Joyce Wang

Joyce Wang’s practice includes all areas of corporate, partnership and securities law, with a focus on the asset management industry. Joyce advises on private offerings and fund-related primary and secondary transactions. Joyce also has deep experience representing institutional investors in their global investments in private funds. Her clients include pre-eminent fund managers, sovereign wealth funds, multi-national corporations, financial institutions and technology companies. Joyce has been at the forefront of bringing together Cooley’s expertise in funds, fintech, life sciences and artificial intelligence to craft bespoke, interdisciplinary transaction solutions for clients. Joyce also actively supports the emerging Hong Kong start-up ecosystem, with a particular focus on the intersection of law and technology. Joyce is a frequent speaker and author on legal and regulatory issues concerning private funds and complex structuring of fund investments. 

Prior to joining Cooley, Joyce was an M&A lawyer at a prominent Wall Street law firm, where she represented sponsors of private equity funds. She also has experience in leveraged financing, capital markets and general corporate matters. Joyce’s legal training, transactional background and cross-border experience gained through practicing in New York, Shanghai and Hong Kong allow her to bring a unique perspective to clients when advising their innovative, multi-jurisdictional transactions.  

Joyce was listed as a “Key Lawyer for Investment Funds in China (Foreign Firm)” in the Legal 500 2025 Asia Pacific rankings. 

Joyce is a native Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English.

Joyce’s representative publications include:

• “Chambers Global Practice Guide: Blockchain 2025 (Hong Kong SAR, China),” Chambers and Partners, June 2025
• “Structuring Considerations for ESG-Centered LP Investments,” Hong Kong Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, June 2025
• “Driving Business Growth Through Investment Funds: Analyses and Practical Insights for Chinese Biotechs,” Cooley client alert, June 2025
• “’Come In and Register,’ Now with Directions,” Cooley client alert, May 2025
• “Tokenization: A Promising Solution for Fully Invested VC/PE Funds,” The Asset, February 2025
• “Hong Kong SFC Clarifies Listing Requirements for Closed-Ended Funds,” Cooley client alert, February 2025
• “Structuring Fund Liquidations with Pass-Through Notes,” Hong Kong Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, October 202
• Hong Kong Private Fund Offering Playbook, September 2024
• “Key Considerations for Corporate Venture Capital LP Investments,” International Financial Law Review (IFLR), March 2024
• “GP-Led Secondary Transactions and Continuation Funds: Structuring Options and Tax Considerations,” Cooley client alert, July 2023

Joyce’s representative speaking engagements include:

• “China’s Fundraising Wisdom and Future Frontiers,” Chinese Overseas Private Funds Association (COPFA) seminar, November 2024
• “Private Investment Funds in China: Trend of Going Global,” Asset manager seminar supported by the Shenzhen Qianhai Financial Bureau, November 2024
• “LP Perspectives: Trends and Observations of the China PE/VC Industry,” the 15th China VC/PE CFO (CVCFO) Annual Conference, September 2024
• “Overview of What is Market for GP Upper-tier Arrangements,” China VC/PE CFO (CVCFO) Spring Member Dinner, April 2024
• “Sharing the Wealth – Upper-tier Economics and Team Incentives,” the 11th Cooley China Fund Manager Seminar, September 2023
• “Structuring Considerations and Key US Securities Law Issues,” PwC Private Investment Fund Going Global Forum, March 2023
• “China Private Markets Outlook,” AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum China, October 2022
• “USD and RMB Fundraising Trends and Market Observations,” the 13th China VC/PE CFO Annual Conference, October 2022
• “Key Regulatory Considerations for Offshore USD-denominated Investment Funds,” KPMG Offshore USD Fund Compliance Forum, July 2022

Joyce’s media mentions include:

• Quoted, “Cooley leads insights on investment strategies for NewCos at ChinaBio Forum,” ChinaFund, April 2025
• Quoted, “Chinese firms eye HK's new alternative fund listing rules,” Ignites Asia by Financial Times, March 2025
• Quoted, “How Hong Kong’s new SFC rules could transform alternative asset investing,” South China Morning Post (SCMP), March 2025
• Quoted, “China Exits: Minority Investors Look to Force Their Way out via Redemptions,” Mergermarket, February 2025