Education
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Master of Science in Finance
East China University of Political Science and Law Postgraduate-in-Law
Heilongjiang University LLB
 
Working Experiences
2002-now Dacheng Law offices,LLP(Shanghai), Attorney-at-Law
2000-2001 Qifan Law Firm, Attorney-at-Law
1998-2000 Great Wall Law Firm, Attorney-at-Law
 
Qualifications
Admitted to practice in the PRC (1998)
Qualification of Independent Director of Listed Company
Qualification of Independent Director of Futures Company
Qualification of futures practitioner 
Qualification of security practitioner 
Foreign registered lawyer of Dacheng Wong Alliance LLP in Singapore
 
Honors
Top 10 Young Lawyers in Shanghai Pudong New Area
Winner of 2013 CLP Energy & Natural Resources deal of the year
Candidate for 2013 ALB Energy & Natural Resources deal of the year
 
Practice Areas
Frank Qu specializes in trust, asset backed securitization, funds, futures and financial derivatives，private banking and other financial and capital market practicing areas. Frank qualified as a lawyer since 1998 has considerable experience in advising clients on many material legal issues and complicated transactions relating to every aspect of banking and finance. Frank is highly recognized by clients and peers and was interviewed by numerous media including China Business Report, Shanghai Securities News, CBN, Securities Times, China Securities Daily, Eastern Morning Newspaper, The Economic Observer Newspaper, Twenty-first Century Economic Report, China Times, Futures Daily and so on and was also invited to speak at many conferences and seminars.
 
Track records
Some of Frank’s key clients include CITIC Trust, China Credit Trust, ZRT Trust, Ping An Trust, Industrial Trust, Lujiazui Trust, CFFE, SHFE, SEEE, Haitong Futures Co, Ltd, BOC International Futures, Huawen Futures, China Merchants Futures, CQRCB, Agriculture Bank of China, Pudong Development Bank, China Development Bank, SBI, Shenzhen Ping An Bank, China Merchants Bank, Everbright Bank, Huaxia Bank, SinoPac Holdings Co, Ltd, Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd, SRE Group, Greenland Group, Sichuan Development Equity Investment Funds Management, D&C Capital China, Plinth Capital, etc.
 
Working Language
Chinese/English
 
Social Activities
Adjunct Professor of Law School, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
Chairman of Futures Business Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association
Member of Trust Business Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association
Member of Financial Business Commission of Shanghai Law Society
Member of Financial Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association of Shanghai Municipal Government
Member of Shanghai Youth Intellectuals Friendship Association
Vice Chairman of Harbin Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai Branch
Executive Vice President of Shanghai Pudong New Area Youth Entrepreneurship Founding Association
Member of Shanghai Pudong Association of Returned Overseas Scholars
Arbitrator of Harbin Arbitration Commission
 
Publications and Medias
• Legal Practice in China Futures (published by the Law Press of China)
• Analysis of the Financial Policies in Shanghai Free Trade Pilot zone
• Family Trust –The New Way of Domestic Wealth Inheritance Sailing( Journal of Futures Business Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association)
• The Trust System - a New Perspective of Private banking Development( Journal of Futures Business Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association)
• Analysis of the Futures Investment Consulting Business in China (Futures Daily)
• On the Normative Development of the Exchanges in Prosperity Era—Analysis of Decree No.38 of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (Futures Daily, Post Title:Actively Optimize the Environment, Facilitate Futures Market Development )
• On the Significance and Prospect of China Futures Innovation —CTA Fund Operations (Futures Daily, Post Title: Develop CTA Business and Optimize the Structure of the Futures Market Investors )
• Analysis of the Special Clearing Members of the Stock Index Futures - the Legal Risk Illustration and Policy Recommendations of Banks’ Participating in the Stock Index Futures Market (China Business News)
• Analysis of Legal Risk of Futures Companies in the Era of Stock Index Futures (Futures Daily)
• On the Desirable Properties of the Standardized Futures Contracts (Futures Daily)
• Analysis of the Legal Characteristics of the OTC Financial Derivatives(Futures Daily)
• Address on Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (Editor Committee Member, Law Press China)
• Increasingly Prominent Issues of Accountability and Audit Responsibilities (Shanghai Lawyer)
• The New-born and Obstacles of the Internationalization of Futures Industry (China Business News)
• Of the Regulation of MBO in Post Non-Tradable Share Reform Era (China Securities Journal)
• Kelon Event is not the Only Case , the Integrity of the Market Need Lawyers’ Safeguard (China Business News)
• The Rights of Vote, Propose and Inquiry: the Indispensable Rights of the Shareholders (China Business News)
• Where Is the Way of the Minority Shareholders to Safeguard Their Rights (China Business News)
• The Shareholders Have A Word: The Rights to Propose and Inquire Are More Important (China Business News)
• Minority Shareholders, Do You Put Forward Proposal (China Business News)
• On the Issue of Legal Remedies of the Defects of the Shareholders Assembly of a Limited Liability Company (http://article.chinalawinfo.com/article_print.asp?articleid=32797)
• On the Issue of the Obstacles to Litigation of the Shareholders’ Rights
• On the Legal Risks and Development of Trust Private Equity Investment – From the Case of Milk Products Trust
• On the Leal Risks in the Practice of “Trust Plan”
• On the Legal Issues of Internet Advertisement from the Perspective of E-Commerce
• On the Legal Principle of the resolution of Network Domain Name and Trademark Conflict