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  • Will WANG

    Equity Partner / Shanghai

  • Tel +86-21-60613662

    Email willwang@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Litigation & Arbitration, IP Licensing & Enforcement, Antitrust & Competition

  • Industries

    Telecom & Information, Intelligence Technology & Application, Media, Sports & Entertainment, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

CV

Will WANG

Mr. Wang brings experience as both a judge and a lawyer to his dispute resolution practice, with more than ten years of experience in the field. Since joining Zhong Lun, he has represented multinational corporations, large domestic enterprises, financial institutions, and public institutions in litigation and arbitration proceedings in China. His clients include the National Development Bank, Bank of China, Hongkong Wing Lung Bank, Shanghai Railway Bureau, Zhangjiang Group, Fosun Group, Volvo, Wabtec, Ronbay Technology, Tencent, Sogou, Qihoo 360, Abbott, Qualcomm, Budweiser, Huntsman, SolarCity, iKang Healthcare, Golden Jaguar, Teva Pharmaceutical, and Jinxing Dance Theatre.

Mr. Wang has handled numerous civil and commercial disputes before courts throughout China, including the Supreme People's Court, and before various arbitration institutions. He is particularly experienced in significant and complex cases involving intricate facts and legal relationships. Several of his cases have been selected as model cases by courts at various levels. Combining his litigation and arbitration experience with commercial insight, he provides forward-looking, practical solutions aligned with clients' business objectives and has earned their recognition for his work.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in a breach of contract lawsuit against its Chinese joint venture partner arising from an equity transfer dispute involving more than RMB 200 million, obtaining a favorable judgment in a factually complex case with significant social impact

  • Represented a leading Chinese railway enterprise in defending a breach of contract claim brought by a land tenant involving RMB 500 million, obtaining a favorable judgment

  • Represented a national policy bank in a debt recovery action involving nearly RMB 200 million, securing preservation of the defendant's assets sufficient to cover the full claim and obtaining full repayment before the conclusion of the defendant's bankruptcy proceedings

  • Represented a Hong Kong bank in a debt recovery action involving more than RMB 400 million, securing preservation of nearly all of the defendant's assets at the first opportunity and obtaining judgments upholding all claims at first and second instance

  • Represented a leading new energy company in defending a breach of contract lawsuit arising from its acquisition of a photovoltaic power station, obtaining a favorable judgment on appeal after an adverse first-instance judgment and reducing the client's losses by nearly 70%

  • Represented a leading investment company in a breach of contract lawsuit against the actual controller of a listed company, obtaining a favorable result in a case involving the temporal application of the Minutes of the National Court Work Conference for Civil and Commercial Trials and the validity of a minimum profit guarantee

  • Represented a European luxury eyewear company in a series of contract disputes against more than 20 distributors, with courts at first and second instance upholding nearly all of the client's claims

  • Represented an internationally recognized software company in arbitration initiated by a major Chinese beverage company concerning a software license agreement, securing a satisfactory settlement despite unfavorable evidence

  • Represented a leading Chinese chip manufacturer in a lawsuit seeking termination of a contract with a technology development partner, obtaining a judgment upholding the claim

  • Represented a leading Chinese pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing company in a series of contract termination lawsuits against a business partner, securing a settlement on the client's proposed terms and achieving all of its objectives

  • Represented a leading Chinese railway enterprise in a claim against a tenant for overdue occupancy fees, with courts at first and second instance upholding all of the client's claims

  • Represented the former China general agent of a fashion brand in arbitration initiated by the brand owner concerning a license agreement, resulting in the withdrawal of the case

  • Represented a pharmacy chain in loan and guarantee disputes, obtaining a reversal on appeal after adverse judgments at first instance and following remand

  • Represented a leading Taiwanese catering company in a dispute concerning an alleged breach of a lease agreement, successfully minimizing the client's losses

  • Represented a real estate company in a debt recovery action against a company on the verge of bankruptcy, expediting asset preservation and litigation to secure payment before other creditors

  • Represented an internationally renowned tennis player in defending a breach of contract lawsuit brought by a management company, successfully obtaining a retrial after an adverse first-instance judgment and ultimately securing a favorable result

  • Represented a leading listed healthcare company in a construction contract dispute with a contractor, obtaining a favorable result on appeal after an adverse first-instance judgment

  • Represented a leading investment company and other clients in resolving multiple disputes with a counterparty through pre-litigation negotiations, achieving the clients' objectives

  • Represented a Fortune 500 chemical company in a patent infringement dispute against a competitor, investigating and calculating the alleged infringer's profits and filing a claim for RMB 231 million, ultimately achieving a favorable result

  • Represented a leading pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing company in defending a trade secret infringement lawsuit concerning the development and ownership of technology for a Chinese radionuclide drug, defeating all of the claimant's claims and protecting a product generating hundreds of millions of RMB in annual sales

  • Represented the former China general agent of a fashion brand in trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuits brought by competitors in Chongqing, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou, involving claims totaling more than RMB 150 million; the courts dismissed nearly all of the opposing parties' claims

  • Represented a leading Chinese nano-waterproofing technology company in multiple patent infringement disputes brought by a multinational company, invalidating some of the asserted patents in full and successfully defending against the remaining infringement claims

  • Represented a leading Chinese lithium battery cathode materials company in multiple patent infringement disputes brought by European competitors involving claims totaling hundreds of millions of RMB, using experimental evidence to establish that the client's products did not infringe the asserted patents

  • Represented a leading Chinese online map provider in defending copyright infringement and unfair competition claims brought by a Beijing surveying and mapping company, involving hundreds of millions of RMB, and achieved the client's objectives

  • Represented a European ultrasonic welding equipment manufacturer in patent infringement actions against several Chinese component manufacturers, assisting with evidence collection, including notarized evidence collection at the alleged infringers' premises, and securing cessation of infringement and compensation

  • Represented a leading Chinese mobile game company on appeal in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case brought by a leading Chinese online literature platform, securing a reversal of an adverse first-instance judgment

  • Represented a leading European consumer goods company and a leading Chinese packaged drinking water company in trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuits in China, obtaining favorable judgments and judicial recognition of the relevant trademarks as well-known trademarks

  • Represented a leading Chinese game company in defending two copyright infringement disputes brought by a leading Chinese cultural company involving claims totaling more than RMB 40 million, reducing the client's losses beyond expectations and achieving its objectives

Honors and Awards

For Deal

The copyright infringement disputes between Shanghai Xuanting Entertainment Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Chengdu Jiqian Technology Co., Ltd. - Top 10 Intellectual Property Cases of Chinese Courts and Top 10 Guiding Cases of Intellectual Property Judicial Protection of Jiangsu Courts, 2020

The trademark infringement disputes and unfair competition disputes of Anglo Franchise Limited. v. Baoai Trading (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Quanran Garments Co., Ltd. - Top 10 Guiding Intellectual Property Cases in Shenzhen and Innovative Case of Judicial Protection, 2020

The trademark infringement of "滴露" and "Dettol" - Top 10 Guiding Cases of Intellectual Property in Shanghai, 2018

Memberships & Affiliations

Adjunct professor, East China University of Politics and Law

Member, All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., East China University of Politics and Law
    Bachelor’s in Applied Meteorology, PLA University of Science and Technology

  • Professional Experience

    Equity Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Jan. 2016 to present
    Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Mar. 2014 – Jan. 2016
    Secondee, Patent Re-examination Board, State Intellectual Property Office of China, 2013
    Assistant Engineer, Chinese Air Force (in Shenyang MRAFs), Jan. 2000 – Oct. 2006

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English