Jerry Wang Counsel
Regulatory and Compliance | PE/VC, M&A
021-52533500-3417 zhefeng.wang@meritsandtree.com Shanghai

The main practice areas of Jerry Wang include: (1) regulatory and compliance; and (2) PE/VC, M&A.In data compliance, Jerry has for years led data compliance framework build-out and annual maintenance projects for global multinationals and leading Chinese companies. As his practice has deepened, he has extended data compliance to cross-border M&A, regulatory investigations, dispute resolution, and asset transactions, providing clients with integrated, cross-disciplinary solutions. He has also been closely involved in developing data product compliance assessment frameworks for several regional data exchanges in China.

 

In M&A, Jerry has led cross-border transactions across the full lifecycle - from structuring and due diligence to document negotiation, closing, and post-closing compliance. He also serves as ongoing counsel to multinationals operating in China and has led multiple anti-corruption and anti-fraud internal investigations, giving him a comprehensive understanding of the compliance risks companies face in their operations.

 

Prior to joining Merits & Tree Law Offices, Jerry practiced at King & Wood Mallesons and Eversheds Sutherland's Shanghai Representative Office, and earlier at Global Law Office and a European consulting firm.

Achievements
Data Compliance & Cybersecurity
  • Advised a leading German premium automaker on the annual design, update, and optimization of its personal information protection framework
  • Advised a German commercial vehicle manufacturer on the annual build-out of personal information protection and important data compliance systems
  • Advised a leading British premium automaker on end-to-end personal information protection and important data compliance
  • Advised a leading Chinese construction machinery enterprise on the comprehensive build-out of its data compliance system
  • Advised a German autonomous driving technology supplier on automotive data compliance
  • Advised a Sino-foreign joint venture new energy auto components company on personal information protection, cross-border data transfers, and automotive data compliance
  • Advised a Swedish automotive safety systems supplier on automotive data processing and cross-border transfer compliance in connection with HD mapping surveying
  • Advised a German automotive components company on smart cockpit data compliance
  • Advised a French automotive components supplier on personal information cross-border transfer compliance
  • Advised a Chinese new energy company on personal information and automotive data compliance advice and provided targeted training
  • Advised a Chinese vehicle monitoring equipment company on personal information and important data compliance
  • Advised a Chinese autonomous driving start-up on data ownership and data exchange compliance
  • Advised a U.S. audio and electronics systems company on personal information cross-border transfers, comprehensive data compliance assessment, and system optimization
  • Advised a German refractory materials company on comprehensive data compliance assessment and system optimization
  • Advised a leading global consulting firm on automotive project data compliance
  • Advised a Brazilian food company on personal information cross-border transfers, comprehensive data compliance assessment, and system optimization
  • Advised a Chinese internet cross-border B2B platform on personal information storage, security incident response, and data export compliance 
  • Advised a Chinese fintech company on personal information processing in connection with a financial institution integrity investigation
  • Advised a U.S. social media company on employee personal information processing compliance
  • Advised a U.S. telecom operator on cybersecurity multi-level protection scheme (MLPS) compliance
  • Advised a U.S. action camera brand on personal information protection
  • Advised a Chinese optical communications company on multi-jurisdictional data compliance across the U.S., Thailand, and Singapore
  • Advised a UK water technology company on important data processing compliance
  • Advised a UK consumer electronics brand on consumer and employee personal information processing
  • Advised a French luxury group on consumer personal information processing and e-commerce data compliance across its brands
  • Advised a U.S. specialty chemicals company on personal information protection and cross-border transfer compliance
  • Advised a UK beauty brand on consumer personal information processing and e-commerce data compliance
  • Advised a Japanese cosmetics company on personal information protection advice and targeted training
  • Advised a Swedish medical supplies company on product users' and employees' personal information protection
  • Advised a leading Chinese car rental company on personal information protection
  • Advised an international aviation industry association on passenger personal information processing
  • Advised a Japanese automotive finance services company on personal financial information protection
  • Advised a UK multinational bank on personal financial information protection
  • Advised an international classification society and certification body on cybersecurity and personal information protection
  • Advised a U.S. sports analytics company on personal information protection
  • Advised a Premier League football club on cybersecurity
  • Supported two large Chinese engineering companies with data compliance in connection with a World Bank audit investigation
  • Advised several UK universities on cross-border network system usage and personal information processing
M&A
  • Advised a Bulgarian pharmaceutical group on its acquisition of a stake in a Chinese biopharmaceutical company
  • Advised a Hong Kong dairy group on the divestiture and sale of its PRC milk factories and pasture assets
  • Advised a German automotive components group on the partial equity transfer of its PRC subsidiary
  • Advised a U.S. manufacturing company on the full-process liquidation of its PRC factory
  • Advised a Chinese e-commerce service provider on its acquisition of a U.S. apparel brand's China business
  • Provided PRC law advice on the global business/asset carve-out of a U.S. imaging company
  • Advised a UK pharmacy retail company on its acquisition of equity in a Chinese pharmaceutical group subsidiary
  • Advised a German logistics company on its acquisition of equity in a Chinese pharmaceutical logistics company
  • Advised a Dutch fashion apparel brand on its buyback of another well-known apparel company's business
  • Advised a U.S. outdoor equipment company on the full process of establishing its investment in China
  • Advised a UK industrial products company on establishing a joint venture with a Chinese enterprise
Education

LL.M., University of Bristol, UK 

Admissions

PRC Bar

Language
Chinese  English

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