Jun (Allen) Wang

Practice Areas

Media and Entertainment, Intellectual Property, AIGC, International Dispute Arbitration

Professional Memberships

Chief Partner, Beijing TA Law Firm

Senior Talent Agent and Talent Manager

Chairman, Copyright Licensing Committee of LES China

Chairman, Copyright Committee of AIPPI China

Arbitrator, ICDR of American Arbitration Association

Expert Member, Beijing Entertainment Law Association

Expert Member, Beijing Intellectual Property Law Association

Personal

An experienced attorney, legal counsel, and senior talent agent with 15 years of expertise in TMT, intellectual property, and entertainment law. Proficient in copyright, film production and distribution, talent agency representation, AIGC, gaming, music, creative arts, and trademark law. Author of published works on legal practice and leading attorney of landmark cases in copyright and the entertainment industry. Consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in the Chambers Greater China Region Guide for 13 consecutive years since 2013 and recognized with prestigious accolades such as "ALB China Top 15 Litigators" and "ALB China Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers," demonstrating exceptional professional standing.

Profession：

Attorney, Legal Counsel, Arbitrator, Senior Talent Agent

Professional Licenses：

Lawyer’s License of People’s Republic of China (2007)

Certificate of Qualification for Independent Directors of Listed Companies (Shanghai Stock Exchange, 2017)

Role Certificate of Data Protection Officer (Examination Institute for Information Science, 2021

Languages Spoken

Chinese, English

Work Highlights

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Specialize in representing clients in significant and complex intellectual property disputes. Successfully represented landmark IP cases in the field of copyright, trade mark, commercial secret and unfair competition. Some of the cases were listed as one of the "Top 10 Intellectual Property Cases" and "Top 10 Innovative Cases" by the Supreme People's Court of China and the High Court of Beijing Municipality.

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

In the aspect of film and television production, served as legal counsel for over 200 renowned movies, TV dramas, online dramas, micro-dramas, variety shows, and stage plays, including Blossoms Shanghai, Johnny Keep Walking!, YOLO, Joy of Life Season 2, A Lifelong Journey, Goodbye Mr. Loser, The Tale of Rose, and The Family We Build.

Successfully negotiated and closed transactions with cumulative total over $1.5 billion between Chinese media enterprises and Hollywood studios.

In the field of talent agency, served as legal counsel for over 100 well-known talents and artists from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the U.S. Reviewed and drafted over 500 contracts related to artist management, film production and music copyright.

As the primary drafter and expert advisor, participated in the compilation of the Model Text of the Performer Employment Contract, which is jointly issued by the China Radio and Television Social Organizations Federation and the China Netcasting Services Association.

Served as the leading author of Understanding the Entertainment Industry in China: Guidelines and Selected Cases (published by China Film Press in 2018).

Served as the leading author of The Legal and Business Guide: Keys to Success in China’s Film & TV Industry (published by China Film Press in 2017).

Commissioned by Korean Film Council (KOFIC) to edit Investment Guide to the Chinese Film Market , which was published in Korean.

GENERATIVE AI & AIGC

Provided in-depth assistance to clientele in the areas of generative AI, and advised global clients on cutting-edge issues in:

Generated Content in the fields of literature, film, animation, graphics, music, short videos etc

Foundation Models Development and Data Training

Generative AI & IP Cross-border Disputes

Data privacy and protection

AI regulatory compliance & Algorithmic Governance

AI ethics advisory & Risk Mitigation

Served as leading author of the China Chapter of the book Comparative Series: AI Generated Contents and Copyright Law of AIPPI, and frequently invited to participate in international conferences, academic seminars and intellectual property forums, where he delivered speeches on topics related to generative AI and AIGC.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

Has served as an arbitrator since 2018.

Served as the lead representative in over a hundred arbitration cases, representing top-tier Chinese film, entertainment, and media institutions as well as artists in arbitration proceedings.

Serves as mediation experts for dispute resolution by the Electronic Intellectual Property Center of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China (MIIT).

From 2023 to present, has served as an expert witness in the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by invitation, providing expert opinions and giving testimony in a top singer’s talent-agency contract termination case.

Served as a judge of the international round, Price Media Law Moot Court Competition at the University of Oxford.

Serves as an expert member and mediator of a leading mediation committee for the film and television industry in China.

Awards