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Provided by Qianwu Yang
Mr. Qianwu Yang is admitted to practice law in China and California, United States. He is one of the very few dual-qualified attorneys licensed in both jurisdictions, with extensive experience representing clients as lead counsel in U.S. ITC Section 337 investigations, U.S. federal intellectual property litigation, major U.S. Amazon intellectual property disputes, and significant cross-border intellectual property litigation in China.
As SHM’s founding managing partner, Mr. Yang led SHM Law Firm to become the only law firm from Shenzhen ever selected by the Ministry of Commerce of China in 2021 as one of 15 Chinese law firms on its Trade Barrier Legal Services Panel for 2022-2024 to represent Chinese enterprises in U.S. Section 337 investigations. In 2024, SHM was again selected as the only law firm from Guangdong Province for the Ministry of Commerce Trade Barrier Legal Services Panel for 2025-2027. Recognized for its strong performance in cross-border intellectual property matters, SHM was named by Thomson Reuters ALB as one of 15 Law Firms to Watch in China in 2025 and listed in the Thomson Reuters ALB China Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks and Copyright) Law Firm Rankings in 2026.
Since founding SHM in 2021, Mr. Yang has represented clients in China and the United States in significant intellectual property disputes in both jurisdictions, achieving numerous historic results and earning broad recognition from clients, government authorities, and the legal community, including being named a National Foreign-Related Lawyer Talent by the Ministry of Justice of China, a Leading Foreign-Related Lawyer by the Guangdong Lawyers Association, an Outstanding Expert by the China (Shenzhen) Intellectual Property Protection Center, one of LegalOne’s Blue Ribbon 15 Client-Trusted Lawyers for Chinese Enterprises Going Global, and one of LegalOne’s Blue Ribbon 15 Client-Trusted Foreign-Related Dispute Resolution Lawyers in China. He is also ranked in the Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2026.
Mr. Yang also serves as an expert of the Shenzhen Municipal Intellectual Property Office, an expert advisor to the Nanshan District Government of Shenzhen on governance based on the rule of law, an overseas intellectual property dispute expert of the Shantou Intellectual Property Protection Center, and a director of the Foreign-Related Rule of Law Research Association of the Shenzhen Law Society. Mr. Yang is also the director of the International Trade Law Professional Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association and the deputy deirector of the Foreign-Related Intellectual Property Center of the Guangdong Lawyers Association.
Mr. Yang graduated from Tsinghua University School of Law with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and from the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree. He also holds a B.A. in Economics from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics. Mr. Yang is a dedicated amateur athlete and has won second place in butterfly and first place in freestyle swimming at the Shenzhen Lawyers Association sports competition. In the early years of his legal career, Mr. Yang was awarded the title of “Best Debater” in both the Guangdong Lawyers Association Debate Competition and the Shenzhen–Zhuhai Lawyers Association Debate Competition. He also served as a part-time television and radio host in Shenzhen.
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Provided by Chambers
Yang Qianwu is the founder of SHM Law Firm. Dual-qualified in the PRC and California, he is particularly adept at representing Chinese clients in patent litigation and Section 337 investigations in the USA.
杨乾武律师是广东深美律师事务所的创始合伙人。他拥有中国大陆和加利福尼亚州的双重执业资格，尤其擅长代表中国客户在美国进行专利诉讼和337调查。
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He is very professional and flexible.
他非常专业且灵活。
He is very professional and flexible.
他非常专业且灵活。