Weiguo Yang

Practice Areas

William specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration, liquidation of companies and funds, and disposal of non-performing assets. The primary scope of his practice include: complex contract disputes, investment disputes, M&A and company control disputes, financial disputes concerning fund, securities and asset management, international trade disputes, real estate and construction engineering disputes, and product liability disputes.

Career

William joined Fangda as a partner in 2020. Before joining the firm, he was an Executive Partner of the Beijing Office of an established Chinese firm. Prior to that, William worked at another leading Chinese firm.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practice in the PRC

Commercial Arbitration Commission of Beijing Lawyers Association, Vice Director

China University of Political Science and Law, Adjunct Supervisor for Juris Master students

Personal

Honors and Awards

Asian Legal Business, named as one of ALB China Top 15 Litigators (2019)

China Business Law Journal, named as a member of The A-List 2017: China’s Top 100 Lawyers (2017)

Asialaw, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, listed as “Leading Lawyer” or “Notable Practitioner” in the Dispute Resolution field (2016 – present)

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English

Education