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Shusheng Wang

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Education

Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1997

Renmin University of China, Beijing, PRC, LL.M.

Shandong University, Jinan, PRC, LL.B.

Bar Admissions

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court

  • Eastern District of Michigan 

U.S. Tax Court

Languages

Shusheng Wang is the firm's Co-Director for Global Business and a member of the firm's China practice.

His expertise involves international business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, tax planning and litigation. He also has extensive experience in joint ventures, technology transfers, off-shore structures and greenfield projects.

Shusheng has helped Chinese companies invest over $5.0 billion in the United States. He currently represents more than 200 Chinese enterprises conducting business in the United States and is assisting multiple U.S. firms in expanding their business in China. These companies include automotive, pharmaceutical, life science, battery manufacturing, real estate and other industries.

Shusheng was a member of the General Motors Corporation legal staff for 10 years. While at GM, he was primarily responsible for legal matters related to joint ventures in China, including Shanghai GM, Jinbei GM, Guangxi Wuling GM and Shandong Dongyue SGM. He was also responsible for GM's global transfer pricing strategies and implementation and advised on the U.S. taxation of international operations, foreign tax credit issues, global repatriation planning, as well as IRS audits.

He is a former visiting scholar at Duke University (1991-1993), an assistant research fellow of the Chinese Academy of Social Science (1988-1991) and an assistant professor at the Renmin University of China (1986-1988).

Representative Matters

Honors

Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2013-present

Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Leaders in the Law, 2016

DBusiness Magazine, Top Lawyers, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2020-present

Ford Foundation Scholarship

Shandong University, China, selected as one of ten Outstanding Overseas Alumni, 2008

Professional Activities

State Bar of Michigan

American Bar Association

Michigan-China Innovation Center, Advisory Board

Detroit Chinese Business Association, Advisory Council

Speeches

Spoke at various business and professional conferences in the U.S., China and Mexico, 2006-2020

Conducted seminars on U.S. business law and taxation for delegations from the State Administration of Taxation of PRC, Shanghai Tax Bureau, Shenyang Customs, Shandong Automotive Industry Association and Chongqing City Government, 1998-2006

Performed translations for meetings between IRS officials and Chinese tax authorities, 2003-2005

Lectured on American political and legal system for senior Chinese officials of the Central Government of PRC, 1991

Organized international conference, "The United States and Asia Pacific Region in the Twentieth Century," Beijing, 1991

Publications

Authored and co-authored five books and over 30 articles in Chinese and English.

Articles