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Zhang Yang

Senior Partner, Wang Jing & GH Law Firm

Head of Corporate and Commercial Practice

Since commencing practice, Zhang Yang has provided legal counsel and specialized legal services to over a hundred enterprises. Representative clients include Southern Media Group, Guangdong Radio and Television Station, China Southern Airlines, Times Property, GLC Architects (USA), Meiji Co., Ltd. (Japan), Yilin Food Corporation (Taiwan, China), Hong Kong Lou Shang Group, and Hong Kong Tsui Wah Group.

Selected for:

LexisNexis “40 Under 40” Greater China List

China Business Law Journal “The A-List Legal Elite 2024-25 - Rising Stars”

LegalOne 45 under 45 - Counsel for Prominent Clients

Practice Areas

Corporate Law, Labor and Employment, Contract Conclusion and Performance, Corporate Counsel Services

Related achievements

Provided legal counsel, specialized legal services, and litigation representation in China for Japanese enterprises including Meiji Co., Ltd., ZEON Corporation, NISSHA (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., NITTAN Valve Co., Ltd., JNC Corporation, TSUCHIYA Corporation, and TAIHEIYO KOGYO CO., LTD.

Provided legal counsel, specialized legal services, and litigation representation in China for enterprises from the US, UK, Germany, Singapore, etc., including GLC Architects, KAMET Precision Machinery, Charles Taylor Adjusting, Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems, ST Aerospace (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., and Qiyi Jewelry Branch 56.

Provided legal counsel, specialized legal services, and litigation representation in Mainland China for Hong Kong and Taiwan enterprises including Hong Kong Lou Shang Group, Hong Kong Tsui Wah Group, Hong Kong Tao Heung Group, Beixuan Catering (Taiwan, China), and Yilin Food Corporation (Taiwan, China).

Provided specialized legal counsel services to China Southern Airlines, representing the company in labor and employment disputes and passenger-related litigation.

Provided legal counsel and specialized legal services to institutes under the Guangdong Academy of Sciences and its affiliated enterprises. Advised on daily management, transformation of scientific and technological achievements, external equity holdings and cooperation, shareholder exits, and represented them in litigation.

Participated in the GAC Aion Thailand factory establishment project, providing legal advice on technology export and personnel secondment matters.

Provided legal counsel and specialized legal services to private high-tech enterprises such as Telong Health, Tianjian Software, Zeli Pharmaceutical, and Dick Medical Devices, as well as innovation parks like the Guangzhou High-tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship Service Center, and represented them in litigation.

Served as legal counsel for public organizations, social organizations, and state-owned enterprises/institutions including the Guangzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Guangdong Intellectual Property Association, and Guangzhou Public Transport Group.

Professional Appointments

Deputy Director, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area & Free Trade Zone Legal Professional Committee, Guangzhou Lawyers Association

Deputy Head, Guangdong-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cooperation Expert Group, Guangzhou Lawyers Association

Member, Corporate Law Professional Committee, Guangdong Lawyers Association

Guangzhou's First Group of Leading Foreign-related Lawyers

Guangdong Provincial Pioneer Foreign-related Lawyer

Expert, Mediation Expert Pool, Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Justice

People's Supervisor, Guangzhou Municipal People's Procuratorate

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Guangzhou Real Estate Agency Association

Director of the Human Resources Industry Committee & Second-Term Think Tank Expert, Guangzhou Taxpayers Association

Publications & Research

The Complete Legal Guide to Labor and Employment, China Legal Publishing House, 2013.

Common Legal Issues and Risk Prevention for Enterprises: The Manager's Legal Advisor, China Legal Publishing House, 2014; Revised 2nd Ed., China Legal Publishing House, 2017; Revised 3rd Ed., China Legal Publishing House, 2019; 4th Ed., China Legal Publishing House, 2022.

*Marriage Law: Offense and Defense - 60 Secrets Lawyers Reveal About Divorce Disputes*, China Legal Publishing House, 2017.

Effective HR Solutions: Legal Risk Prevention and Evidence Guidance, China Legal Publishing House, 2019.

Practical Q&A on Legal Knowledge for Adolescents (National "Eighth Five-Year" Legal Education Series), China Legal Publishing House, 2021.

Corporate Law for Shareholders, China Legal Publishing House, 2024.

Honors & Awards

Guangzhou Lawyers Association Academic Excellence Award (First Prize): 2016, 2017, 2019 (two awards), 2021

Guangzhou Lawyers Association Outstanding Committee Member Award: 2017 (Professional Committee & Special Committee), 2021 (Professional Committee)

Guangzhou Lawyers Association Social Responsibility Contribution Award: 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023

Guangzhou Lawyers Association Professional Achievement Award (Second Prize): 2022, 2023

Guangzhou Lawyers Association Legal Service Product Awards:

Second Prize (2021): SOE Mixed-Ownership Reform & Institutional Transformation Specialized Legal Service

Third Prize (2021): *60-Day Enhancement Plan for HR Management in SMEs*, Optimized Labor Contract and Form Templates Post-Civil Code Implementation Package, Workforce Reduction and Efficiency Improvement Specialized Legal Service

Excellence Award (2021): Equity Incentive Specialized Legal Service

Special Excellence Award (2022): Specialized Legal Service for Hong Kong & Macao Youth Starting Businesses in the Greater Bay Area (Mainland China), Specialized Legal Service for Cross-Border Inheritance between Mainland and Hong Kong Residents

Recommended Product Award (2022): Specialized Legal Service for Labor Management in Japanese Enterprises

Outstanding Entrepreneurship Mentor, Guangzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone