Practice Areas & Services
With a strong focus on the construction, infrastructure, energy, and real estate sectors, the firm provides comprehensive legal solutions for large-scale and complex projects. Clients are supported throughout the entire project life cycle—from strategic planning and procurement to execution and dispute resolution—to effectively mitigate risk, safeguard contractual rights, and achieve commercial objectives.
Construction & Major Infrastructure Projects
Specializing in complex EPC/turnkey and major infrastructure projects, the practice offers full life-cycle legal support covering contract structuring, execution-stage advisory, and on-site legal support.
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Construction & Major Infrastructure Projects
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Project Tendering & Contract Structuring
Assisting in the drafting and review of tender documents, construction contracts, joint venture (JV) agreements, and ancillary documentation. During tender and negotiation phases, advice focuses on legal risk identification, the reasonable allocation of rights and liabilities, and the design of robust risk-management mechanisms. -
Contract Risk Management
Delivering real-time legal analysis on critical execution-stage issues, including extensions of time (EOT), variations, scope adjustments, price escalation, interim valuations, and payment disputes. Assistance extends to formulating claims and defense strategies to ensure that clients’ contractual and legal entitlements are fully preserved and effectively asserted. -
International Construction Contracts
Advising international clients on the interpretation and application of FIDIC and other international standard forms. Services include the localization of international contract structures to align with Taiwan’s legal and public works framework. -
Contract Administration & Secondment Services
Offering continuous contract management and dispute prevention planning beyond ad-hoc advice. For large-scale or highly complex projects, legal secondment services deploy consultants with dual engineering and legal backgrounds to integrate closely with project teams. This model embeds legal support into site operations, enabling real-time resolution of execution issues and strengthening overall risk control.
Construction Dispute Prevention & Resolution
Leveraging extensive practical experience to identify core dispute issues and develop targeted, strategic solutions across mediation, arbitration, and litigation.
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Construction Dispute Prevention & Resolution
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Dispute Prevention
Advocating for proactive risk management during project execution. By interpreting contract provisions and reviewing contemporaneous records—such as site logs, meeting minutes, and correspondence—alongside schedule and cost analysis, potential disputes are identified early. Counsel includes advice on claim preservation, notice requirements, and evidence management to reduce exposure and strengthen the evidentiary basis for future claims. -
Dispute Resolution
Handling a wide spectrum of construction disputes, including payment claims, delays and EOT, variations, defects, damages, warranty issues, and contract termination. The most appropriate resolution route is selected based on contractual arrangements and project specifics:
- PCC Mediation: Representing clients in public works mediation before the Public Construction Commission. Services include factual and technical presentations, legal analysis, and negotiation strategies to achieve commercially viable outcomes.
- Construction Arbitration: Acting in arbitrations before the Chinese Arbitration Association and other institutions. The practice leverages extensive experience as arbitrators to apply a 'tribunal perspective,' allowing for the reverse-engineering of case strategies to align technical arguments and evidence with tribunal decision-making logic.
- Construction Litigation: Representing clients across all levels of court in construction-related civil litigation. A primary focus is the strategic management of judicial appraisal procedures, including the precise formulation of appraisal questions and oversight of site inspections. Where necessary, provisional attachments and injunctions are secured to safeguard rights.
Government Procurement & Public Works
Leveraging deep expertise in public procurement, counsel is provided to contractors and private entities on matters governed by the Government Procurement Act and the Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects. Support focuses on safeguarding client interests from tender preparation through contract performance.
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Government Procurement & Public Works
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Tendering & Procurement Procedures
Providing end-to-end support from tender preparation to final award, including bid risk assessment and analysis of qualification requirements. Assistance during award and negotiation stages addresses bid bond forfeiture issues and procedural disputes, aiming to mitigate administrative and compliance risks. -
Procurement Remedies & Administrative Relief
Representing clients in bid challenges, procurement appeals, and defense against suspension of rights (debarment) proceedings. Strategic advocacy before the Complaint Review Board and administrative courts focuses on preserving clients' eligibility for government tenders. -
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP / BOT / OT)
Advising investors and developers on legal feasibility assessments, concession agreements, and investment contracts. Experience with diverse projects—including stadiums, logistics hubs, and tourism zones—informs the structuring of transactions that effectively balance public interest with commercial viability. -
Foreign Entry & Localization
Assisting foreign contractors, suppliers, and investors entering Taiwan’s infrastructure market. Comprehensive support covers company establishment, licensing, qualification requirements, JV structuring, and local regulatory compliance, ensuring seamless integration with Taiwan’s procurement system.
Energy Development & Project Finance
Drawing on a robust track record in offshore wind, solar, and gas projects to support clients throughout development, construction, and financing. The primary objective is to deliver bankable and commercially sustainable projects.
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Energy Development & Project Finance
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Due Diligence & Compliance
Assisting with legal due diligence, permitting, and regulatory compliance. Specialized counsel guides foreign developers and supply chain participants through Taiwan’s energy regulations and Local Content (Localization) requirements. -
Energy EPC & Supply Chain Contracts
Drafting and reviewing key project contracts, including Turbine Supply Agreements (TSA), EPCI contracts for foundations and cables, Balance of Plant (BoP), and O&M agreements. Particular attention is paid to the effective management of technical interfaces and clear risk allocation. -
Project Finance
Advising on project finance structures aligned with international standards. Services include reviewing financing and security documents and guiding projects toward Financial Close, while ensuring strict compliance with local banking requirements.
Real Estate Development & Urban Renewal
Advising developers, landowners, and investors on the full spectrum of real estate matters, ranging from land development and joint ventures to urban renewal and asset management.
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Real Estate Development & Urban Renewal
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Urban Renewal & Reconstruction
Navigating the complex administrative landscape of urban renewal and the reconstruction of unsafe and aging buildings. Services encompass the formation of renewal associations, negotiation of joint development agreements, Rights Transformation (Distribution) planning, and the resolution of relocation compensation disputes to effectively align stakeholder interests. -
Commercial Real Estate Development
Structuring superficies rights, trusts, and transaction frameworks. Practice extends to the drafting and negotiation of leasing and operational management contracts for shopping centers, hotels, and office buildings.
Occupational Safety, Health & Labor
Addressing the high-risk and multi-tiered contracting nature of the construction industry. Services focus on establishing compliant safety systems and deploying effective response mechanisms for crisis situations.
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Occupational Safety, Health & Labor
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Major Accident Response & Crisis Management
Delivering immediate counsel for regulatory investigations and criminal defense following serious accidents. Engineering expertise is leveraged to guide safety reviews and the preparation of work resumption plans, aiming to minimize operational downtime. -
Subcontracting & Liability Management
Advising on subcontracting frameworks to mitigate joint and several liability risks under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Strategic contract design and site management protocols are utilized to ensure the fulfillment of supervision obligations and the clear delineation of liability. -
Labor Disputes & Compliance
Tailoring construction-specific labor arrangements, including day-labor models, fixed-term project contracts, and regulatory inspections. Guidance extends to migrant worker compliance, effectively balancing strict legal adherence with operational flexibility.
Commercial Investment & Corporate Compliance
Complementing the core demands of construction, infrastructure, energy, and real estate projects, integrated commercial investment and corporate compliance advisory is provided to perfect the project’s overarching commercial and legal framework.
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Commercial Investment & Corporate Compliance
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Investment Structuring & Governance
Structuring Joint Ventures (JV), Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV), and M&A transactions for large-scale projects. Services encompass the precise drafting of shareholder agreements, technology licensing, and commercial cooperation contracts to ensure the clear allocation of rights and obligations between sponsors and investors. -
Corporate Compliance & Internal Controls
Establishing HR frameworks, internal controls, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) protocols tailored to the industry. Comprehensive support includes the drafting of labor contracts and work rules, alongside the resolution of labor disputes. -
Family Business & Succession Planning
Advising on family office structures, equity planning, and succession strategies. Recognizing the prevalence of family-owned enterprises in the sector, counsel is dedicated to ensuring the long-term continuity of business value.
Regulatory Policy Advisory & Professional Development
Contributing to the advancement of the construction legal framework through high-level policy advisory and professional training, with a focus on strengthening institutional capacity and industry-wide best practices.
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Regulatory Policy Advisory & Professional Development
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Corporate Training & Capacity Building
Designing tailored in-house training programs covering contract management, procurement law, delay claims, and dispute prevention. These initiatives assist clients in internalizing legal compliance within their daily decision-making processes. -
Policy Advisory & Ongoing Counsel
Ongoing legal counsel supports corporate clients in day-to-day legal matters and strategic decision-making. The firm is also regularly engaged by government authorities and industry associations on regulatory drafting, institutional reform initiatives, and the development of standard construction contract frameworks, translating project-based experience into implementable policy outcomes.