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Qingqing

Qingqing Miao
Shareholder
Seattle
D 206.223.7031
C 206.954.3643
miaoq@lanepowell.com

Qingqing Miao is a business and immigration attorney with a focus on general business and aviation transactions. She advises clients on business matters including company formation, contract drafting, dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, etc. Her aviation transactional practice includes providing legal assistance to clients in aircraft acquisition and sale, leasing and financing, FAA regulatory matters, etc.  

Qingqing also has extensive experience in immigration and has represented employers and foreign workers in work visa and green card petitions, including EB-1A, EB-2NIW, EB-1C, PERM, EB-5, H-1B, O-1, E-1/2, TN, and L-1.    

Born and raised in China, her clients are often involved in cross-border transactions. Qingqing is particularly well-equipped to handle those involving the U.S. and China.

Professional Experience

Lane Powell PC

  • Shareholder (2021-Present)
  • Associate (2015-2021)

Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC, Of Counsel (2014-2015)

Shatz Law Group PLLC, Of Counsel (2011-2014)

Peng & Weber, PLLC, Law Clerk (2010-2011)

U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, Law Clerk (2008-2010)
 

Community Involvement

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington Chapter

  • Chair, Executive Committee (2017-2018)
  • Vice Chair, Executive Committee (2016-2017)
  • Treasurer, Executive Committee (2015-2016)
  • Program Chair, Executive Committee (2014-2015)
  • Sub-committee Chair, CLE Committee (2012-Present)
  • Vice Chair and Chair, Pro Bono Committee (2012-2014)

Asian Bar Association of Washington

  • Secretary and Member, Board of Directors (2012-Present)
  • Chair, Small and Solo Committee (2012-2015)

Washington State Bar Association

  • Member, Executive Committee, International Practice Section (2017-Present)
  • Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee (2011-2017)
  • Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee (2015-2016)
  • Member, International Section

American Bar Association

  • International Law Section, International Investment and Development Committee
    • Co-Chair (2018-2019)
    • Vice Chair (2015-2018)
  • Member, International Law Section (2011-Present)
  • Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, Class of 2015

Seattle Chongqing Sister City Association, Secretary (2010-2017)

King County Bar Association, Member

 

Thought Leadership

  • December 28, 2022Event / CLE
    Drafting and Reviewing Washington Business Contracts
    National Business Institute | Virtual
  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • July 14, 2022News

    Forty-four Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 22, 2021News
    Miao Quoted in Law360 Article ‘Transportation Policy Developments To Watch: Midyear Report’
    In the News
  • July 15, 2021News
    Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
    Awards & Honors
  • May 19, 2021Event / CLE
    Navigating the U.S./China Trade War into the Biden Administration
    Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
  • January 1, 2021News
    Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders and Counsel to the Firm
    Firm Announcement
  • December 1, 2020Event / CLE
    Aviation
    Washington Public Ports Association Annual Meeting | Virtual
  • December 1, 2020Event / CLE
    Cutting Edge Transportation Issues for Litigation and Transactional Cases
    ProLawCLE | Virtual
  • November 20, 2020Event / CLE
    How to Make Partner at Top Law Firms
    Seattle Chinese Bar Association | Virtual
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 16, 2020News
    Thirty-Two Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • May 1, 2020Publication
    Legal Research in a Nutshell, 12th Edition
    MorrisCohen
  • March 26, 2020Publication
    FAA Registry Update
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 19, 2020Publication
    COVID-19 and the FAA Aircraft Registry
    COVID-19 Resource
  • November 22, 2019Event / CLE
    New Aircraft Tariff Poses Challenges to US Operators
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 20, 2019Event / CLE
    Advising Businesses With Foreign Background: What Are the Common Questions?
    Washington State Bar Association Trending Topics in Business Law CLE | Seattle
  • June 10, 2019News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • January 31, 2019Event / CLE
    Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China
    Washington State Bar Association International Practice Section CLE | Seattle
  • June 18, 2018News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 14 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • April 6, 2018News
    Miao Appointed Co-Chair of American Bar Association International Investment & Development Committee
    Awards & Honors
  • March 15-16, 2018Event / CLE
    2018 NW Regional Immigration Law Conference
    American Immigration Lawyers Association | Seattle
  • December 21, 2017Publication
    Highlights of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Aircraft Owners
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 17, 2017Publication
    Aircraft Sales and Proposed Tax Legislation: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Eliminates Like-Kind Aircraft Exchange
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 3, 2017News
    Miao Elected to Serve on the Washington State Bar Association International Practice Section Executive Committee
    Awards & Honors
  • September 19, 2017News
    Miao Quoted in Seattle Times Article ‘I’m Not Going to Put Up With It: Washington AG Ferguson Says Lawsuit Over DACA Will Show Trump’s Bias’
    In the News
  • August 23, 2017Event / CLE
    Best Practices and Emerging Issues to Protect Immigrant Workers in the Workplace
    City of Seattle | Seattle
  • August 8, 2017Event / CLE
    Immigration: Policy and Personal Perspectives
    Washington State Bar Association | Webinar
  • June 9, 2017News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 16 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • May 24, 2017News
    Miao Selected as Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
    Awards & Honors
  • February 23, 2017Event / CLE
    Business Immigration Update: One Month With the New Administration
    Lane Powell | Webinar
  • June 2, 2016Publication
    Business Investment in China: Where Is the Money?
    Seattle Business Magazine
  • June, 2016Publication
    International Investment Development Year in Review: China
    American Bar Association Section of International Law’s The Year in Review
  • August 31, 2015News
    Miao Joins Lane Powell’s Business Practice Group
  • June, 2015Publication
    International Investment Development Year in Review: China
    American Bar Association Section of International Law’s The Year in Review
  • March, 2015Publication
    The Executive Action: What’s New
    Bar Bulletin
  • March, 2015Event / CLE
    Working in the U.S.A.: the Nonimmigrant Options
    American Immigration Lawyers Association | Seattle
  • December, 2014Publication
    What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Working With the Chinese Community
    NWLawyer
  • June, 2014Publication
    International Investment Development Year in Review: China
    American Bar Association Section of International Law’s The Year in Review
  • February, 2014Event / CLE
    Petition and Adjustment of Status 101
    American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • January, 2014Publication
    Doing Good, Feeling Good
    Bar Bulletin
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America
  • Washington Rising Stars 2022

Practices & Industries

  • Corporate, Securities, and M&A
  • Immigration
  • Transportation
  • Securities & Corporate Governance Litigation

Education

  • Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2010
    • Scholar List
    • Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Secretary and Event Planner (2007-2010)
  • Peking University, B.A., English Literature and Linguistics, 2007
    • Peking University Press, Editor and Translator (2005-2007)
    • “21st Century Macao Star Cup” National English Speaking Contest, Second Prize

Admission

  • Washington

Language

  • Chinese (Mandarin) (Fluent)

Honors

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

"Ones to Watch," Best Lawyers®, Corporate (2021-2022)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Corporate (2023)

“Washington Rising Star,” Thomson Reuters, Aviation & Aerospace (2022); Business/Corporate (2013-2021)

Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy (2015)

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