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K&L Gates
高蓋茨法律事務所
Headquarter Address:30/F, 95 Dun Hua South Road, Section 2, Taipei 106
台北市106敦化南路二段95號30樓
Regional:
Telephone:+886-2-2326-5188
Business Type:Law Firm / Legal Services
Company Nationality:United States of America
Website:http://www.klgates.com
Company Profile:
About Us
K&L Gates delivers legal services on an integrated and global basis, with more than 2,000 lawyers located in 48 cities across five continents. We represent leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals.  

K&L Gates is the largest fully integrated U.S.-based law firm in the Asia Pacific region, with more than 400 lawyers across 11 offices. We are one of only a few international firms with a significant presence and domestic capabilities in Taipei. Our office in Taipei is an important part of our Asia practice, providing access to the important Taiwan market as well as considerable cross-border opportunities in China and elsewhere throughout the world.  

Our Practice  
Our core areas of practice include:  
Corporate and transactional
Inbound and outbound investment
Banking and finance, including funds formation and regulatory matters
Securities
Tax
Energy, infrastructure and resources
Intellectual property 
Litigation and international arbitration    

Our corporate team boasts one of the leading securities and funds practices in Taiwan. We act for domestic and international banks, asset managers and other financial institutions to establish funds and advise on securities and regulatory issues. As an affirmation of our credentials in this field, we also act for industry groups and regulators in new developments and in law and regulatory reforms. In addition, we have substantial capabilities in cross-border M&A as well as in assisting companies to tap public and private funding in international markets working in tandem with our offices worldwide. Among our many “firsts” in Asia, the K&L Gates Taipei office acted for the first foreign companies to go public in Taiwan after Taiwan allowed direct listing by foreign companies on Taiwan securities markets.  

We act for a number of investment banks and issuers in global capital markets work. Our team is supported by tax practitioners in the office who regularly advise banks and other financial institutions on the Taiwanese tax implications of transactions and financial instruments.  

Our Taipei office also has a leading intellectual property practice that can assist clients on matters ranging from patent registration and IP counseling to licensing and litigation. As intellectual disputes cross jurisdictions, our IP team in Taipei works closely with our counterparts in other offices to field an integrated team to seamlessly litigate IP disputes in other jurisdictions. We serve many of the largest semiconductor companies whose main offices are located in Taiwan and whose operations are found worldwide. Our Taipei-based IP lawyers also assist clients facing IP issues when exporting their goods.

In addition, our Taipei office has extensive experience assisting clients tackle commercial disputes in Taiwan. We work closely with our clients to choose the correct strategy when faced with a commercial dispute, whether through mediation, arbitration or litigation.

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