Dr. Steven Wang

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Biography

Steven Wang is a corporate mergers and acquisitions attorney and lecturer at Harvard Law School, focusing on US-China relations. He also lectures at the University of Toronto on artificial intelligence governance. He began his legal career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets. Prior to his legal practice, Steven founded a social enterprise in Asia supported by the Gates Foundation, aimed at cultivating a new generation of social innovation leaders. Steven is a David Rockefeller Fellow of the Trilateral Commission and serves on the advisory board of the Canadian International Council as well as the board of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. His academic achievements include a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Toronto (2011), a Master of Public Policy from Oxford University (2014) as a Rhodes Scholar, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School (2021), where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard International Law Journal and recipient of the Yong K. Kim Memorial Prize.

Research Interests

Courses

Engaging China, Fall 2025

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.