Executive MBA
Feng Chia University, Taiwan
ABOUT MICHAEL
Michael Lin
林政男 · Partner, Sunhold Law Firm
A legal background spanning Taiwan and mainland China, informed by experience in banking, corporate legal teams and private practice.
Based in Shanghai, Michael assists with China-related investment, share acquisitions, joint venture arrangements, asset disposals, cross-border inheritance and commercial disputes. His background also includes banking compliance and private equity matters.
He has worked in legal roles since 2006. This experience includes in-house and advisory work as well as lawyer training and private practice.
PERSPECTIVE
Legal analysis.
Commercial understanding.
Before his work in mainland Chinese law firms, Michael held legal roles with Standard Chartered Bank in Taiwan, a Veolia water business and a financial technology company within a securities group. This experience informs his understanding of internal decision-making, compliance and transaction implementation.
His academic work has explored private equity fund exit mechanisms in mainland China. Combined with his legal and executive management education, this provides a foundation for analysing the commercial objectives behind investment and exit decisions.
EDUCATION
Law and management
Master’s degree in Law
Soochow University, Taiwan
Thesis: Exit Mechanisms for Private Equity Funds in Mainland China (2014).
Bachelor’s degree in Law
Soochow University, Taiwan
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Experience across practice
and business.
Current practice. Michael is a partner at Sunhold Law Firm in Shanghai, advising on China-related investment, corporate matters, asset transactions, inheritance and commercial disputes.
Mainland China experience. His background includes work with law firms in Shanghai and lawyer training in Tianjin, with a focus on cross-border commercial matters.
Banking and corporate perspective. Earlier legal roles with Standard Chartered Bank in Taiwan, a Veolia water business and a financial technology company inform his approach to compliance, transactions and commercial decision-making.
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Sharing practical knowledge
Michael’s résumé lists service on the banking professional committee of the Shanghai Bar Association, legal advisory work under Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council “Tai Shang Zhang Lao Shi” programme, and a supervisory role with a Taiwan alumni association of Tsinghua University.
Appointments are recorded in the April 2026 résumé. These roles are presented as professional background; current appointment terms are not stated.
Selected speaking topics
- Cross-border trade disputes and risk prevention.
- Joint venture shareholding arrangements and investment risks in mainland China.
- Inheritance and succession planning for assets in mainland China.
- Disposal of shareholdings, land-use rights and factory assets.
- Banking compliance, cross-border financing and foreign exchange.
- Cross-border RMB business, credit compliance and anti-money laundering.
Research and writing interests
Private equity fund management, fund exit mechanisms and distributions, fund agreement termination, and investment from mainland China into Taiwan.
MEDIA & PUBLIC COMMENTARY / 媒體採訪
A Taiwan perspective
on legal practice in China.
Television interview excerpts supplied by Michael Lin. Chinese-language programme.
Sharing experience across legal environments
In an interview with Taiwanese television media, Michael discussed his experience of obtaining a mainland Chinese lawyer’s practising licence and working in mainland China. The conversation also covered the judicial environment and practical legal considerations for Taiwanese businesses operating there.
The business discussion addressed shareholding structures, intellectual property, employment arrangements and tax-related legal considerations. These subjects connect with the investment and business-risk questions international clients may also encounter, while the interview itself was directed at a Taiwanese audience.
接受台灣電視媒體採訪，分享台灣人取得中國律師執照及在中國大陸執業的經驗，介紹司法環境，並就股權架構、智慧財產權、勞動用工及稅務等議題，提供台商經商的法律思考方向。
Historical interview record. On-screen wording reflects the programme at the time and is not a statement of current law or judicial conditions. Interview participation does not imply endorsement by the broadcaster.
COMMUNITY & SERVICE / 公益服務
Roots in Taiwan.
Connections through service.
Alongside his legal practice in Shanghai, Michael participates in the Rotary Club of Taichung East in Taiwan. Community service and international youth exchange form part of his life beyond legal practice.
在上海執業之外，Michael 亦參與台中東區扶輪社，投入社會服務與國際青少年交換，持續連結台灣與國際社群。
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