Dr. Chung-Teh Lee
Co-Founder / Chief Executive Partner
EXPERIENCE
- Partner, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm, Taipei（9/1986-6/1998）
- Judge of Yunlin & Changhwa District Courts（7/1982-8/1985）
- Chairman of Board of Directors, Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorder
PREVIOUS PROJECTS AND CASES
- Acting for a well-known Taiwan company in the semi-conductor industry on various civil and criminal lawsuits in relation to trade secrets
- Acting for a US search engine company on matters in relation to establishing data centers in Taiwan
- Advising a US social media company on matters in relation to establishing data center in Taiwan and data privacy other legal issues
- Assisted a Belgium business group on legal matters in relation to the harbour development project and offshore wind power projects
- Acting for a US petrochemical company in its ICC arbitration case against a Taiwan petrochemical company on disputes arising from a JV agreement
- Acting for a well-known German software company in its ICC arbitration case against a major Taiwan business Group on matters in relation to software licensing
- Acting for a PE fund in its investment in a imaging device manufacturer in China
- Acting as an arbitrator in the arbitration case between a Taiwan life insurance and a Swiss Bank
- Acting for a well-known Korean electronics company in competition law matters in Taiwan
- Acting as the Taiwan local counsel for a well-known Australia business group for the IPO of the Cable TV system operators business in Singapore
- Acting for a major US petrochemical company in its joint venture project with a well-known Taiwan petrochemical company
- Representing a French environmental company in the arbitration case against a Taiwan city government for the equitable adjustment of the terms and conditions of a O&M contract
- Legal advice to an Italian transportation company in relation to the Circular Line Mass Rapid Transit project in Taipei
- Acting as the legal counsel to the General Consultant of the government project owner for the Airport Link Project
- Representing a well-known US pharmaceutical company in civil lawsuits in relation to HIV-infected hemophiliacs
- Acting for a well-known French lens company in its five merger & acquisition projects in Taiwan
- Acting for a French transportation company in its arbitration case against a Taiwan government project owner on disputes in relation to a medium capacity mass rapid transit project in Taiwan in 1993
- Contract negotiation and dispute handling for a well-known German business group regarding its contracts with a Taiwan government project owner for power supply system and supply of cars
- Contract negotiation and dispute handling for a well-known German business group regarding its Nanpu and Hsingta power plant contracts with the Taiwan project owner
- Contract negotiation for a Swiss power company regarding its EPC contract with a Taiwan power plant owner
- Legal advice to a major US construction company regarding its tunneling projects with a Taiwan government project owner
- Act for a US hydro power company in its arbitration case with a Taiwan power project owner regarding the Mingtan Hydro Power Plant project
- Legal advice to a Belgium dredging business company for its various dredging and reclamation projects in Taiwan
- Legal advice to several major international companies regarding their contracts with Taiwan government project owners on car supply, signaling system, track work and escalator supply
- Acting for a Sweden telecom company in its arbitration case against a Taiwan government project owner in 1998 regarding a telecom project
- Acquisition of a US company’s factory located in Chung Li by a major Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company (representing the Taiwan company)
- Acting for a well-known Taiwan company in the textile industry in its acquisition of a Vietnam factory
- Representing a major Taiwan telecom company in its strategic alliance project with a major Japanese telecom company
- Contract negotiation and dispute resolution for a major US energy company regarding its contracts in relation to a Taiwan power plant project
- Acting for a well-known German company in negotiating an EPC Contract and a O&M Contract with a Taiwan power project owner
- Acting as a Conciliator for the claim disputes between a Taiwan railway company and its civil contractors
- Legal advice to a Taiwan transportation company in its BOT project for a mass rapid transit project in Taipei City
- Legal advice to a Taiwan company in the music industry in relation to various disputes arising from P2P software service
- Acting for a major US media group and a major US PE fund in the M&A project for acquiring a cable TV system operator in Taiwan
- Legal advice to various foreign companies in Taiwan in relation to human resources and employment law issues
- Acting for a well-known German company in its arbitration case against a power company in Taiwan in relation to a power project in the southern part of Taiwan
- Acting for a municipal government in Taiwan in its arbitration case against a local Taiwan company on disputes in relation to a BOT contract
- Acting for a US PE fund in its acquisition of a company in Ningbo, China
- Acting for a US company in its acquisition of a Suzhou semiconductor company
- Legal advice to a well-known Swiss tobacco company on legal issues in relation to the Tobacco Hazard Prevention & Control Act
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Infrastructure Projects / Construction
- Mergers & Acquisitions / Cross-border Investments
- Employment Law
- Competition Law
- Capital Market / Securities
- Construction Law
- Government Procurement Law
- Telecommunication Law
- Investment
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Employment Law
- Trade Law
- Security Transaction Law
- Fair Trade Law
- Consumer Protection Law
- Tobacco Hazard Prevention Control Act
- Biomedical Laws & Regulations
HONORS
- Ranked Lawyer in Dispute Resolution Law; Real Estate & Projects; Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) of Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Guide Rankings
WORKS AUTHORED
- Legal Structure of BOT Projects under ROC Law
- Legal Issues of BOT Project Financing
- "Consequential Damages" in Major Public Construction Contracts
- Legal Problems of Industrial Targeting and its Impact on International Economic Relations (JSD thesis)
- The Liberalization of Taiwan's Telecommunications Market (co-authored)
QUALIFICATION
- Admitted to the Taiwan Bar 1984
EDUCATION
- U.C. Berkeley Law School（LL.M., 1981；J.S.D., 1986）
- National Taiwan University（LL.B., 1977）
LANGUAGES
Mandarin and English