LCS & Partners

Partners

Annie Liao

Biography

  • Family Offices and Family Trusts under the Asia Asset Management Center: Institutional Adjustments and Future Directions (2026-07-28, LCS & Partners Official Website)

  • From “Centennial Trusts” to Family Succession: Opportunities and Risks in the Development of Family Trusts in Taiwan (2026-05-11, LCS & Partners Official Website)

  • Essential Course for Entrepreneurs: Equity Structure, Contracts, and Risk Management (2026-04-22, Guest Lecture for the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management” Course, National Taiwan University)

  • Warner Music Drops Lawsuit Against Suno: Unlocking New Commercial Licensing Opportunities Within the AI Music "Black Box" (2026-03-13, The News Lens )

  • The Rise of Family Trusts and Offices: Building a Strategic Moat for Sustainable Succession in Taiwan’s Enterprises (2026-01-27, The News Lens )

  • Toward Net Zero: Sustainable Transformation for Corporations and Family Businesses(2025-12-05, Seminar co-hosted by Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank and the Taiwan Impact Investing Association)

  • Wealth Succession, External Asset Management, and 2026 Technology Outlook(2025-11-26, Joint seminar co-hosted by LCS & Partners, Deloitte, Swiss Asia, and Bloomberg)

  • U.S. Tariff Storm: Legal Liabilities Faced by Importers and Exporters(Published in the LCS 2025 book, Wu-Nan Book Publishing)

  • Essential Legal Knowledge for Entrepreneurs – Intellectual Property as the Decisive Battleground (2025-10-17, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Executive Master’s Program in Healthcare Management, Innovative Business Models in the Healthcare Industry)

  • The IP Battle of Designer Toys: How Brands Can Build Their Legal Moat — Five Legal Insights from LABUBU (2025-10-09, The News Lens )

  • Wealth and family office laws in Taiwan (2025-09-15, Asia Business Law Journal)
  • Startup Legal Strategies: Key Legal Risks and Solutions Every Entrepreneur Should Know (2025-09-05, Financial Essentials for Micro-Entrepreneurs – Taichung Session)
  • A Family Feud Dragging on for Years: Four Things to Know About Wills from the Chang Jung-fa Inheritance Dispute (2025-09-04, The News Lens )
  • Trump Tariffs and the Quest to Lower “Customs Valuation”: A Seemingly Clever Move That May Entail Serious Risks (2025-08-04, The News Lens )
  • Can Jiekou and Taishan Claim Damages as a “Bona Fide Third Party” in Their Dispute?(2025-07-18, The News Lens)
  • The Harshest Mortgage Cap Yet: Legal Analysis of Pre-Sale Property Handover Disputes (2025-06-20, LCS & Partners Official Website https://www.lcs.com.tw/news/legalupdates/76)
  • The Second Half of Successful Entrepreneurship – Legal Disputes in Startups and Intellectual Property (March 21, 2025, Executive Master’s Program in Health Care Industry Innovation and Business Models, Institute of Healthcare Management, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
  • The Legal Equation for Successful Entrepreneurship – Practical Legal Insights for Startups (February 26, 2025, Guest Lecture for the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management" Course, National Taiwan University)
  • Personal and Corporate Trusts: New Perspectives on Family Inheritance, Asset Protection, and Growth(2024-12-13, Co-hosted Seminar by Concordia Law Firm and E.SUN Bank Trust Division)

  • "Taiwan's Green Economic Transition: Exploring Green Finance Action Plans to Accelerate Sustainable Corporate Development"

  • "Labor and Capital Frontlines in a Global Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities of International Human Rights Norms on Cross Border Investments"

  • "The Legal Formula for Successful Entrepreneurship - Sharing Practical Legal Experiences for Startups" (September 29, 2024, Mandatory Financial Camp for Micro-Entrepreneurs)

  •  " FIDIC International Engineering Contract Templates, Renewable Energy CPPA Transaction Contracts, and Case Studies in Engineering Arbitration Practice” (August 19, 2024, Offshore Wind International Engineering Contract Professional Practice Training, Session 4).

  • Corporate governance in Taiwan: An international overview(2024-07-22,Asia Business Law Journal, https://law.asia/corporate-governance-taiwan/)

  • Essential Legal Knowledge for Startups (2024-04-27, Essential Financial Camp for Micro-entrepreneurs co-organized by the Pingtung County Government Labor and Youth Development Office)

  •  The indispensable legal knowledge for startups (2024-01-06, Essential Financial Camp for Micro-entrepreneurs)

  • Lexology GTDT - Real Estate 2024 - Taiwan

  • "FIDIC International Engineering Contract Template, Renewable Energy CPPA Transaction Contracts, and Case Analysis of Engineering Arbitration Practice" (December 13, 2023, Offshore Wind International Engineering Contract Professional Practice Training Program, 3rd Session).

  •  "FIDIC International Engineering Contract Template, Renewable Energy CPPA Transaction Contracts, and Case Analysis of Engineering Arbitration Practice" (March 20, 2023, Offshore Wind International Engineering Contract Professional Practice Training Program, 2nd Session).

  •  "Compliance Supervision and Legal Risks in Offshore Wind Project Investments: Explanations and Case Sharing" (March 9, 2023, Key Issues Seminar on Third-Stage Offshore Wind Power).

  • "The First Lesson in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions: The Significance of Mergers and Acquisitions" (July 20, 2022, 2022 Investment Enhancement for Small and Medium Enterprises by the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs).

  • "Sharing of the FIDIC International Engineering Contract Template and Engineering Arbitration Case Practice" (July 19, 2022, Legal Lecture of Offshore Wind International Engineering Contract Professional Training and Certification Course).

  • "Practical Discussion on Renewable Energy CPPA Transaction Contracts" (July 13, 2022, Analysis of Solar-Fishing Coexistence Case Development and Risk Management Seminar).

  • “Key Points to Zonal Development in Taiwan Offshore Windfarms III Phase” (30 November 2021). LCS Newsletter

  • Legal risk issues in the selection of zonal developers during Taiwan’s offshore windfarms III phase” (Seminar on Offshore Windfarm III Phase Zonal Development and Taiwan Industry Chain Development, 26 October 2021).

  • “Offshore Windfarm Engineering Practice and FIDIC Contracts” (15 April 2021). LCS Newsletter

  • “Introduction to Fintech Regulations” (for a financial audit course of the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance held on March 18, May 24, August 23,and August 31, 2021)

  • “Introduction to FIDIC contracts and arbitration practice in engineering”, lecture at Chinese Construction Industry Arbitration Association (16 January 2021)

  • ”Introduction to FinTech law”, Chunghwa Post Fintech and Marketing Talent Training Course (18 November 2020)

  • “Analysis of Open Data Law” (expected to be published in LCS Elites Series, 2020)

  • “How to Pre-Empt Overseas Investment Disputes” (expected to be published in LCS Elites Series, 2020)

  • “Start-Ups Booming in Taiwan Following Amended Company Act” (Storm Media, 21 April 2020)

  • “Coping Risks of Hidden Rent Increase in Superficies Bids” (Storm Media, 29 December 2019)

  • “Must-Have Agreements for Entrepreneurship” (Start-Up Training by NTPC-AWS Joint Innovation Center, 27 November 2019)

Education

EMBA., National Taiwan University
LL.B., National Taiwan University

Experience

Partner of LCS & Partners
Attorney-at-Law in Taiwan, Republic of China
Member of the Taiwan FinTech Industry Development Association
Member of the Governance Professionals Institute of Taiwan
Individual Member of the Taiwan Impact Investing Association (TIIA)
Member of the International Artificial Intelligence and Law Research Foundation
Taipei Bar Association Certificate of Achievement in the Practice of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Intensive Course
Taiwan Venture Capital Association (TVCA) Completion Certificate of "Venture Capital Academy-Venture Capital Manager Course"
Certificate of Completion for Family Trust Planning Consultant Training Program
Certificate of Completion: Business Competition Strategy in the AI Era
Certificate of Completion: Corporate Digital Strategy in the AI Era

Professional Focus

Annie Liao specializes in cross-border investment and M&A transactions, commercial real estate transactions and hotel management, financial and securities law, capital market, venture capital, bank syndication loans, sharing economy, start-up law, trust and inheritance.

Practice Areas