Stephanie Y.Y. Wu

Stephanie Wu is a senior counsel at Yuanda China Law Offices based in Shanghai.  She specializes in Dispute Resolution and Antitrust/Competition Law.

In the area of dispute resolution, Stephanie represents clients at various courts and arbitration institutions throughout all phases of litigation and arbitration. She has handled a variety of matters involving international trade and investment disputes in major domestic and foreign arbitration institutions including the China International Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Swiss Arbitration Center (SAC), the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC), etc.

In the area of Antitrust/Competition Law, Stephanie has advised numerous multi-national and domestic companies on both contentious and non-contentious matters including antitrust consultancy and compliance, investigation, merger filing, and litigation covering a broad spectrum of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, internet, technology, aviation, semiconductor, automotive, chemicals, consumer products, financial institutions, etc. She is a highly recommended lawyer by Legal 500 in antitrust/competition law.

Experience

Dispute Resolution

  • Represented a Chinese purchasing consortium in an international sale of goods (iron ore) dispute with a foreign party. The case is administered by the Swiss Arbitration Centre.
  • Represented a food ordering platform in an antitrust damage follow-on litigation against another food ordering platform at the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court.
  • Represented a Chinese party in a contractual and unjust enrichment dispute with a foreign asset management company. The case is administered by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
  • Represented Chinese investors in a dispute with a Mexican mining company for asset recovery and bankruptcy proceedings in Mexico.
  • Represented an Italian fashion brand in its application to discharge asset preservation order in a dispute with one of its distributors before the Shandong Provincial High People’s Court in assistance of the client’s arbitral proceedings in HKIAC and an anti-suit injunction.
  • Acted for the designated supplier of a foreign government to resolve its dispute with Chinese sub-suppliers in a government’s procurement project of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Represented a US steel distribution company in its international sale of goods dispute with a Chinese exporter. The case is administered by the Chinese International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.
  • Represented a Fortune 500 consumer products company in its joint operation contract dispute with one of its distributors in China before the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court.
  • Co-counseled a Chinese textile exporter in an international sale of goods dispute with a US importer brought before the New York County Supreme Court.
  • Represented a Mexican industry association in an international goods sales contract dispute with a Chinese company in a Chinese court.

Antitrust and Competition

  • Advised a leading Japanese electronic component manufacturer on response to a probe into its distribution practice and abuse of dominance allegations.
  • Advised a Chinese state-owned enterprise on the probe into its prepaid card practice.
  • Advised a leading US PC company on probe into its acquisition of another US storage company.
  • Advised a US conglomerate on the antitrust risks of a patent settlement with a Chinese party challenging the validity of the patent.
  • Designed the compliance system and built compliance manual for one of China’s aircraft manufacturers.
  • Advised a leading US food company on the compliance of its strategic cooperation with a Chinese distributor.
  • Advised Japanese medical company on the compliance of its management of distributors in China, built the antitrust compliance handbook, conducted comprehensive internal audits of distribution behavior throughout China, and provided trainings for executives.
  • Formulated compliance manual for a Shanghai Stock Exchange listed Chinese natural resource company, and provided trainings for executives.
  • Advised a leading UK consumer products brand on the compliance of its distributors’ circulars and promotion activities.
  • Advised a leading Swiss pharmaceutical company, on the compliance of its rebate plan and its collaboration with a Chinese competitor and distributor to commercialize products and services.
  • Advised a US company on the compliance of participation in the activities of industry associations and the formulating of compliance handbook.
  • Advised a pharmaceutical and medical devices GPO (group procurement organization) in 
China on compliance of its conducts with the anti-monopoly law.
  • Advised a leading US industrial company on the compliance of non-compete 
arrangements in a joint venture with its competitor.
  • Advised a leading US highly engineered equipment manufacturer on merger filing in China concerning its acquisition of a US firm.
  • Advised a leading Japanese electrolytic capacitors manufacturer on its merger filing concerning the formation of a joint venture in China.
  • Advised a Chinese state-owned group on its merger filing in China concerning acquisition of hospitals.
  • Advised a Japanese insurance group on its merger filing in China concerning the acquisition of equity interest in a Chinese insurance company.
  • Advised a leading US investment firm on its merger filing concerning the acquisition of equity interest in a US industrial equipment manufacturer.
  • Advised a Japanese steel manufacturer on its merger filing concerning the acquisition of equity interest in another Japanese steel manufacturer.
  • Advised a Japanese automotive air-condition manufacturing company on the assessment of the merger filing concerning the selling of equity interest.
  • Advised a Brazilian food manufacturing company on the assessment of the merger notification of a joint venture in China.

Accolades

  • Ranked as “Antitrust and Competition Highly Recommended (2020)” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

Activities

  • Invited Expert for Global Competition Review
  • Invited Expert for Getting the Deal Through
  • Commissioner of the Competition and Antitrust Commission of the Shanghai Bar Association
  • Member of the Competition Law Research Commission of the Shanghai Law Society

Publications

Articles

Speaking Engagements

  • Interview by the In-House Community Magazine in its feature Asian Antitrust Watchdogs on the Prowl Against Big Tech, published in Feb 2022
  • Interview by New Healthcare News concerning the proposed merger of Winning Health / Bosoft, published in July 2021
  • Interview by iFeng.com concerning the 22 infringement decisions against internet and platform giants, in July 2021
  • Managing Antitrust Risks and Compliance in Distribution and Recent Enforcement Updates, LCouncil Seminar, Sept 2021
  • Antitrust Risks and Compliance in Distribution: Refusal to Deal, LCouncil Seminar, June 2019
  • The Compliance of Online and Offline Distribution Models: the Antitrust Perspectives, EverPro Seminar, May 2019
  • Recent Developments in Competition Enforcement Activities in China and the EU, Shanghai Bar Association, April 2019