Chi Wang
Chi Wang
Partner · Jincheng Tongda & Neal · Hangzhou
Overview
Chi Wang advises on investment into China, corporate establishment, M&A, debt resolution and commercial disputes. His clients include multinational businesses, foreign-invested companies, large state-owned enterprises and state-owned asset management companies.
His published experience spans acquisitions and restructurings, antitrust investigations, corporate compliance, distressed asset matters and litigation. Before joining JT&N’s Hangzhou office in October 2018, he worked at another Chinese law firm and at Honda Motor.
Representative matters
Mergers & acquisitions
- Provided legal opinions and transaction support for a major asset restructuring in which a state-owned listed new-energy company acquired environmental assets through a share issuance.
- Participated in a government-led rescue of a private enterprise in Zhejiang and assisted a state-controlled platform in acquiring the enterprise’s listed subsidiary.
- Advised a Zhejiang listed company on the acquisition of a portfolio of campus hot-water service assets.
- Represented the shareholder of a Japanese logistics business in the sale of its equity interest to its Chinese partner.
Corporate compliance & competition
- Represented a shipping company in a Chinese antitrust investigation concerning an alleged horizontal monopoly agreement.
- Represented a manufacturing company in a Chinese antitrust investigation concerning alleged abuse of market dominance.
- Advised a software company on internal compliance matters and delivered compliance training for a software company’s Chinese subsidiary.
- Advised businesses on compliance with advertising and competition law.
- Provided legal training for a large local state-owned enterprise.
Foreign investment
- Represented an overseas trading business investing in a cold-chain logistics company owned by a Chinese state-owned dairy group.
- Represented an overseas copper producer in an equity transfer involving its Shanghai joint venture.
- Represented an overseas healthcare institution in its acquisition of a privately owned Beijing hospital.
- Represented an overseas food and pharmaceutical business in a negotiated transfer of A-shares in a Chinese listed company.
- Represented an overseas electrical components manufacturer in the sale of an interest in a Chinese joint venture.
- Represented an overseas trading business investing, through a capital increase, in a mixed-ownership reform of a subsidiary of a centrally administered state-owned enterprise.
- Represented an overseas trading business in equity transfers involving several Chinese joint-venture vehicle dealerships.
- Represented an overseas electrical products manufacturer in the liquidation of its Chinese subsidiary.
- Represented an overseas dyeing and printing business in a sale of its Chinese subsidiary’s land and buildings structured as an equity transfer.
Litigation, arbitration & debt resolution
- Represented a state-owned distressed asset institution in a substantial financial lending dispute and in non-performing asset matters.
- Assisted a local government financial holding company with a rescue of a large Zhejiang private enterprise and the resolution of multiple creditor claims.
- Represented businesses in consumer disputes and related corporate crisis matters.
- Represented a company in a reputation infringement dispute with an agent.
- Represented trading and manufacturing businesses in contract disputes.
- Represented a shipping company in multiple contracts for the carriage of goods by sea.
- Represented a trading company in a complex premises lease dispute involving relocation.
- Represented an electric motor manufacturer in a trade secret infringement case.
- Represented trading businesses in civil enforcement proceedings.
- Represented a food delivery platform in employment disputes.
Background
Professional experience
- October 2018 onwards
JT&N · Hangzhou
Joined the Hangzhou office of Jincheng Tongda & Neal.
- February 2014 – September 2018
A Chinese law firm
The firm’s name is not disclosed in his published biography.
- April 2010 – July 2012
Honda Motor
Worked at Honda Motor.
Education
- University of Tokyo
- Bachelor’s and master’s degrees