Zhang Wei is a Professor and Associate Dean of the Singapore Management University, Yong Pung How School of Law. He earned his LL.B. from Fudan University, M.A. in Civil Law from Waseda University, LL.M. from Harvard Law School and Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy from UC Berkeley. Dr. Zhang specializes in corporate and securities laws, law and economics, and Chinese law. He focuses on quantitative empirical studies of law and the effects of legal system on our society. His works have been published in various peer-reviewed journals in U.S., U.K., mainland China and Taiwan. He presents routinely at major international conferences in law and economics and empirical legal studies. Dr. Zhang has also been invited as a visiting professor or guest speaker to top universities and regulatory agencies in China, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, as well as the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy, UC Berkeley
- LL.M., Harvard Law School
- M.A. in Civil Law, Waseda University
- LL.B., Fudan University
- Attorney-at-Law (New York)
Courses Taught in SMU
- Economic Analysis of Law
- Chinese Contract and Business Law
- Law Study Mission to Asia
- Corporate Deals
Research Area / Areas of Specialisation
- Empirical Legal Studies
- Corporate and Securities Law
- Law and Economics
- Chinese Law
- Property Law