Eiger offers comprehensive Greater China legal services, through its offices and correspondence law firms in the Greater China region.

Corporate

M&A transactions, corporate setups and filings, shareholder disputes, contracts, commercial disputes, corporate restructuring.

Bankruptcy

Coordination of asset searches and attachment, counselling on debt priorities...

Compliance

Counseling and training of personnel regarding legal obligations under local and overseas laws and corporate policies...

Competition

Handling of merger-control analysis and filings under local laws...

Litigation

Handling of and coordination of client representation before courts and arbitral tribunals...

Employment

Advice and drafting of employment contracts, social security and pension rules and arrangements...

IP & IT

Handling and coordination of intellectual property contentious and non-contentious work, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade-secrets...

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John EASTWOOD

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John has many years of professional experience counseling clients on their investment projects, commercial ventures, and intellectual-property and technology matters, both within the Asia region and on both sides of the Strait in Greater China.

Admitted to the Ohio (U.S.) Bar in 1997
Registered foreign lawyer in Taiwan

Education

University of Missouri (B.J.)
Case Western Reserve University (J.D.)
Beijing University (visiting scholar)

Practice

Law firms in Cleveland and Taipei
Wenger & Vieli/Wenfei in Taipei, 2003-2008
Founding Partner of Eiger Law since 2008

Languages

English, Chinese

Preferred Areas of Practice

IP & IT law, life sciences, media law, employment law, litigation, corporate, competition & trade, M&A, commercial and contract law

Other

since 2001 Chair of IPR Committee of European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei
2006: Board Member of the Canadian Society
since 2007: Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
since 2008: Board Member of the British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei
since 2009: Arbitrator of the Arbitration Society of Taiwan, R.O.C.