Wang Junfeng (; born 27 July 1962) is a Chinese

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and politician. He is currently the President of the

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and also the Global Chairman of multinational

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King & Wood Mallesons.

Biography

Wang was born in

Tonghua County Tonghua County () is a county in the southwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Liaoning province to the west. It has a total area of and population of . Administrative divisions Towns: *Kuaidamao (), Guosong (), Ermi (), Ying'ebu (), Xingli ...

, Tonghua, Jilin province in 1962.

Education

Wang obtained his LLB and LLM from

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU; ; often abbreviated JLU or ) is a leading national research university located in Changchun, China. It is under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Doub ...

. He received his second LLM and a JSD from the University of California, Berkeley,

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School of Law.

Career

Professional

He was the principal founding partner of King & Wood PRC Lawyers, one of

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's largest law firms before its 2012 combination with Australian firm Mallesons Stephens Jacques. Before founding King & Wood, Wang headed the Commercial Law Department of the China Global Law Office, which a section of the China Council for Promotion of International Trade. When private law firms were first permitted in China, Wang was among the first to launch a private firm. Wang has advised on many of China's landmark legal matters.

Political

Wang was a Chinese Communist Party delegate to the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 2015, Wang courted controversy during the annual national conference because the proposed resolution he brought to the conference advocated official status for the

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, rather than issues relating to the welfare of lawyers or the rule of law in China.“两会”笑料不断严肃政治沦为春晚(图)
(Jokes abound during "The Two Meetings", serious politics descends into New Year Gala). ''Wenxue City'' 14 March 2015 Wang was the President of the All China Lawyers Association. Wang was also selected as one of China's Outstanding Lawyers by the Ministry of Justice of China. Previously, he was the director of the Chamber of Commerce 2005 Committee. He was also a member of the Sixth Share Issue Audit Committee of the

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References

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