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 Chipbond on various civil and criminal lawsuits in relation to trade secrets
- Assisted DEME Group on legal matters in relation to the Kungtang development project and offshore wind power projects
- Acting for Praxair Inc. in its ICC arbitration case against China Petrochemical Development Corporation
- Acting for SAP in its ICC arbitration case against Hon Hai Group
- Acting for the PE fund, Magicapital Management Ltd., in its investment in Huaian Imaging Device Manufacturer Corporation in China
- Acting as an arbitrator in the arbitration case between Singfor Life Insurance and EFG Bank AG
- Acting for Samsung Electronic Corporation in competition law matters in Taiwan
- Acting as the Taiwan local counsel for the Macquarie Group for the IPO of the Cable TV system operators business in Taiwan
- Acting for Kraton in its joint venture project with Formosa Petrochemical Corporation
- Representing Sita in the arbitration case against Kaohsiung City Government for the equitable adjustment of the terms and conditions of the O&M Contract
- Legal advice to Ansaldo in relation to the Circular Line transportation project in Taipei
- Acting as the legal counsel to the General Consultant of the Bureau of High Speed Rail for the Airport Link Project
- Representing Bayer Corporation in civil lawsuits in relation to HIV-infected hemophiliacs
- Acting for Essilor in its five merger & acquisition projects in Taiwan
- Arbitration between Matra Transport S.A. and the Department of Rapid Transit System ("DORTS") of Taipei Municipal Government in 1993 (representing Matra)
- Contract negotiation and dispute handling for Siemens AG regarding its contracts with DORTS for power supply system and supply of cars
- Contract negotiation and dispute handling for Siemens AG regarding its Nanpu and Hsingta power plant contracts with Taiwan Power Company
- Contract negotiation for Asea Brown Boveri regarding its EPC contract with Ever Power Company
- Legal advice to Morrison Knudsen Corporation regarding its tunneling projects with DORTS
- Arbitration between Voith Hydro Inc. and Taiwan Power Company regarding the Mingtan Hydro Power Plant project (representing Voith)
- Legal advice to Dredging International for its various dredging and reclamation projects in Taiwan
- Legal advice to Union Rail Car, Alstom Signaling Inc., TSO and CNIM regarding their contracts with DORTS on car supply, signaling system, track work and escalator supply
- Arbitration between Ericsson Inc. and the National Police Administration in 1998 regarding a telecom project (representing Ericsson Inc.)
- Acquisition of Motorola Chung-Li factory by ASE Semiconductor manufacturing Co., Ltd. (representing ASE)
- Acquisition by Formosa Taffeta of the Vietnam factory of King Co., Ltd. (representing Formosa Taffeta)
- Strategic alliance project between KG Telecom and NTT DOCOMO (representing KG Telecon)
- Contract negotiation and dispute resolution for Bechtel regarding its contracts in relation to Hsin-Tao power plant project
- Acting for Siemens AG in negotiating the EPC Contract and O&M Contract of Kuo-Kuang power project
- Acting as Conciliator for the claim disputes between Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation and its Civil Contractors (C-280 & C-291)
- Legal advice to Espoir in its BOT project for rapid transit system in Hsinyi District of Taipei City
- Legal advice to Fashion Music in relation to various disputes arising from P2P software service
- Acting for Liberty Media Group and Newbridge Capital in the M&A project for acquiring Cable TV business in Taiwan
- Legal Advice to various foreign companies in Taiwan in relation to human resources and employment law issues
- Arbitration case between Siemens AG and Taiwan Power company in relation to Hsinta Power project (representing Siemens)
- Arbitration between Farglory group and Taipei Municipal Government in relation to the Taipei Big DORM project (representing Taipei Municipal Government)
- Appointed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication as a member of the Dispute Resolution Board for the Taiwan High Speed Rail project
- Legal advice to the Macquarie Group in relation to its binding for the acquisition of the CNS Cable TV system operators
- Acting for Milestone Partners for its acquisition of Safemark Ningbo in China
- Acting for Interconnect Devices for its acquisition of Antares Advanced Test Technologies in Suzhou of China
- Representing Taipei Municipal Government in litigation cases against the Eastern Group in relation to Taipei Small DORM BOT project
- Legal advice to Tobacco Institute in Taiwan and some of its members in relation to Tobacco Hazard Prevention & Control Act
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- 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
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