Firm Profile
Lee and Li is a full-service law firm and understands the need to diversify and specialise. In response to the rapid developments in trade and technology, and to satisfy the needs of clients, it is constantly refining and expanding its practice areas. Over the decades, it has built one of the largest intellectual property right practices in Taiwan, and has been involved in the phenomenal growth of foreign direct investment since the 1970s. It was a pioneer in developing banking and capital market practice in the 1980s, and played a pivotal role in the formation of technology law practice in the 1990s. It is also active in public construction, government procurement, and mergers and acquisitions. It stays relevant by keeping current on the latest developments in every industry, and applies its legal skills to help clients achieve their business goals.
Constant improvement, teamwork and specialisation enables the firm to provide quality services. It restructured its resources and formed practice groups, which span the five departments of the firm, ie banking and capital markets, corporate and investment, trademark and copyright, patent and technology and litigation and ADR. Its professionals are placed in the groups in accordance with their expertise and interests (one can log onto the website for further details). The firm believes that the practice groups match the clients with the appropriate specialists and ensure both efficiency and specialisation.
In addition to the vertical integration achieved through practice groups, it has also formed cross-department, cross-specialty special task forces (STF) dealing with mainland Chinese and Japanese markets, and dispute prevention and settlement (ie PRC, practice STF, Japan practice STF and dispute resolution STF). It integrated resources horizontally to further enhance the quality of its service.
The firm’s services are performed by over 100 lawyers admitted in Taiwan, patent agents, patent attorneys, trademark attorneys, more than 100 technology experts, and specialists in other fields. In order to provide services related to law or intellectual property right issues, most of its professionals have degrees in law, technology and/or business management, in Taiwan or from abroad. Many of its colleagues are licensed to practice law in the US, and some have also passed the bar exam in the People’s Republic of China, or are licensed patent attorneys in both the US and the People’s Republic of China.