Daniel Chou

Daniel Chou

Partner
Baker & McKenzie

Biography

Daniel is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Taipei office. He focuses his practice on the areas of tax, corporate commercial and employment matters. He has experience advising and representing both local and international clients, including corporate income tax, business tax matters, tax treaties issues. He is also seasoned in wealth management area in terms of asset planning, individual income tax and estate planning. In addition to tax practice, he has experience advising and representing both local and international clients on corporate commercial, reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, as well as employment and compensation matters.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised various multinational corporations on tax, including corporate tax, cross border tax issues, business tax, restructuring, and employment related matters.
  • Advised and represented E-commerce multinational corporations on business tax and income tax litigations. 
  • Advised high-net-worth individuals on cross border estate planning, tax planning and private banking issues. Advised well-known financial institutions, technology and pharmaceutical corporations on tax issues in M&A transactions.
  • Represented well-known technology and pharmaceutical corporations in handling their private negotiations, mediations and litigations in employment disputes.

Professional Honors

  • Named Rising Star by ITR World Tax (2026)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Taipei Bar Association

Admissions

  • Taipei~Taiwan (2017)

Education

  • National Taiwan University (LL.M.) (2017)
  • National Taiwan University (LL.B.) (2012)

Languages

  • Mandarin
  • English