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Alexander Wang specializes in antitrust/competition law (especially the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property), government affairs and regulatory matters.
Mr. Wang is experienced in advising clients in a broad array of regulatory matters in connection with antitrust/competition, trade, and national security laws. A former official with the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Anti-Monopoly Commission of China’s State Council, Mr. Wang has a deep and unique understanding of the way Chinese government mechanisms operate, and maintained sound working relationships with major Chinese regulatory authorities.
Litigation
- Represented clients in a number of Intellectual Property Rights related Section 337 litigation and trade secret misappropriation cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
- Represented a leading international petrochemical company in successfully resolving a potential antitrust litigation.
Investigations
- Represented a multinational maritime shipping company in responding to a cartel investigation by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), with the NDRC finding the company not liable.
- Represented multinational automobile companies in their internal antitrust investigations.
- Represented one leading multinational technology company and one multinational manufacturing company in responding to antitrust investigations by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC).
Merger Control
- Represented a world leading pharmaceutical company on its Chinese merger filing with MOFCOM and obtained unconditional antitrust clearance in connection with its complex 20 billion-dollar three-part deal with another industry leader.
- Represented Schlumberger Limited and Cameron Corporation on the Chinese merger filing with MOFCOM and obtained unconditional antitrust clearance in connection with Schlumberger’s $14.8 billion acquisition of Cameron.
- Advised several multinational companies in investigations by MOFCOM for their alleged failures to notify a merger or alleged violations of commitments in merger remedies.
National Security Review
- Represented a multinational resources company on its national security filing with the NDRC and MOFCOM, in connection with its strategic investment in a Chinese state-owned group, and successfully obtained national security clearance.
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law
Previous Experience
- Mr. Wang previously served as an official of the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of MOFCOM and the Office of Anti-Monopoly Commission of China, where he participated in handling cases, making rules, and shaping policies in connection with China’s antitrust review of M&As and national security review of foreign investments. He also coordinated the antitrust law enforcement and competition policy making among the State Council and sixteen member ministries of the Anti-Monopoly Commission, including the NDRC, SAIC, MIIT, etc.
June 22, 2020, Covington Alert
On June 10, 2020, the PRC Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) issued its proposed Interpretation on Certain Issues in Applications of Law in Adjudicating Civil Trade Secret Cases (Draft for Public Comments) (hereinafter the “Draft” or “Draft Judicial Interpretation”) . The Draft includes significant developments in China’s trade secret law following the Economic and ...
April 25, 2019, Covington Alert
On April 23, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China passed a bill amending China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL”). Changes made by the amendment bill took effect on the same day. Further to the last amendment to the AUCL in 2017, the newly introduced burden-of-proof shifting and punitive damages rules will significantly ...
November 27, 2018, Covington Alert
On October 26, 2018, the Standing Committee of the People’s National Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) passed Decisions on Several Procedural Issues Relating to Patent and Other Intellectual Property Cases (the Appellate Rules), which will give the Supreme Court jurisdiction over patent and other complex technical IP cases (the Designated Subject ...
March 15, 2018, Covington Alert
China has continued to develop its adjudicatory framework for intellectual property disputes with the establishment of three Intellectual Property Tribunals (“IP Tribunals”) this month. This reform began with the establishment of three specialized IP Courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou at the end of 2014, and has been furthered with the establishment of ...
2016, WIPO Survey Series, Chinese Edition, China Law Press
2015, Chinese Edition, China Law Press
July 2014, Caixin.com
December 2012, International Antitrust Bulletin