Allen Wang

Professional Summary

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.

Serving as

Arbitrator, ICDR of American Arbitration Association, 2024-Present Chief Partner, Beijing TA Law Firm, Beijing, China, 2018-Present.

Experience

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.

PAN-ENTERTAINMENT

In the aspect of film and television production, act as legal counsel for over 200 renowned movies, TV dramas, online dramas, variety shows, and stage plays.

In the field of talent agency, act as legal counsel for over 100 well-known talents and artists from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the U.S. Review and draft over 500 contracts related to artist management, film production and music copyright. Successfully negotiated and closed transactions with cumulative total over $1.5 Billion between China Media Group and Hollywood studio.

As a key writer 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).

Served as chief editor of “Investment Guide to the Chinese Film Market” at the request of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which is published in Korean.

AIGC, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-GENERATED CONTENT

Provided in-depth assistance to clienteles in the areas of development of Foundation Models, industrial practice regarding AI-Generated Contents in the fields of literature, film, animation, graphics, music, short videos etc.

Served as leading author of the China Chapter of the book, “Comparative Series: AI Generated Contents and Copyright Law” of AIPPI, delivered speech of “Metaverse and Chinaverse” in LESI Conference Montreal 2023 and participated in the Panel Discussion of Copyright in AI Model Training in AIPPI Global Conference 2024.

Professional Licenses

Lawyer’s License 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)

Professional Associations

Chairman, Copyright Committee of China Group of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Chairman, Copyright Licensing Committee of China Group of Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)

Expert Member, Beijing Entertainment Law Association

Expert Member, Beijing Intellectual Property Law Association

Senior Talent Agent, China Association of Performing Arts

Alternative Dispute

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.

From 2023 to present, served as an expert witness in the 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 lead mediation committee for the film and television industry in China.

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).

Recent Publications & Speaking Engagements

Speaker at AIPPI (the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) global congresses in San Francisco, Istanbul, and Hangzhou.

Panelist and speaker at LESI (Licensing Executives Society International) annual meetings in Montreal and Singapore.

Mentor at Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Dance Academy, Beijing Film Academy, Communication University of China, Zhejiang Music Academy.

Authored China Film and Television Industry Development Report and China Internet Audiovisual Industry Development Report (one volume each year from 2020 to 2025). Authored the 2024 Edition of the China TV Drama Producers and Executive Producers Guide.