law practice group regularly handles major merger filing applications for leading domestic and international companies. Stephen Wu heads the department and brings experience as the founding chair and an active member of the Competition Law Committee of the Taipei Bar Association. Senior counsel Yvonne Hsieh  has considerable experience handling cross-border M&A filings, particularly in highly technical industries, and recently led a team acting as local counsel to Blackrock, Daimler Truck AG, and NextEra Energy in relation to the merger filing procedure for a proposed joint venture purposing to construct, finance and operate charging point infrastructure for heavy electric vehicles across North America.

Responsables de la pratique:

Stephen Wu; Yvonne Hsieh


Les références

‘Yvonne Hsieh is clever, diligent, pragmatic and easy to work with.’ 

‘Yvonne Hsieh is very attentive to all of the matters she leads and offers prompt and practical advice.’

‘Lee & Li is excellent in merger control proceedings.’

Principaux clients

Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Taiwan Ltd.


Philips/Philips Taiwan


Line Taiwan


Far Eastone Telecommunications


Hitachi


Japan Tobacco


TDK


Pfizer


Formosa Plastics Corporation


Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law

George Lin and Alex Liu jointly lead Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law's antitrust and competition team, which advises major multinational enterprises in relation to complex mergers in highly technical industries. Liu brings experience as a former senior official at the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, during which time he dealt with the first international cartel case with a leniency application in Taiwan.

Responsables de la pratique:

George Lin; Alex Liu


Tsar & Tsai Law Firm

Tsar & Tsai Law Firm's experienced team handles merger filing cases, cartel investigations, and vertical restraint matters as well as antitrust litigation, for major banking, manufacturing and pharmaceutical clients, among others. Practice head Matt Liu brings considerable experience to the team having served as an officer of the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, and also has broad expertise advising clients from a wide range of sectors on issues including abuse of dominance, merger control, cartel and unfair competition complaints, and false advertising. Vice Chair of the Inter Pacific Bar Association Vincent Wang offers expertise in merger filing and cartel cases, while Yichu Chen specialises in obtaining merger clearance in complex Japanese-Taiwanese transactions, having previously practiced in Japan.

Responsables de la pratique:

Matt Liu


Autres avocats clés:

Vincent Wang; Yichu Chen


Les références

‘Matt Liu is very knowledgeable of the TFTC process and his advice is sound and reliable.’

Principaux clients

IHS Markit Ltd.


ITOCHU Corporation


POSCO Holdings Inc.


China Steel Corporation


TTY Biopharm Company Limited


Chen & Lin Attorneys-at-Law

Chen & Lin Attorneys-at-Law‘s antitrust and competition team, led by Jennifer Wang in Taipei, advises clients in a variety of sectors on matters pertaining to Taiwan’s Fair Trade Act. Wang regularly handles cross-border M&A as well as related antitrust issues. Doris Lu’s broad practice also encompasses the competition law aspects of major corporate and financial deals.

Responsables de la pratique:

Jennifer Wang


Autres avocats clés:

Doris Lu


Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law

Led by Chiu-Hua Chen, Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law’s antitrust and competition practice handles a range of Fair Trade Act issues, including pre-merger notifications and remedy disputes following violation. Chen primarily deals with the competition aspects of real estate and construction contracts, while Jeffrey Hung is an antitrust and competition specialist with broad experience handling a wide range of issues.

Responsables de la pratique:

Chiu-Hua Chen


Autres avocats clés:

Jeffrey Hung