How we think about the law
Notes on cross-border transactions, disputes, and governance. General information only — not legal advice on any specific matter.
Three common misjudgements in cross-border structures
Most cross-border disputes are not created at the negotiating table; they are seeded the moment the structure is set.
Read →The arbitration clause: the most underrated sentence in your contract
If only one sentence in a contract deserves word-by-word review, it is the arbitration clause. It fixes the venue, language, and cost of every future move.
Read →Trade-secret protection begins with your HR process
Trade-secret cases are frequently decided by an employment contract and an access log written three years earlier.
Read →Where the independent director's duty actually ends
Governance is not a matter of complete paperwork; it is whether responsibility remains traceable when something actually goes wrong.
Read →Timing the restructuring of a cross-Strait holding
Restructuring is rarely a technical problem — it is a timing problem. Too early costs flexibility; too late costs options.
Read →Due diligence: the questions that are not on the checklist
A checklist finds the risks someone wrote down. The expensive ones were never written down at all.
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