GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - China
Qing Nian of BeiGene, Ltd.
Splitting her time between the company’s Boston and Beijing offices, Qing Nian is the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & APAC, for clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company BeiGene. BeiGene focuses on the development of molecularly targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer. Nian’s impressive legal career began as an associate in Goodwin Procter’s Boston office, later achieving partnership and subsequently relocating to the firm’s Hong Kong-based Technology & Life Sciences Group.
Whilst being relatively new to her role, having moved in-house in 2018, Nian has a long-standing relationship with the company and was part of the Goodwin Procter team which advised on BeiGene’s successful USD800 million follow-on offering of US-traded shares in January this year. Her corporate deal experience is singled out for praise by interviewees who remark upon her “very strong deal management skills.”