YIKAI WANG focuses his practice on regulatory and compliance matters in the life sciences industry. He represents multinational life sciences companies and their Chinese subsidiaries, as well as Chinese biotechnology companies, on regulatory matters in connection with clinical trials, manufacturing, marketing authorization approval, importation/exportation, distribution, and promotional/advertising activities. Yikai also assists life sciences companies in internal compliance programs and investigations under anti-bribery laws. For his anti-corruption compliance and investigation work, he has been recommended by Legal 500 Asia Pacific China Guide 2024.
Yikai is admitted to the New York Bar and holds the China Legal Profession Qualification Certificate. He is a native Chinese speaker and is fluent in English.
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Associate
Yikai Wang
- Food, Drug and Medical Device
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Experience
- Representative Matters
Recent experience includes*:
- Advising a multinational pharmaceutical company in establishing a compliance framework in connection with anti-bribery and anti-corruption and data compliance.
- Advising a multinational technology company on dawn raids and authorities enforcement issues.
- Conducting internal investigations on behalf of multinational manufacturing companies responding to internal whistleblowing of bribery allegations.
- Representing multinational manufacturing companies on defective consumer product recall matters in the Chinese market.
- Representing the co-founder of a startup company at JAMS arbitration in his claims of breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, and wrongful termination.
- Representing Silicon Valley employees in pre-litigation proceedings on the basis of employment and contract claims.
*Includes matters completed prior to joining Sidley.
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- New York
Education
- Harvard Law School, LL.M., 2020
- Renmin University of China Law School, LL.B., 2019
Languages
- Chinese
- English