Lily Kuo

Practice Areas

Real Estate/Construction; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Investment; Deal Structure Planning; E-Commerce/E-Payment (including AI and Online Video Games); Corporate Regulatory; Compliance

Personal

For Lily, a partner in Lee and Li's real estate, M&A and corporate and investment practice groups, attaining an equilibrium between optimal legal protection and efficient legal cost is her foremost priority for every client.

Lily regularly assists domestic and international clients with complex real estate (including hotel management) and M&A (including take-private deals) transactions. Her extensive experience in real estate and M&A deals is valued by clients from various jurisdictions, and over time she has represented many parties in a wide array of transactions. Her most recent milestone real estate and M&A deals include: PE funds' acquisitions of data center sites and companies, Coupang's expansion (including leases and construction of fulfillment centers) in Taiwan, Microsoft's land acquisitions in Taiwan, FedEx's lease in Farglory Free Trade Zone, Hakuhodo's take-private of Growww, Pfizer's sale of PCH business to GSK, Hitachi's public tender offer of Yungtay, Hsin Kuang Steel Co., Ltd.'s leases of logistics complexes, INNOViON's establishment of ion implantation facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan, GIC's divestment of Taimall shopping center and McDonald's refranchising of its business in Taiwan.

Lily also assists clients in drafting and negotiating EPC contracts, construction contracts, PCM contracts as well as ancillary documents, such as guarantees, subcontracts, supply contracts, and agreements for maintenance services, taking into account market practice and the full life cycle of each construction project.

With the increasing demand for AI, e-commerce, e-payment and fintech solutions, Lily works closely with clients in such industries to assist them in establishing a presence in Taiwan and complying with Taiwan regulatory requirements.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Admitted to New York Bar Association (2012) / Admitted to Taiwan Bar Association (2006)