Press Release
K&L Gates Bolsters Asia Practice with New Corporate Partner in Taipei
17 May 2016
Taipei - Global law firm K&L Gates welcomes Stephen Tan as a corporate and transactional partner in the Taipei office. He joins K&L Gates from Baker & McKenzie, where he was a partner.
Focusing in the areas of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, and trade regulatory matters, Tan has more than two decades of experience advising on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, trade, and supply chain- and technology-related commercial transactions. He is a member of both the New York and the District of Columbia bars.
David Tang, K&L Gates’ Managing Partner, Asia, commented: “The capabilities and scope of our Taipei office are some of our most distinctive offerings among international firms in Asia, and Stephen’s robust practice and experience adds to that distinction.”
With Tan’s addition, K&L Gates has 14 lawyers — including nine partners — in Taipei. K&L Gates is one of only a few international firms with a significant presence and domestic capabilities in Taipei, offering a full-service practice in Taiwan. Core areas include domestic and cross-border corporate finance, inbound and outbound investment, M&A, general corporate counseling, banking and finance including funds formation and regulatory matters, securities, energy, intellectual property, employment, antitrust, anticorruption, and litigation.
Focusing in the areas of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, and trade regulatory matters, Tan has more than two decades of experience advising on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, trade, and supply chain- and technology-related commercial transactions. He is a member of both the New York and the District of Columbia bars.
David Tang, K&L Gates’ Managing Partner, Asia, commented: “The capabilities and scope of our Taipei office are some of our most distinctive offerings among international firms in Asia, and Stephen’s robust practice and experience adds to that distinction.”
With Tan’s addition, K&L Gates has 14 lawyers — including nine partners — in Taipei. K&L Gates is one of only a few international firms with a significant presence and domestic capabilities in Taipei, offering a full-service practice in Taiwan. Core areas include domestic and cross-border corporate finance, inbound and outbound investment, M&A, general corporate counseling, banking and finance including funds formation and regulatory matters, securities, energy, intellectual property, employment, antitrust, anticorruption, and litigation.
K&L Gates comprises approximately 2,000 lawyers globally who practice in fully integrated offices located on five continents. The firm represents leading multinational 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.
