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Ms. Qin regularly counsels multinational corporations in pre-acquisition due diligence and HSR merger clearance. Ms. Qin also advises clients on international litigation matters, including white collar defense, international asset tracing, complex commercial litigation and compliance issues.

Ms. Qin guides clients through various challenges such as dawn raids, grand jury subpoenas, leniency applications, amnesty applications, congressional inquiries and parallel investigations in foreign countries. In the follow-on private damage actions, she helps clients win dismissal or obtain favorable settlement terms.

Ms. Qin also acts as the outside in-house counsel for start-up companies and works closely with management teams. She manages all legal matters and staffing decisions to balance dynamic company growth and risk mitigation.

Born and raised in China, Ms. Qin is fluent in Chinese and familiar with Chinese business and political culture.

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J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2011, 

B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University (Beijing, P.R.C.), 2006, 

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<li>Lawdragon, 500 Leading Lawyers in Maritime, Admiralty &amp; the High Seas (2026)</li>
<li>The Best Lawyers in America®
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<li>“Ones to Watch” in Washington, D.C., for Antitrust Law (2021 to 2025)</li>
<li>“Ones to Watch” in Washington, D.C., for Commercial Litigation (2024 to 2025)</li>
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<li>The Legal 500 United States
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<li>Recommended in Antitrust &#8211; Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense (2018 to 2019, 2025)</li>
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Sally Qin, Sashe Dimitroff Present at Macedonia2025 Summit 2026

Sally Qin Presents at Joint Seminars in Osaka and Tokyo

BakerHostetler attorneys and practice areas spotlighted in the 2025 Legal 500 annual guide

DOJ Policy Shifts May Resurrect De Facto ‘China Initiative’ (Law360)

A Refocused China Initiative: DOJ’s New White Collar Enforcement Strategy

Jack Fornaciari, Sally Qin Provide Antitrust Enforcement Update in Webinar for Fronteo

Hundreds of BakerHostetler Attorneys Honored as 2023 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

BakerHostetler Attorneys Make Significant Gains in The Legal 500 Annual Guide

BakerHostetler Boosts High Marks in the Legal 500 2018 Annual Guide

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Selected Criminal Defense Matters 
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<li>Defended the largest Roll-on Roll-off car carrier in the DOJ investigation into ocean shipping services for cars and trucks; obtained the lowest criminal fines and fewest carve-outs among top carriers. (“Carve-out” refers to named employees who were excluded from the plea agreement and therefore at risk to be charged.)</li>
<li>Defended a Japanese freight forwarding company in criminal price-fixing case and obtained reduction in criminal fines and no carve-outs.</li>
<li>Defended the largest Japanese container shipping company in the “Box Club” investigation. The investigation closed without any charges or fines.</li>
<li>Defended Japanese shipping company in DOJ’s probe into Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.</li>
<li>Defended Japanese container shipping company in the 2022 international containerized shipping grand jury investigation. The investigation closed without any charges or fines.</li>
<li>Defended a U.S. company in DOJ Antitrust Division’s criminal investigation into the customized promotional products industry; defended two executives in the grand jury investigation. The investigation of the company and individuals closed without any charges or fines. Four companies plead guilty in this investigation.</li>
<li>Advised a Japanese capacitor maker in a criminal sentence issue in Northern District of California.</li>
<li>Defended a U.S. company in a grand jury investigation into price fixing on construction projects in West Virginia. The investigation closed without any charges or fines.</li>
<li>Defended a U.S. terminal operator in a grand jury investigation into employment fraud.</li>
<li>Defended a senior Chinese executive in grand jury investigation on export control violations.</li>
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Other Defense Matters
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<li>Acted as the lead counsel and coordinated defense work in 12 jurisdictions for Roll-on, Roll-off car carrier investigation.</li>
<li>Defended a U.S. company in an international investigation regarding collusion in construction projects in British Columbia, Canada.</li>
<li>Defended a Jones Act carrier and senior executives in the NTSB and U.S. Coast Guard investigation into the October 2015 El Faro casualty.</li>
<li>Defended a Japanese shipping company in FMC investigation into a Shipping Act violation.</li>
<li>Defended a Chinese semiconductor company in ongoing investigation into export control violations.</li>
<li>Defended a U.S. company in ongoing FBI probe into cybercrimes.</li>
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Selected Civil Antitrust Class Action Defense Matters
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<li>Defended a Japanese company in the in re air cargo shipping antitrust litigation (MDL litigation in Eastern District of New York).</li>
<li>Defended a Japanese company in the in re freight forwarding case (MDL litigation in Eastern District of New York).</li>
<li>Defended a Japanese carrier in the in re Roll-on Roll-off MDL litigation and opt-out cases. Obtained dismissal of all class actions on jurisdictional ground; won on Third Circuit appeal.</li>
<li>Defended a Japanese company in the in re auto parts case and settled all class actions on favorable terms; advised company on achieving business resolution with opt-outs; defended the company on state attorney general cases.</li>
<li>Defended a Japanese capacitor manufacturer in the in re capacitors case (MDL litigation in Northern District of California); defended company in related opt-out cases.</li>
<li>Advised Japanese capacitor manufacturers on settlement strategy in the in re capacitors case (MDL litigation in Northern District of California).</li>
<li>Defended an international constructions company in class action brought by state attorney general in West Virginia.</li>
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Selected Transactional Matters
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<li>Represented a construction company in dozens of HSR filings for M&amp;A deals in domestic U.S. market.</li>
<li>Represented a Japanese shipping company and cleared the second request involving the container shipping industry, in the midst of an ongoing criminal investigation of the industry.</li>
<li>Represented a Japanese pharmaceutical company in pre-merger due diligence and HSR filing; negotiated valuation of the target, which was involved in a criminal investigation and private class actions in the in re generics pharmaceuticals pricing litigation.</li>
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Other Litigation Matters
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<li>Defended a Chinese SOE in a patent infringement case in Northern District of California.</li>
<li>Defended a solar panel manufacturer in a contract dispute in Northern District of Illinois.</li>
<li>Defended a manufacturer of tablets in a contract and patent infringement case in Eastern District of Virginia.</li>
<li>Defended an e-cigarette maker in a patent infringement case in the Western District of Texas.</li>
<li>Defended multiple corporate clients and executives and obtained non-prosecution results after extensive DOJ antitrust investigations; spearheaded legal teams for cartel investigations and private damage suits in 12 countries.</li>
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