Ms. Wang has over 20 years of extensive international experience with an emphasis on China gained through her distinguished diplomatic and legal careers. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Ms. Wang spent 13 years as a diplomat in the Chinese Foreign Service in various capacities including serving as press officer for Chinese President Jiang Zemin during his official visits to foreign countries and as a diplomat at the Chinese Mission to the United Nations in New York. After obtaining her law degree from a top 20 U.S. law school, Ms. Wang worked at Mayer Brown, L.L.P. and Squire Patton Boggs (formerly “Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P,”) two major AM 100 international law firms in the U.S.
Ms. Wang’s legal practice in the U.S. focuses on general corporate law, venture capital financing for emerging companies, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, contracts drafting and negotiations, and business immigration law. In addition, working together with premier Chinese law firms, Ms. Wang provides strategic counseling and practical advice to U.S. companies in the areas of business entities formation(“WFOE”, “JV”, and “RO”), foreign investments in Chinese companies via offshore companies, government relations, regulatory solutions, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing of manufacturing, information technology (“ITO”) and business processing (“BPO”), IP protections, and market entry in China as well as advises Chinese companies with their investment, mergers and acquisitions, executives’ working visas, EB-5 investment green cards, and market entry in the U.S.
Ms. Wang was named “Top-Rated Lawyer” by Avvo from 2011 to 2020, “America Most Honored Professionals” by American Registry from 2018 to 2020, “San Diego Top International Attorney” in 2011 and 2012, “2012 San Diego Top Corporate Attorney” and “2011 San Diego Top Immigration Attorney” by SD METRO magazine. In 2006, in recognition of her role as a female industry leader, Ms. Wang was honored with the “Women to Watch Award” – Business Women 2006 by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. This honor was noted in “Local Lawyers Named ‘Women Industry Leaders’” by Minnesota Lawyer, featured in “Connie Wang Receives Top Business Honor” by Asian American Press, and reported in many other English and Chinese media in 2006. Ms. Wang was also an Honoree in “2006 World Outstanding Chinese Yearbook.”
From 2004 to 2016, Ms. Wang served as legal counsel of China Marketing Association, a prestigious national organization in China. She was the co-founder and former president of U.S.-China Business Connections, a nonprofit organization providing an educational and networking forum for companies and individuals interested in developing business relationships between the U.S. and China.
Ms. Wang is a frequent speaker at seminars and workshops on business law, immigration law, outsourcing, and investment matters in both U.S. and China. Ms. Wang has also published articles on business and immigration issues in the U.S.
Licensed in California (active), and Minnesota and District of Columbia (resigned in MN and DC due to non-residency).
Education: University of Minnesota Law School, J.D.; School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Master of International Public Policy (MIPP); and Nanjing University, B.A.
Ms. Wang is a Chinese speaking lawyer and speaks fluent Chinese Mandarin and English.
Mr. Wetterman has more than 30 years of real estate and business law experience, providing legal guidance at a senior level for a multitude of business-management and operational matters and serves as our of counsel. Mr. Wetterman sat on the board of directors of several companies, acted as strategic planner and general counsel, negotiated mergers and acquisitions, guided executives through incorporations, expansions and dissolution, and represented developers of every type of real properties, from single-family dwellings to raw, undeveloped land to commercial properties for purchase, sale, exchange, and lease. Mr. Wetterman has also advised developers in real estate syndication as well as secured creditors in real estate bankruptcy cases, and provided counseling on real property financing transactions, loan negotiations and modifications and drafted related instruments. In addition, Mr. Wetterman has also represented savings and loan companies in foreclosure actions and developed strategies for collection actions, including foreclosures, against defaulting borrowers.
Licensed in California
Education: Western State University College of Law, J. D., University of Cincinnati, B. A.
Helen H.X. Zhang serves as Special China Advisor for US China Global Law Group. She is a partner at Anjie Law Firm in China and previously a partner at Zhonglun Law Firm, one of the largest law firms in China. Ms. Zhang has extensive experience in advising US and other international companies on transactions involving complex Chinese laws and practices in various sectors including Manufacturing, Real Estate, Pharmaceutical & Drug, Entertainment, High Technology, Infrastructure and clean-tech. She has practiced law for more than 15 years with leading international and China-based law firms in Shanghai, China. Her practice primarily focuses on Joint Venture partnerships, Merger & Acquisition, intellectual property, Regulatory Compliance of Anti-Commercial Bribery and Ethics, and unfair Competition . Ms. Zhang received her legal training in both China and US and is licensed in both China and New York. Ms. Zhang was the first Mainland Chinese woman lawyer to be elected as Vice-Chair of the Women Business Lawyers Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (“IPBA”) and the first Ph.D candidate in Legal History of Fudan Law School. Ms. Zhang is the member of the New York Bar Association, Inter-Pacific Bar Association and All China Lawyers Association. She is viewed by her clients as a professional with a sharp mind and in-depth knowledge in Chinese law. Ms. Zhang represented the Shanghai Municipality Government for Shanghai Disney Theme Park Project as one of the leading legal counsels.
Licensed in China and New York (not actively practicing law in New York).
Education: LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, USA, LL.B. from Fudan University Law School, China and B.S. from Tongji University, China.
Ms. Zhou serves as Special China Advisor for US China Global Law Group. Ms. Zhou has extensive experience in advising foreign companies on doing business in China. She worked in Beijing and Hong Kong at a Magic Circle law firm focusing on general corporate law, FDI (foreign direct investment), WFOE and JV establishment and competition law for more than half a decade. Ms. Zhou’s corporate law experience includes advising numerous large scale M&A transactions and foreign direct investments in China, and competition law experience included assisting multinationals in obtaining merger control clearance in China and advising general competition law compliance issues. Ms. Zhou has published various subjects of doing business in China in reputable legal journals and publications including China Law & Practice and Asian-Counsel. Ms. Zhou was a Regional Finalist, 2009-2010 White House Fellowship competition and a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) in the U.S.
Licensed in New York (not actively practicing law in New York).
Education: Harvard Law School, J.D., University of Tennessee, Master of Accountancy, University of Tennessee, B.A.