Wenxu(Wilfred)Feng
Feng Wenxu Partner(Record Unfiled)
Corporate and M&A
Compliance and Risk Management
Dispute Resolution
IP and Technology Innovation
Detailed introduction
Wilfred Feng joined Dentons Shanghai Officeas Senior Counsel in 2019. His practice focuses on global food and drug,agricultural and environmental laws, advising clients in the sectors of food,food packaging, dietary supplements, drug, medical device, tobacco products, cosmetics,pesticides, feed, veterinary drug, biotechnology, and chemicals.
Before joining Dentons, Mr. Feng spent 14years at Keller and Heckman, an international regulatory law firm. As the first Chinese member joining its ShanghaiOffice, Mr. Feng has made significant contribution to its establishment andgrowth.
Before working at law firms, Mr. Feng gainedextensive experience in regulatory affairs, government affairs, marketing andR&D at DuPont.
Mr.Feng earned B.Sc. (biology) from Fudan University, and master degrees inagriculture and law from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and EastChina University of Law and Political Sciences. He is qualified to practice lawin China."
- As a leading regulatory expert in China, Mr.Feng has made a number of break-through achievements during his career.
- He advocated on behalf of the foodpackaging industry in establishing an administrative clearance system for newfood contact substances in China, and assisted numerous clients to obtain regulatoryapprovals, including the first approval issued by the Ministry of Health in2010.
- He assisted numerous clients to obtainapprovals for new food ingredients, food additives, food related products, feedproducts, agricultural GMO products and new chemical substances, including thefirst approval for a GMO-derived food additive in China.
- During 2001 to 2004, Mr. Feng served as thechairman and spokesperson for an industry consortium (Biotech Committee ofCropLife China), working with the Chinese regulators in developing thetechnical guidance for evaluating agricultural GMO. Later on, he obtained thefirst round of Chinese approval for importing genetically-modified corn onbehalf of DuPont Pioneer.
- Mr.Feng was an Assistant Professor at the Shanghai Academy of AgriculturalSciences where he was involved in various research projects covering China WeedDatabase, weed population ecology, and the chemical control of weed.
ChinaBar
- Beyond the Boundaries: Hand in Hand towardSustainable Agriculture in China. Dare to Dream: Vision of 2050 Agriculture inChina. China Agricultural University Press. 2003
- With the way of cooperation, take the road of seeking new ways, and create a sustainable Chinese agriculture. Insights: Perspectives on Chinese Agriculture 2050. Zuo Tianjue, He Kang, Ed. China Agricultural University Press. 2003
- Overview of the management of novel foods in Australia and New Zealand. Chinese Journal of Health Surveillance, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2011