Culture, Sports and Broader Entertainment
Served the slate financing deal valued at 1.5 billion USD between Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co., Ltd. and Lionsgate Pictures
Acted as specialist legal consultant for SSC Napoli in IP cooperation in China
Acted as specialist legal consultant for the China tour of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s installation art work Giant Rubber Duck
Provided specialist legal consultancy for Sino-foreign joint productions of The Legend of the Demon Cat (directed by Chen Kaige), The Great Wall (directed by Zhang Yimou), The Twelve Chinese Zodiacs (directed and starring byJackie Chan); The Kings of Kung Fu (Rob Minkoff, director of The Lion King)
Provided legal consultancy for importing and promoting the Hollywood production Now You See Me, the Japanese movie Shoplifters, the Lebanese movie Capernaum and the Indian film Dangal Wrestling Competition
Provided specialist legal consultancy for China-invested Hollywood films including La La Land, Hacksaw Ridge, The Meg, Cloud Atlas and Transformers V;
Served film remakes of international classics such as the Japanese movie Love Letter and French movie La Boum
Acted for importing the copyright to and localization of A Comedy of Sadness for Beijing People’s Art Theatre
Served the North American tour of classic plays of the Beijing People’s Art Theatre, such as The Teahouse and Li Bai
Provided legal consultancy for remaking and adapting the classic movie Twelve Angry Men as a drama
Provided specialist legal consultancy for the trademark and copyright protection of well-known Chinese media companies in North America
Consulted for the licensing and development of NFT’s of well-known Chinese media IP and art works in the US
Served the international promotion of Hollywood FOX movies
Served the film adaptation of the South Korean novel Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982
Served the China tour of Israel’s Gesher Theatre
Served an overseas music collaboration for a well-known artist
Served the trademark protection for a well-known Japanese music band
Led the global distribution compliance project of a heavy SLG game with an emphasis on Europe and the Americas, involving IP compliance for its content, legal compliance for the game content’s localization, and reviews on its user data compliance, user agreement and privacy policy
Artist Management
Drafting and reviewing contracts related to movie production and performances for the Taiwanese author Chiung Yao, Taiwanese producer Hsu Li-kong, Hong Kong directors Wong Kar-wai, Wong Jing, Stanly KWAN, Tony Chan as well as top actors working with them
Represented top-tier Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists as well as film, TV and entertainment companies in handling legal affairs related to the production of variety programs, business endorsement, film and TV drama investment and production and concert performance in Mainland China
Provided contract negotiation and review services on behalf of Hollywood actors appearing in films in China
Provided legal consultancy for Hollywood top directors in directing films in China
Provided legal consultancy for Canadian and South Korean artists in their management and performance on variety shows in China
Provided legal consultancy for world top artist agency WME/IMG
Provided legal consultancy for CJ Entertainment Group of Korea in artist management in China
Investment and M&A
Represented Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co., Ltd. in its slate financing deal with Lionsgate Pictures (involving 50 movies and valued at 1.5 billion USD)
Provided specialist legal consultancy for Korea’s SK Holdings entry into the cultural industry in China, as well as its investment and M & A
Provided legal consultancy for the investment and acquisition of Chinese cinemas by Korea’s CJ Group
Acted for Ruiqun Co., Ltd. (“Daling Family”, community e-commerce platform) in accepting overseas USD fund investment from IDG and Suning. We also participated in deal negotiations, the drafting and revision of documents related to the deal, issued domestic legal opinions and assisted in completing the deal
The red-chip listing project in Hong Kong for an outdoor media advertising company (under restructuring): issued due diligence report, restructuring memorandum and legal opinions in this respect, built a structure for the company’s red-chip listing and assisted in its rectification of relevant legal issues
The overseas structuring and reorganization of Tongguan Gold Group Co., Ltd.: issued a memorandum and legal opinion in this respect, and assisting domestic companies in ODI filings and registration with the relevant commission of commerce
Dispute Resolution
Provided legal counsel for copyright, trademark and unfair competition disputes arising from the introduction of the copyright model of the Hollywood variety show, Muse Dress
Acted for the Hong Kong director Stanly KWAN in disputes over movie director contract and long-term cooperation agreement with investment institution in Mainland China
Representing Taiwanese author Chiung Yao in a case against YU Zheng, where it is alleged that Palace 3: The Lost Daughter infringed the copyright of Plum Blossom Scar
Acted for Taiwan Zoom Hunt International Productions Co., Ltd. in a contractual dispute filed on the Mainland over the TV series Nurhachi
Appeared as an expert witness in an artist agent agreement dispute case between a famous Hong Kong artist and her former agency in the High Court of Hong Kong
Acted for an internationally-renowned anime figure in a dispute over copyright licensing and and commercialization
Participated in the Chinese government’s response to the US’ cultural industry dispute filed with the WTO as an expert lawyer, in particular providing specialist legal support for China’s Ministry of Culture
Conducted legal reasoning and consultation on potential copyright infringement cases over the work Murder on the Orient Express by British author Agatha Christie
Provided legal consultation on the Chinese remake and its relevant copyright infringement of the South Korean comic God of the Bath
Academic Attainment
Entrusted by the Korean Film Council to write the Guidelines on Investing in the Chinese Film Market (published in Korean)
Participated in compiling the Handbook on Overseas IPR Protection for Chinese Enterprises, penning the parts on IPR Protection in the United States: System and Characteristics, Confirming IPR in the US for Chinese Enterprises and IPR Protection for Chinese Enterprises in the US: Strategy and Skills
Professional Activities
Chairman, Copyright Committee of the China branch to AIPPI (the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) (Allen Wang)
Chairman, China Copyright Licensing Commission, Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) (Allen Wang)
Member of the Copyright Working Group, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (Joseph Li);
Served as a member of the foreign lawyer talent pool, Beijing Bar Association (Jane Liu)
Co-chairman, Cathay International Entertainment Service Platform (Allen Wang)
Certified Personal Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer of the European Union (Allen Wang)
Officially invited guest speaker by the American Film Markert (AFM), Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival and Pusan International Film Festival (Allen Wang)
Judge of the finals of The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition of The University of Oxford (Allen Wang)
Officially invited guest speaker in English at the Annual Global Conference of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), China Annual Intellectual Property Conference, the Intellectual Property Conference in Dubai, the Korea Media Summit and the Licensing Executive Society International (LESI) Japan Summit (Allen Wang)