Baker McKenzie retains its longstanding status as a key player in labour and employment law in the Taiwanese market. Key clients range from international private companies and conglomerates to banks, and technology companies. The firm’s capabilities extend to handling compliance matters and pre-employment background checks, in addition to litigation, wrongful termination lawsuits, workplace injury lawsuits and internal investigations. Renowned Seraphim Ma leads the practice and is supported by key team members Howard Shiu and Pamela Tsai.

The labour and employment law team at Eiger remains one that is market-leading as the firm’s capabilities encompass a wide range of mandates, including litigation, internal investigations, compliance, and policy drafting. The firm regularly advises companies that operate in the technology, cloud computing and software arenas, in addition to financial institutions, banks and advertising agencies, both local to the country and international. The practice is jointly led by ‘experienced’ John Eastwood and ‘knowledgeable, effective and approachable’ Heather Hsiao. Nathan Snyder is another key contact in the group.

Dentons has a strong footing within the industry, advising a plethora of international and local companies on issues pertaining to pensions, employment agreements and policy drafting, in addition to disputes. The firm’s leadership is steered by the four-partner team in Taipei comprised of Chengkai Wang, Tzutien Huang, Chinyen Ho and Shu-Chuan Lin. Wang is noted for his contribution to the practice as a dual-qualified New York and Taiwan lawyer, and leverages his position as such to advise on both Taiwanese and US labour and employment mandates. Huang has experience in mass redundancy and reorganisation plans, including negotiations with dismissed employees and regulatory reporting to regulatory authorities, while Ho harnesses his experience to advise on employment structures.

Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law acts for local and international clients on a range of employment and labour law issues in Taiwan, from contract term drafting, risk management, compliance matters and trade union negotiations to handling disputes both before the High and Supreme Courts in Taiwan, wrongful termination lawsuits, internal investigations, sexual harassment cases. The team is led by George Lin and David Lee, who advises on non-compete agreements and trade secret protections, as well as wrongful termination litigation.

The team at Guo Ju Law Firm is noted for its expertise in labour disputes, unfair dismissal litigation and employment termination cases, in addition to advising multinational clients on restructuring mandates. The practice acts for clients across electronics, media, retail, leisure and entertainment industries. Paul Chu, who often acts as counsel to government ministries, jointly leads the team alongside Jill Hsu, who leverages her experience in labour disputes.