Practice areas

Banking and finance; Corporate and M&A; Dispute resolution; Foreign direct investment

Introduction

Theresa Qiu is a senior partner at AllBright Law Offices, holding a Doctorate degree in Law. She left Blakemore & Mitsuki in Tokyo, Japan, and became a senior partner of AllBright Law Offices in 1999, the year that AllBright was established. In 1992, Qiu left China to study at Wasada University in Japan. She worked for Blakemore & Mitsuki, a law firm in Tokyo, after her graduation. In October 1998, Qiu was granted the qualification to practice foreign law by the Justice Minister of Japan, and became the first female Chinese Lawyer qualified to serve Japanese corporations and individuals legal services of “Law of China” in Japan. Qiu’s main practice areas are foreign investment, liquidations and withdrawals of foreign enterprises, mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, corporate dispute settlement, and other company legal services.

She has acted as an agent for the following deals and cases: Liquidation and withdrawal of Nippon Oil LC Film (Suzhou) Corp, the subsidiary of Nippon Oil Corporation in China; “Ro-Ro Terminal” project built by a joint venture between Nippon Yusen and SAIC Motor; “The largest gaming centre in Shanghai” built by a joint venture between SEGA and Shanghai New World Stock; Acquisition of the Chinese subsidiary of Pioneer Corp by Sharp Corp; Syndicated loan programmes for the project of Sekisui House in Suzhou by Mizuho Bank and China Construction Bank (Sekisui House is the largest real estate company in Japan); Acquisition of the Shanghai Xinshiji Office Centre project from Japanese General, by Bailian Group.

Qiu serves as legal counsel for dozens of world famous companies including HSBC, Hakuhodo, Kumagai Gumi, and Nomura Research Institute. For her expertise and her status and influence in all circles, she was awarded the “National Outstanding Lawyer” in 2011, and, in 2014, after rounds of strict commentaries and public elections, she received the title of “National Role Model for March 8th Red Banner Holder”, being the first female lawyer to receive this title in Shanghai.

Qiu was selected as an arbitrator by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in 2010, the Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC/SIETAC) in 2011, and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) In June 2015, during which she participated in several cases as either the presiding arbitrator or arbitrator.

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