Joy Yuan Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Leading Asian team at Turner Hopkins provide legal services to all areas of law

Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand

Head of Asian Team

Takapuna

Auckland

Joy was raised and educated in both China and New Zealand and in 2011 she did her MBA study in the USA. She has a good understanding of both western and eastern cultures and speaks fluent Chinese.As a Senior Solicitor at Turner Hopkins Joy works predominantly with the Commercial team. She has extensive expertise in commercial and property law. Her strong commercial and business sense ensures the most professional and practical advice is provided to her clients.Prior to joining Turner Hopkins In June 2017, some of her work included:Acting for a Chinese business to sell its factory worth $10 million USD to a New Zealand publicly listed company.Acting for clients purchasing and negotiations for franchises including Dominos, Wendy's Ice Cream, Coffee Club, Robert Harris.Acting for clients buying and selling motels, liquor stores, dairies and restaurants.Acting on behalf of commercial building, farm and property developers on sale and purchase transactions.Acting for Entrepreneur clients to set up new businesses.Acting for developer clients 24 section subdivisions in Auckland.Joy enjoys challenges and always ensures clients receive their advice in a timely and effective manner. She is highly recommended by her clients.

Provide professional legal services to Chinese and local clientsAttend and organise networking eventsInvited to speak for Banks seminars, Business association seminars series, write legal opinion column for local newspaperWork in a team environment to complete cross-cultural projectsNegotiate deals on behalf of Chinese clients in civil disputes mattersComplete title subdivisions and staged developmentsDraft sale and purchase agreements for commercial property, commercial business, and sub-division projectsDraft supply agreements, licence agreements and register trade marksLead four team members and assist with the training of law graduates and law clerks

Hamilton

*Exchange to Babson College in 2011 for Spring semester. Babson College MBA programme is Ranked #1 among all business schools for entrepreneurship. And is ranked #39 overall among US graduate schools.* Access to world-class forums and developed network with people from top colleges in USA, such as Harvard and MIT.*Organised clubs events and activities;*Completed all MBA papers with A - and above*Courses I took: - Entrepreneurship, translating business ideas into business plan.I worked on a food industry product and as one of the final teams presented business plan in front of Boston Venture capital. - M&A, about strategies and process of M&A (leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, ESOPs, etc). Learning process of acquisition planning, valuation of business, financing buyouts, and issues around due diligence.- Managing growing business: learning from experience: how to manage growing business while maintaining entrepreneurs' spirit, strategies to emphasize innovation and the management of opportunities rather than to concentrate on the efficient management of ongoing operations. - Extended Enterprise management: learning how to ow to see and manage networked business models Integrated Demand Chains. * Involved in school activities: Fall formal 2010, China Event 2010.

Practical Experiences:Legal ResearchCorporate LawLand Law

Contributor for Book Management: The Aotearoa New Zealand Context. Contributed towards chapter 5 in both 2nd and 3rd Ed.http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470815779.html

Waikato University

*First international student was awarded with this Scholarship *$4,000 awarded scholarship offered by University of Waikato.* Conduct research work under supervision over 4-6 months period under supervisor. * Topic: From student to employee: The experiences of a sample of Asian graduates in New Zealand.* Published paper at: 2nd International Conference on Business and Management.*TV one interviewed this project on AsianDownUnder

- Served the Non-profit organization as a Board Director.- Participated in strategic planning and decision making process.- Helped organize Board meetings and other administration matters.- Prepare all the Financial Statements for the Board, involved in fundraising activities.- Helped to organize organizational activities including contacting external guests.- Performed other responsibilities assigned by the Board.

Mba, Business And Administration

Plsc Course(Nz Bar Exam), Professional Legal Studies

Activities and Societies: It is a 13-week full time course. It is equivalent to the "Bar exam" as known overseas.

Llb/Cert. Dip In Strategic Mngt, Law And Business, A/A -