Danny YANG（Partner）- AnJie Broad

With 12 years of legal practice, Danny Yang specializes in major asset disposition planning for executives, intellectuals, and high-net-worth families, as well as complex matrimonial and family litigation cases. He excels in designing sophisticated litigation strategies to secure optimal dispute resolution outcomes for clients. Frequently interviewed by media outlets including CCTV, Shanghai People’s Broadcasting Station, Tide News (Zhejiang Press Group), Southern Metropolis Daily, and The Paper.

Danny Yang is well-versed in handling cases related to thedivision of complex assets (listed company equity, financial assets, real estate, intellectual property, etc.) in divorce cases、identification and enforcement of marital joint debts in VAM (Valuation Adjustment Mechanism) agreements、disputes over parental funding for property purchases (pre/post-marriage) and proxy home-buying arrangements、identification and avoidance of other marital joint debts、determination of parent-child relationships (marital/non-marital) and custody disputes in surrogacy cases、recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) in Mainland China、inheritance disputes over company shareholder eligibility、criminal-civil cross-over cases involving matrimonial and inheritance matters.

Representative Cases

Divorce

Represented a corporate founder in a Jiangsu complex divorce series (invalidating third-party gifts, obtaining a Personal Safety Protection Order, resolving marital debt disputes) involving massive, diversified assets.
Handled a Beijing divorce case (Chinese vs. foreign spouse) with significant assets.
Managed a Shanghai divorce/custody case for a bank executive involving substantial complex assets.
Secured retrial and reversal of judgment in a Shanghai divorce case for a state-owned enterprise executive with large cross-border assets.
Obtained Shanghai’s first Personal Safety Protection Order for a foreign applicant against a foreign respondent.

Custody

Won sole custody in a Shanghai cohabitation dispute (Chinese-foreign partners) meeting embassy immigration requirements.
Successfully modified post-divorce custody arrangements in a Shanghai case.
Secured custody of two children in a Shanghai dual-child dispute.

Inheritance

Handled a Shanghai cross-border inheritance case (¥200M+ assets) involving will validity, trust fund distribution, and corporate equity division.
Represented beneficiaries in a Shanghai will inheritance case for a retired senior official.

Marital Joint Debt

Recovered ¥50M marital assets for PE investors by invalidating a controller’s fraudulent divorce scheme to evade VAM obligations.
Successfully shielded a spouse from substantial marital debt claims in a Shanghai case.
Recovered millions in down payments for parents suing for marital debt in Zhejiang.
Defended a daughter-in-law in a Guangzhou property/trust dispute, preventing ¥10M+ losses.

Professional Association

Member, Legal Committee, China Democratic League Shanghai Municipal Committee
Member, Policy Research Committee & Chair, Judicial Branch, China Democratic League Xuhui District Committee (Shanghai)
Supervisor, Legal Aid Center, East China University of Political Science and Law
Invited Mediator, Putuo District People’s Court, Shanghai
Supervisor, Xuhui District Education Bureau, Shanghai
Member, Minors’ Rights Protection Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association
Volunteer Lawyer, Soong Ching Ling Foundation Sunshine Children’s Rights Protection Fund (Shanghai)

Education Background

Fudan University, School of Law, Master of Law

Qualifications

Chinese Bar Qualification