KPMG Law in Taiwan

KPMG Law Firm

• Advised various global enterprises and financial institutions on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, tax laws, labor laws, and regulatory compliance
• Advised various domestic and foreign funds on fund formation, minority investments, mergers and acquisitions, and exit transactions.
• Advised various global enterprises on cross-border arbitration and litigation in the U.S., European Union, Singapore, and Hong Kong
• Advised various global enterprises on U.S. taxation and joint legal and tax solutions for cross-border restructurings
• Advised various global enterprises as issuer or underwriter counsel for their initial public offering, SPAC listing, or secondary offering on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Taipei Exchange, NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange, Luxembourg Exchange
• Advised major Taiwan financial institutions on Dodd Frank Act Volcker Rule and Resolution Plan compliance
• Led KPMG Taiwan advisory team on global (Taiwan, European Union, U.S. and Mainland China) data protection legal and IT solutions
• Advised various global enterprises on cross-border accounts receivables and insolvency management

Lawrence’s practice at KPMG Law covers a wide range of cross-border legal and tax consultation activities, including cross-border investment, private equity, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, initial public offerings, SPAC listings, franchising, arbitration and litigation, and global privacy and data protection. Before joining KPMG Law, Lawrence practiced for 18 years as a with another Big Four-affiliated law firm in Taiwan. In such capacity, he led multidisciplinary legal, audit, financial advisory, and tax teams to assist Taiwanese multinational companies and private equity on their international mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, and regulatory compliance projects. Further, Lawrence handled both international arbitration and litigation disputes in Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe and the U.S. and provided integrated solutions covering U.S. taxation, taxation of transnational restructuring investment and legal consultancy to multinational companies. In his securities practice, Lawrence had advised more than 20 foreign companies as issuer or underwriter counsel for their initial public offering or secondary offerings, SPAC listings on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Taipei Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ.  Finally, in his Taiwan data protection practice, Lawrence has advised various Taiwan multinationals on legal and technical compliance solutions for General Data Protection Regulation and data protection laws worldwide. Lawrence graduated with Honors from the University of California at Berkeley and obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is licensed as an attorney in California and is certified as CIPP/E by the IAPP.

Chinese/Mandarin/English/Taiwanese

Member of Bar of California, U.S., 1999~Present Certified Information Privacy Professional / European Union

Juris Doctor, University of California China Law Program, University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts, Law, University of California