Sally Yuanyuan Qin

Partner

Washington, D.C.
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Overview

As a Partner in the firm’s Litigation Group, Sally Qin is experienced in the full range of antitrust matters, including criminal and civil investigations, litigation and complex class actions. She regularly counsels multinational corporations in pre-acquisition due diligence and HSR merger clearance. Sally also advises clients on international litigation matters, including white collar defense, international asset tracing, complex commercial litigation and compliance issues.

Sally 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.

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

Born and raised in China, Sally gained experience there while working for The National People’s Congress of China, CCTV, China Daily and SMG, which gives her an extensive familiarity with the details of business and political life in China.

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  • 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 twelve countries.
  • Obtained dismissal of price-fixing class actions brought by class plaintiffs against the world’s largest roll-on/roll-off shipping company.
  • Retained as settlement counsel and settled multiple MDL class actions through negotiations and mediations against Japanese clients after years of litigation.
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Experience

  • 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 twelve countries.
  • Obtained dismissal of price-fixing class actions brought by class plaintiffs against the world’s largest roll-on/roll-off shipping company.
  • Retained as settlement counsel and settled multiple MDL class actions through negotiations and mediations against Japanese clients after years of litigation.
  • Lead the legal team for pre-acquisition due diligence work and HSR work for large generic drug manufacturer.
  • Helped clients clear second requests by DOJ in connection with mergers in the container shipping and construction materials industry.
  • Designed, coordinated and organized electronic and physical cross-border discovery to ensure thorough collection and cost efficiency.
  • Litigated several MDL antitrust class actions following governmental investigations in shipping industry, logistics industry, auto parts industry and capacitors industry.
  • Represented clients in construction materials industry in international cartel investigation and cartel investigations brought by state attorneys general.
  • Designed and implemented compliance training programs for clients in electronic consumer goods, freight forwarding and air cargo industry.
  • Assisted a multinational corporate client in obtaining a business permit from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
  • Assisted start-up companies with daily legal needs from business negotiations, vendor contracts, policy designs and compliance reviews to labor and employment issues.

Recognitions and Memberships

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America® 
    • “Ones to Watch” District of Columbia: Antitrust Law (2021 to 2023)
    • “Ones to Watch” District of Columbia: Commercial Litigation (2023)
  • The Legal 500 United States (2018 to 2019)
    • Recommended in Antitrust - Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2011, cum laude, Dean's List
  • B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University (Beijing, P.R.C.), 2006, summa cum laude

Languages

  • Mandarin