JeanKuo

Partner

Taipei + 886.2.7712.3246

Jean Kuo's practice encompasses a broad range of fields, including M&A, energy, antitrust, employment, and general corporate and commercial matters. She has extensive experience representing Japanese and foreign companies with their investment plans, as well as acquiring or selling shares of Taiwanese companies, and providing counsel on various regulatory issues, including employment matters and Taiwan antitrust compliance.

In addition to her extensive experience in M&A, Jean has represented domestic and foreign companies in Taiwan competition issues and antitrust investigations. In recent years, Jean has advised on large-scale energy investments and executions in Taiwan for Japanese and foreign companies, including assessments and acquisitions of offshore wind farm and solar power projects, as well as the execution of government procurement projects for LNG (liquefied natural gas) tanks.

Jean is frequently invited to give public lectures in Japanese or Chinese on corporate M&A and renewable energy topics in Japan and Taiwan. She is fluent in Japanese, Chinese, and English.

Experience

  • Cardinal Health acquires leading patient product portfolio from Medtronic for $6.1 billionJones Day advised Cardinal Health on the acquisition of Medtronic's Patient Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Nutritional Insufficiency businesses for $6.1 billion in cash.
  • Micron Technology acquires remaining 67 percent interest in Inotera Memories for approximately $4 billionJones Day advised Micron Technology, Inc. in its $4 billion acquisition of the remaining 67 percent interest in Inotera Memories.
  • Hermes Microvision sold to ASML for NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion)Jones Day advised Hermes Microvision, Inc. on its sale to ASML Holding NV (ASML: NASDAQ) in an all cash transaction valued at approximately NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion).
  • International investment bank defends claims of breach of loan agreement in AsiaJones Day is advising an international investment bank and certain of its current and former employees in connection with a lawsuit brought by other syndicate members for alleged breach of a loan agreement.
  • Additional Speaking Engagements

    • April 2018
      法律盡職調查-以離岸風力發電廠之重要法律議題為中心, 台灣經濟研究院
    • July 5, 2016
      Fair Trade Act Compliance Director's Liability, Deloitte-中華汽車日籍董監課程
    • November 11, 2015
      企業併購實務與案例分析, TCGA-Auto Server Co., LTD」講授董監進修課程
    • October 15, 2015
      FCPA and Taiwan Anti-Bribery Compliance 遵守美國反海外腐敗法和台灣反貪法令, Hurco FCPA Training
    • November 9, 2014
      Auto Server Co., LTD」講授董監進修課程
    • 2012年3月
      台灣IPO、TDR及M&A制度
    • 2011年2月
      台灣M&A及公開收購制度