Kevin Y. Qian, a founding partner and managing partner of MWE China Law Offices, advises companies on their direct investments in China.
Kevin has represented hundreds of multinationals and Fortune 500 companies on matters that include investments into a joint venture company or establishing a wholly owned company, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments, and strategic alliances. He has experience in a wide range of industries and areas, from manufacturing, energy and chemicals, to health care, life sciences, bi-chemical, pharmaceuticals, manufacture, telecommunications, food and beverages, and commercial retail.
Kevin also heads MWE China’s private client practice group, with an extraordinary focus on clients’ specific, unique objectives, and has extensive experience in serving high-net worth individuals and families in taxation, wealth transfer, estate and business planning, and divorce matters.
In addition to his more than 25 years of legal practice, Kevin’s experience includes roles as the following:
Kevin has represented hundreds of multinationals and Fortune 500 companies on matters that include investments into a joint venture company or establishing a wholly owned company, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments, and strategic alliances. He has experience in a wide range of industries and areas, from manufacturing, energy and chemicals, to health care, life sciences, bi-chemical, pharmaceuticals, manufacture, telecommunications, food and beverages, and commercial retail.
Kevin also heads MWE China’s private client practice group, with an extraordinary focus on clients’ specific, unique objectives, and has extensive experience in serving high-net worth individuals and families in taxation, wealth transfer, estate and business planning, and divorce matters.
In addition to his more than 25 years of legal practice, Kevin’s experience includes roles as the following:
- A faculty member of the East China University of Political Science and Law and a lawyer at a prominent Shanghai-based law firm, where he focused his practice on financial, commercial and intellectual property law.
- A partner of the largest law firm in Shanghai from 2001 to 2006 and served as a key director of its Executive Committee.
- The senior legal counsel of Philips Electronics in Asia, where he was responsible for legal matters concerning Philip’s 30 wholly owned and joint venture enterprises throughout the region.
- The Deputy General Manager and Legal Counsel for PepsiCo Investment China Co., Ltd., where he managed more than 40 wholly owned and joint venture enterprises in the beverage, restaurant, and snack food industries.
- A head of the Asia Pacific and China Practice Group in a leading U.S. law firm.
- A member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Committee of All China Lawyers Association in 2002.
- The Vice President of the Foreign Affairs & WTO Committee of the All China Lawyers Association since 2007.
- Recognized as one of Asia’s Leading Business Lawyers by Asian Legal Business (ALB) for his outstanding practice in corporate, more specially capital markets, corporate finance, and M&A from 2002 to 2008.
- The first Chinese lawyer selected as Chairman of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) International Trade Committee in 2004.
- One of the Hot 30 Lawyers as well as one of the Asia Pacific’s Hot 100 in China by Asian Legal Business (ALB) magazine in 2004 and 2005.
- One of the World’s Leading Practitioners by the International Who’s Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2006.
- The Program Coordinator of IPBA from 2009 to 2011.
- Recognized as one of Asia-Pacific's Leading Lawyers in China by Asia Law Leading Lawyers from 2010 to 2015.
- The Chairman of International Law Committee of the All China Lawyers Association from 2011 to 2014.
- In 2012, Kevin awarded honor of “Leading Talents of Independent Innovation” by Huangpu District Government.
- In 2014, Kevin was selected as an arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.
- In 2014 and 2015, Kevin was recognized by Chamber Global as 2015 Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific Rankings in China, Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms).
- Kevin serves as an independent director of China Minsheng Investment Corp., Ltd., and the member of the board and deputy secretary general of Shanghai Venture Capital Association. He also served as an independent director of SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd. and Shanghai Jiao Da Onlly Co., Ltd.
