Richard Wagner
Counsel
Beijing
Richard Wagner
Counsel
Beijing
Contact details
Richard represents companies and individuals in disputes and investigations, many of which contain a China component. He also advises clients on foreign direct investment and on regulatory issues associated with investments in Asia.
Many of his cases have concerned novel cross-border issues and have covered a wide spectrum of substantive areas—from contract disputes concerning failed joint ventures to trade secret infringement and economic espionage, to product liability, labor claims, toxic torts, professional liability, and antitrust. He is known for testing new theories and processes, including on issues of first impression related to electronic evidence in Chinese courts, the attorney-client privilege in the context of a China-related matter, the Hague service and evidence conventions, PRC data laws, and the enforcement of US court judgments in China. Richard also serves as a Chinese law expert witness in connection with US and foreign proceedings.
Expertise
Practices
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Sectors
Office
Beijing
46th Floor China World Tower A, No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing
Beijing
100004
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the bar in the State of Wisconsin, 2002
Admitted to the bar in the State of Illinois, 2005
Registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong, 2021 and 2002-2004
Registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the PRC Ministry of Justice, 2016-2019 and 2011-2012
Academic
LLM., Chinese law, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, London, UK, 2008
JD, Law, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC, USA, 2002
BA., Philosophy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, 1993
Related articles
Publications: 07 June 2023
The revised PRC Counter-Espionage law – what has really changed?
On April 26, 2023, China’s legislature approved revisions to the Counter-Espionage Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC Counter-Espionage Law). A draft version of the law had been released for…
Publications: 02 March 2023
China refreshes the regulation on archives administration in relation to overseas listings
Blog Post: 03 August 2022
China promulgates measures on security assessment for cross border transfer of data
Expertise
Practices
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Sectors
Office
Beijing
46th Floor China World Tower A, No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing
Beijing
100004
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the bar in the State of Wisconsin, 2002
Admitted to the bar in the State of Illinois, 2005
Registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong, 2021 and 2002-2004
Registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the PRC Ministry of Justice, 2016-2019 and 2011-2012
Academic
LLM., Chinese law, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, London, UK, 2008
JD, Law, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC, USA, 2002
BA., Philosophy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, 1993
Pro-bono experience
- Asylum petition for Hmong couple from Laos related to persecution for wartime activities.
Published Work
- Proving Chinese law in the Courts of the United States: Surveying and Critiquing the Article 277 Cases, Amicus Curiae, March, 2021.
- From the Central Sands to the Central Kingdom: Navigating Civil Litigation in China, Wisconsin Lawyer, May 2014.
- Co-author, Permission Denied: The Curious Case of Exit Restrictions in Chinese Commercial Litigation, China Law & Practice, July/ August 2011.
- Alternatives to Magistrate Justice: Merchant Guild Dispute Resolution and the Foreign Trader Driven Litigation and Arbitration Reforms of Late Imperial and Early Republican China, The Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 4(2) (2009): 257-290
