John Lin has more than 18 years experience advising on public, private, and cross-border M&A transactions with an aggregate value in excess of US$20 billion. His work includes representation of public and private clients, investment banks, and institutional investors in mergers, management and leveraged buyouts, share swaps, spin-offs, joint ventures, going private transactions, corporate restructuring, private equity, health care, and technology transactions.
Representative transactions include: Micron Technology's acquisition of Inotera (US$6 billion), Hermes Microvision's sale to ASML (US$3.1 billion), MediaTek's acquisition of MStar Semiconductor (US$3.8 billion), SpringSoft's merger with Synopsys, Capella Micro's merger with Vishay, Micron Technology's sponsorship of Elpida Memory reorganization and acquisition of Rexchip, Fresenius Medical Care's renal care joint venture with Excelsior Group, and Lincoln Electric Company's acquisition of the China welding businesses of Kuang Tai Metal.
John was recognized as one of the Top 75 Client-favored Practitioners in Asia by ALB Client Choice Hot 75 Survey in 2013. Ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific as a leading lawyer in the corporate/M&A practice, John is described as having "a real can-do approach to his practice and deep local and US corporate expertise" and is praised for being "an excellent communicator and very creative."
John is a barrister member (non-practising) of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. He lectured for nine years at the Chinese Culture University on Anglo-American contracts law and cross-border disputes resolution.
Experience
觀念平台/企業社會責任─擺脫傳統思維的框架-工商時報
Speaking Engagements
- 2015年6月25日
私募股權基金, 欣厚科技 - 2014年6月18日
科技產業國際併購案例探討, 集保結算所 - 2013年12月18日
公司併購:跨國併購實務及案例探討, 至寶電腦興業股份有限公司 - 2013年11月
台商、陸商與外商之併購經驗與案例分享, 天使投資聯誼會 - 2013年9月
科技產業國際併購案例探討, 集保結算所 - August 2013
Post-M&A Integration and Management, Chailease Holdings - 2013年4月
跨國併購案件管理與案例分享, 中華財務主持人協會 - 2012年12月
併購後的管理 - 真正實現1+1>2 , 青創總會、台灣併購與私募股權協會:企業併購實務認證班 - 2012年11月
SelectUSA: Investing in the U.S. – Mergers & Acquisitions , 美國在台協會SelectUSA投資美國說明會 - 2012年11月
SelectUSA: Investing in U.S. Green Energy Sector, 美國在台協會SelectUSA投資美國說明會 - 2012年11月
科技產業國際併購案例探討, 證基會:進階國際菁英人才培訓班 - 2012年9月
國際與大陸併購法令及實務, 盛弘醫藥股份有限公司 - 2012年9月
科技產業國際併購案例探, 盛弘醫藥股份有限公司 - 2012年5月
Negotiating International Business Contracts, 亞太商工總會 - May 2012
Negotiating International Business Contracts, Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry - 2012年4月
科技產業國際併購案例探討, 證基會:進階國際菁英人才培訓班 - 2011年11月
掌握跨國商務合約法律與談判要點及簽約注意事項, 中華航空公司 - 2011年7月
國際與大陸併購法令及實務, 勤業眾信聯合會計師事務所 - 2011年6月
法務經理人掌握企業併購案的關鍵對策, 台灣科技產業法務經理人協會 - 2011年3月
台灣企業重回世界舞台變身成為全球企業的挑戰, 玉山科技協會/眾達論壇 - 2010年6月
Mergers and Acquisitions in Taiwan and Securities Law Disclosure Obligations, 旭富製藥科技股份有限公司 - June 2010
Mergers and Acquisitions in Taiwan and Securities Law Disclosure Obligations, TCGA Training: SCI Pharmtech - August 2009
Negotiating International Business Contracts, Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry - 2009年8月
Preparing and Negotiating International Business Contracts , 亞太商工總會
科技產業國際併購案例探討, 證基會:進階國際菁英人才培訓班
- Franklin Pierce Law Center (LL.M. 2001); Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London (M.Sc. in Information Technology with distinction 1999); King's College London (LL.B. Honours 1998)
- New York and California
ALB Client Choice Hot 75 Survey — Top 75 Client-favored Practitioners in Asia
Chambers Global — leading lawyer in corporate/M&A (2012-2019)
Chambers Asia — leading lawyer in corporate/M&A (2012-2019)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific — leading lawyer (2018-2019) and recommended lawyer (2012-2017) in corporate/M&A; recommended lawyer in TMT (2018)
- English and Mandarin