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Willa Qian

Willa Qian, Esq. is a Corporate and Securities Attorney and Private Investor. Her practice is concentrated in corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on capital markets.

Headline: Investor
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/7413-senior-makes-history-int...
Industries: Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Food and Drink, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Nanotech, Real Estate, Retail, Sports, Travel
Skills: Business, Chinese, Contracts, Copy Writing, Copyrights, Corporate, Design, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Fiction, French, Graphic design, Incorporating, Intellectual Property, Investment, Korean, Languages, Law, Leadership, Litigation, Marketing, Negotiation, Patents, Product design, Public Relations, Public speaking, Trademarks, Viral marketing, Web design, Writing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Groups: 2011-2012 McCloskey Business Plan Competition , Notre Dame Entrepreneurs
Interested in: Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Getting press, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company
Tags: capital markets, corporate and commerical litigation, corporate and securities attorney, corporate finance and going public transactions, emerging companies, international business, mergers and acquisitions, priate investment, securities compliance and registration, start-ups, techonology
Schools: Cornell University, Peking University, University of Miami, University of Notre Dame

FULL BIO

Willa Qian’s practice is concentrated in corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on fund formation and capital markets.

She has represented publicly and privately-held corporations both domestically and internationally as a capital market consultant. Ms. Qian has a strong business and entrepreneurial background as she has won numerous national business plan competitions and elevator pitch competitions and has been featured by various newspapers and national business magazines. She is currently a judge for a couple of high profile business plan competitions and serves on the advisory board of several angel groups. Ms. Qian also has extensive experience in raising funds to commercialize various high-tech product designs and clean tech projects.

Within six years, Ms. Qian received her B.A. in business, political science and anthropology from the University of Notre Dame, J.D. from University of Miami School of Law, and attended the L.L.M. program at Beijing University.

Ms. Qian was also recognized by the mayor of Beijing and China Daily for making history as the first non-Chinese citizen to be invited by the Chinese government to work at a Chinese State Owned Enterprise. She is the liaison for Beijing Energy Investment.

Ms. Qian is admitted to practice law in California and she is fluent in Mandarin and proficient in French and Korean.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Qian & Nemecek
Position: Partner
Time period: January 2012 - Present

Employer: Beck, Ross, Bismonte & Finley, LLP
Position: Attorney
Time period: January 2010 - December 2011

Employer: Stephen Beals PLC
Position: Private Investigator
Time period: January 2009 - December 2010

EDUCATION

University: University of Notre Dame
Time period: 2001 - 2005
Degree: Business, BA

University: University of Miami
Degree: JD

University: Peking University
Degree: LLM

University: Cornell University
Degree: Law

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: Clean Technology Innovation in China, Top Capital Magazine, October 2011

INFORMATION

Sports: Running in the City in heels
Hobbies: Ballet, Oysters, Humor
Clubs: University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
Memberships: California State Bar
Awards: Paul Gilbert National Marketing Award (University of Notre Dame)
Best Academic and Overall Student Leader (Mendoza College of Business)
Best National Student Leader (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization)
Annual International Elevator Pitch Competition, 1st place Idea Stage, 3rd place overall (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization)
Best Written Business Plan, (McCloskey Business Plan Competition)
Best Undergraduate Business Plan (McCloskey Business Plan Competition)
1st non-Chinese citizen to be invited by the Chinese government to work at a Chinese State Owned Enterprise (Beijing Municipal Government)

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