Francis S.L. Wang

Born in Shanghai, Frank Wang earned his Juris Doctor from Cornell University Law School, and obtained his New York bar membership in 1973 and California bar membership in 1976.  Before founding Wang & Wang with his father, Kenneth C. Wang, in 1987, Mr. Wang worked as an international finance lawyer at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy on Wall Street, and also at Morrison Foerster in San Francisco.  He has attained the highest possible rating of "AV" from Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys, indicating preeminent legal ability and the highest ethical standards.

Admissions

• New York, 1973
• United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1975
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1975
• California, 1976
• United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1976
• United States Tax Court, 1981
• United States District Court, Central District of California, 1984
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985
• United States Supreme Court, 1992

Memberships and Professional Organizations

• Bar Association of San Francisco
• State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Section)
• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: International Law; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Economics of Law Practice; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Chair, PRC-ROC Copyright Sub-Section, 1989-1992)
• International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1997)
• United States Trademark Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1994)
• Alliance for Promotion of Software Innovation (Board of Directors, 1993)
• American Arbitration Association (Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, 1985 - present)
• Pacific/McGeorge School of Law (Faculty as Distinguished Scholar in Residence 2001 - present)
• Soochow University, Kenneth Wang School of Law (Faculty, 2002 - present)
• UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law and Rhetoric Department (Visiting Professor, 2004 - present)
• International Association of Law Schools (President, 2011-2014)

Languages

• English and Chinese

Reported Cases

• Banco do Brasil vs. Latian Inc.
• New York Chinese TV Programs, Inc. vs. U.E. Enterprises Inc. et al.
• Computer Associates v. Altai

Selected Publications

• "Taiwan Copyright Protection for Foreign Works," IP Asia, 1991
• "Intellectual Property Developments in Taiwan and China," The Journal of Proprietary Rights, 1991
• "Taiwan's New Copyright Law," ABA International Lawyer
• "Taming the Tigers," National Law Journal, 1993

Selected Lectures and Appearances

• Reporter, Trademarks in 2017:  World Trademark Symposium, 1992
• Enforcement/Dispute Resolution, World Trademark Symposium, United States Trademark Association, 1992
• "The Role of I.P. in Economic Development," Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce, 1993
• "Trade Policy's Role in Foreign Policy," International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, 1993
• "Protecting IP in Asia," State Bar of California's Pacific Rim Seminar, 1995
• "Intellectual Property and China," University of Maryland, 1997

Academic Courses Taught

• International Intellectual Property, Pacific/McGeorge School of Law
• Foundations of Law:  Greece, Rome, China, UC Berkeley, Rhetoric Department
• International Business Transactions, Soochow University, Kenneth Wang School of Law, China (ABA accredited)
• China Law and Society (Chinese Legal History), UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall's Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program
• Legal Argumentation, UC Berkeley, Rhetoric Department