Weining Wang

Practice Areas

The legal team led by Lawyer Weining WANG is a highly professional and influential force in the field of criminal law. The team’s core figure, Lawyer Weining (Morgen) WANG, holds a Doctor of Law degree from Peking University and has dedicated a decade to criminal practice. With exceptional professional capabilities and rich practical experience, he has established a distinguished reputation in the industry. He serves as the Director of the Criminal Business Center at Beijing Starrise Law Firm and was elected as a member of the Criminal Law Professional Committee of the 10th All-China Lawyers Association, Deputy Director of the Criminal Law Professional Committee of the 12th Beijing Lawyers Association, and other key positions. Additionally, he is appointed as an independent director of PKU HealthCare Corp., Ltd. (SZ. 000788) and has been featured in authoritative lawyer rankings by multiple third-party evaluation institutions, including the 2024 LEGALBAND China Top Lawyers List: Special Recommended Lawyers in the Compliance Field, and The A-List 2024-25: Growth Drivers by China Business Law Journal, fully demonstrating the industry’s high recognition of his expertise.

Work Highlights

WANG’s team specializes in handling complex and sophisticated criminal cases, as well as matters involving the intersection of criminal and civil laws. Their services cover full-scenario legal solutions, including criminal risk prevention, criminal crisis response, and criminal defense:

- In the prevention stage, they assist enterprises in establishing a normalized and targeted criminal risk control system, proactively helping to mitigate the risk of criminal involvement during regulatory investigations.

- When facing criminal investigations, they shift the focus of work to earlier stages,to challenge the presumption of guilt.

- During the defense phase, they can reverse case outcomes by meticulously sorting evidence, accurately analyzing legal characterizations, and actively conducting supplementary investigations.

Experience

The team frequently handles high-stakes cases involving enormous sums and intricate legal relationships. For example, they successfully resolved a case where a credit cooperative was defrauded of CNY 40 billion. By thoroughly analyzing the civil legal relationships between the parties, the team persuaded judicial authorities to reopen the investigation and ultimately designate another involved financial institution as a "non-bona-fide third party," recovering all losses for the victim. This case stands as a rare precedent in China’s judicial practice, where a "non-bona-fide third party" was recognized within criminal proceedings.

The team also represented the actual controller of a private enterprise group with assets exceeding CNY 10 billion in a criminal case involving charges of organizing a gang nature organization. During the investigation stage, the team intervened promptly, forming a specialized lawyer team across environmental protection, financial compliance, and other fields. They conducted a detailed risk assessment of the enterprise’s high-risk business segments and issued a tens-of-thousands-word legal opinion on the core facts related to the gang-like organization charges. By persuading the public security organs to revise the case characterization, they successfully eliminated the gang-nature organization charges.

The team’s remarkable strengths lie in its composition of specialized lawyers in compliance, criminal law, civil law, and other domains, enabling it to assemble tailored expert teams precisely aligned with case requirements. By integrating litigation and non-litigation approaches, the team excels in efficient communication with judicial authorities while delivering meticulous legal documentation for clients. Since its establishment, the team has handled criminal and civil cases involving a cumulative amount exceeding CNY 100 billion. Notable clients include China Electronics (CEC), China Electronics Technology Group (CETC), China Gold, JD.com, Mengniu Group, Eurasian Group, Chongqing Sanfeng Group, and Yunnan Haolong Group, earning widespread client recognition.

Looking forward, WANG’s team will continue to leverage non-litigation legal services to unlock potential in criminal practice, specializing in key sectors such as environmental protection, securities, and finance. The team is committed to providing comprehensive full-scenario criminal legal services and safeguarding the interests of more enterprises and industries.

Awards

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Emergency response to major risks, crime prevention and defense, and legal representation in interdisciplinary cases involving criminal, civil, and administrative law.