Barry Wang

Barry is a Senior Associate in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Head Office Advisory Team. As an expert in corporate governance, he has co-authored a number of book chapters on the subject and has completed a secondment at CBA’s Group Governance team. Barry is experienced with advising clients in a wide range of sectors, including mining, industrials, agribusiness, consumer discretionary, and infrastructure.  

Barry’s expertise spans across areas including:     

• environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, including advising on the potential greenwashing risk of public disclosures, ‘say on climate’ resolutions, climate transition action plans, and modern slavery statements
• shareholder meetings and shareholder activism
• annual reporting, including advising on remuneration reports, corporate governance statements, directors’ reports and other periodic disclosure documents
• regulatory relief applications
• governance documents, including constitutions, policies, and board and board committee charters
• remuneration, including advising on incentive plans and offer documents

Background

Barry holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons Class I) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney. Barry is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.