Wang, Peter J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Peter Wang handles complex disputes and antitrust matters in China, the United States, and worldwide. He leads Jones Day's antitrust practice in China and is Partner-in-Charge of the Shanghai Office. Peter has extensive knowledge in China and U.S. antitrust matters. He has handled significant U.S. and Chinese government antitrust investigations of proposed mergers and acquisitions, including GM's acquisition of Delphi's global steering business, Alcatel's merger with Lucent, America Online's merger with Time Warner, and Procter & Gamble's acquisition of Clairol. He also has been involved in many nonmerger investigations and antitrust litigation.

Peter also represents clients inside and outside of China in complex commercial disputes and patent, trade secret, and other technology and intellectual property matters. He helped lead Nokia's defense in China against several patent infringement lawsuits brought by Qualcomm. He has represented Chinese, U.S., and other clients in U.S. litigation, including First American v. Zayed (RICO and related criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations and litigation), Hong Yi Construction v. Thomson Consumer Electronics (contract and RICO action), Sinochem International v. MISC (U.S. Supreme Court litigation re forum non conveniens), and AlliedSignal v. BFGoodrich (antitrust challenge to proposed acquisition).

Areas of Practice

• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Trial Practice
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Intellectual Property
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Antitrust Intellectual Property
• Antitrust Litigation
• Antitrust Mergers/Joint Ventures
• General Antitrust Counseling
• Product Response Team
• ITC Section 337
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation

Representative Cases

• Alcatel and Lucent merger receives competition law clearance in China
• AOL secures antitrust clearance for merger with Time Warner
• Bridgestone sells 100% of the shares of Bridgestone’s Italian and Chinese steel cord manufacturing subsidiaries to Belgian-based NV Bekaert SA , (2010)
• Daiichi Sankyo acquires generic-drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4.6 billion
• GM obtains antitrust clearance for acquisition of Delphi's steering business and four U.S.-based components operations and for GM's investment in Delphi Corporation
• Indian tribes win interlocutory appeal before Alaska Supreme Court in case involving adoption violations , (2009)
• Nokia battles patent infringement suits in China , (2009)
• Procter & Gamble secures regulatory approvals worldwide for Gillette acquisition
• Procter & Gamble's acquisition of Clairol receives DOJ clearance
• SAP wins antitrust approvals worldwide for acquisition of Business Objects
• Sinochem prevails in U.S. Supreme Court in dispute involving jurisdictional rules that apply in U.S. federal courts
• Thomson Consumer Electronics obtains dismissal of fraud case brought by purchaser of Taiwan manufacturing facility

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Copyrights, Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, International Intellectual Property, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patents, RICO Act, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California
• District of Columbia

Education

• Princeton University
• U of California - Berkeley

Published Works

• Antitrust Alert: China Plans National Security Review of Foreign Investments, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: Second Chinese "Dominance" Decision Issued Under the China Anti-Monopoly Law, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: New Chinese Court Developments Provide Insights into Anti-Monopoly Law, 2009
• Proposed new rules promote anti-monopoly enforcement, China Daily, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Chinese Antitrust Authority Publishes New Procedural Rules for Non-merger Investigations, 2009
• Merger Control in China, The Asia Pacific Antitrust Review, a Global Competition Review special report. (For more information, please visit www.GlobalCompetitionReview.com), 2009
• Recent Developments in the United States, EU and Asia at the Intersection of Antitrust and Patent Law, GCP Magazine, www.globalcompetitionpolicy.org, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: MOFCOM Requires Capacity Divesture for Mitsubishi Rayon to Acquire Lucite International, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Acquisitions in Australia by Chinese State Owned Enterprises – The ACCC Presumes Common Control, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Coca-Cola / Huiyuan Deal is First Acquisition Blocked by China Antitrust Review, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: PRC Courts Beginning to Establish Procedural Framework for Anti-Monopoly Litigation, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Korea Fair Trade Commission Announces Focus on Perceived Antitrust Abuses of Intellectual Property by IT and Pharmaceutical Companies, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Korea Considers Antitrust Exemptions for Certain Cartels to Assist Economic Recovery, 2009
• China's Antitrust Agency Provides Insights into the Merger Review Process Under the New Anti-Monopoly Law, 2008
• The China Anti-Monopoly Law Becomes Effective, 2008
• New Merger Notification Thresholds Under the AML Published, 2008
• Filing Antitrust Suits in Chinese Court, 2008
• Structure and Responsibilities of Enforcement Agencies Under China Anti-Monopoly Law Clarified, 2008
• A new dawn for China?, IP Review, 2008
• Chinese Merger Control, The Asia Pacific Antitrust Review, a Global Competition Review special report. (For more information, please visit www.GlobalCompetitionReview.com.), 2008
• New Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law, 2007
• What Multinational Companies Need to Know About Patent Invalidation and Patent Litigation in China, 2007
• China's Antitrust Regime: A New Statute Announces The Country's Increasing Importance In The Global Economy, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, 2007
• Chinese Merger Control, The Asia Pacific Antitrust Review, a Global Competition Review special report. (For more information, please visit www.GlobalCompetitionReview.com.), 2007
• How to litigate patents in China, China IP Focus 2007, 2007
• Forum shopping comes to China, China IP Focus 2006, Managing Intellectual Property, 2006
• Chinese Merger Control, The Asia Pacific Antitrust & Trade Review, a Global Competition Review special report. (For more information, please visit www.GlobalCompetitionReview.com.), 2006
• Patent Litigation in Chinese Courts, 2006
• The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2006, published and reproduced with permission of Global Legal Group Ltd, London, 2006
• China, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: international Arbitration 2005, Global Legal Group Ltd, London, 2005
• Chinese Merger Control, The Asia Pacific Antitrust & Trade Review, a Global Competition Review special report. (For more information, please visit www.GlobalCompetitionReview.com.), 2005
• Chinese Merger Control, The Asia Pacific Antitrust & Trade Review, a Global Competition Review special report. (For more information, please visit www.GlobalCompetitionReview.com.), 2004
• Arbitration in China, 2004

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