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Peter Wang handles complex disputes and antitrust matters in China, the United States, and worldwide. He leads Jones Day's antitrust practice in China and has extensive knowledge of both Chinese and U.S. antitrust matters. He has handled significant U.S. and Chinese government antitrust investigations of proposed mergers and acquisitions, including Gavilon’s acquisition by Marubeni, Goodrich’s acquisition by UTC, TI’s acquisition of National Semiconductor, GM's acquisition of Delphi, Alcatel's merger with Lucent, America Online's merger with Time Warner, and Procter & Gamble's acquisition of Clairol. He also has been involved in nonmerger investigations and antitrust litigation.

Peter represents clients inside and outside of China in complex commercial disputes, as well as patent, trade secret, and other technology and intellectual property matters. Peter regularly handles FCPA investigations and advises clients on related compliance and due diligence issues. He has represented Chinese, U.S., and other clients in U.S. litigation, including First American v. Zayed (RICO and related criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations and litigation), Hong Yi Construction v. Thomson Consumer Electronics (contract and RICO action), Sinochem International v. MISC (U.S. Supreme Court litigation re forum non conveniens), and AlliedSignal v. BFGoodrich (antitrust challenge to proposed acquisition).

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Elliot is a Shanghai based European lawyer who advises international companies on contentious and non-contentious IP issues, with a special focus on litigation and enforcement in China. During his last 11 years in China he has conducted a wide range of trade mark and copyright, and especially patent litigation cases in China.
Elliot is “Recommended” for China IP in the Legal 500, ranked in the World Trade Mark Review list of 1000 leading Trade Mark Practitioners in the years 2011 to 2015 as well as Intellectual Asset Management’s (IAM) list of ‘Patent Litigation Top 250 Practitioners 2011 and 2012’ and ‘Top 1000 Leading Patent litigators 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015’

Elliot is a Solicitor (England & Wales), an Attorney-at-Law (NY), and a Barrister & Solicitor (Victoria). He has been practicing IP law since 1995, qualifying with leading Australian firm Clayton Utz. He holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce and Economics from Murdoch University (Western Australia), and read Law at Monash University in Melbourne, before reading for the B.C.L. at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford. He is currently researching his Doctorate at the University of Bern’s World Trade Institute.
Elliot is the Chair of the European Chamber's IPR Working Group.