Willa Leong

About Willa Leong

Ms. Leong was an attorney at Royse Law. Royse Law\'s clients include publicly traded and privately held companies, startups, venture funds, foreign corporations, private equity firms, real estate funds, private investors, and directors and officers. Ms. Leong\'s practice areas include corporate and securities law, including public disclosures and 1933 and 1934 Act filings and compliance, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, regulatory compliance, corporate compliance and governance, including Insider Trading Policy, Section 16 Compliance, and Disclosure Policy, Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, PIIA, internal and regulatory investigations and M&A. Ms. Leong is known for her work in crisis management, litigation strategy, and speechwriting.Ms. Leong also regularly advises startups and privately held companies on general corporate law, corporate finance, and employment matters, including executive compensation, stock plans, and stock administration matters. She has had much success sourcing capital and originate strategic partnerships for her clients. Ms. Leong has been recognized by China Daily, Young Money Magazine, Notre Dame Business Magazine, Scholastic Magazine, South Bend Tribune, among others, for her business acumen. Ms. Leong has been recognized for making history in 2002 as the first non-Chinese citizen to work for a Chinese SOE. She was the U.S. liaison for the private equity division of Beijing Energy.Ms. Leong received her B.A. in Business, Political Science and Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame, and J.D. from University of Miami School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in California and is fluent in Mandarin. Ms. Leong is also a licensed real estate broker in California. Specialties: corporate law, securities law, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, employment matters, corporate finance, due diligence, M&A, capital markets, litigation strategy, regulatory investigations, crisis management, and real estate transactions.

Experience

1. General Counsel

   Geneharmonics Inc

   Jan 2021 — Present

   A single device in a point-of-care setting that can generate test results for multiple biomarkers within 15 minutes.

Education

• Peking University Law School (北京大学)

  LLM Semester Program in Chinese Law

• University of Miami School of Law

  JD

  2005 — 2007

• University of Notre Dame

  BA, Business at Mendoza College of Business

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Competition Law
• Private Equity
• Due Diligence
• Licensing
• Private Placements
• Patent Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Corporate Finance
• Civil Litigation
• Trademark Infringement
• Corporate Development
• Trade Secrets
• Legal Assistance
• Bankruptcy
• Dispute Resolution
• International Law
• Legal Advice
• Crisis Management
• Business Strategy
• Capital Markets
• Start-Ups
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate Transactions
• Entrepreneurship
• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Corporate Governance
• Entertainment Law
• Intellectual Property
• Mediation
• Ipo
• Class Actions
• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Employment Law
• Patents
• Unfair Competition
• Investments