About

Sonya Tien is a distinctly performed legal professional main her own regulation office in Raleigh, North Carolina. She focuses on corporate and intellectual assets regulation, with a robust history in SEC enforcement, government investigations, and business litigation. Sonya Tien obtained her regulation diploma from Columbia University, where she was diagnosed as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She also holds a enterprise degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan Flagler Business School, wherein she earned 17 scholarships for her academic achievements. Since 2020, Sonya has been named a Rising Star through Super Lawyers and has been featured in Super Lawyers Magazine. Her articles were published in prestigious publications which includes the Wall Street Lawyer and Practising Law Institute. Sonya is also a former co-writer of Fried Frank's monthly White Collar Criminal Defense and Securities Enforcement Memo, that is the world over circulated. Prior to founding Tien Law Office, Sonya worked as a litigation and company partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where she centered on SEC & DOJ enforcement, government investigations, business litigation, and capital markets. She has represented clients which includes Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Oppenheimer, Tishman Speyer, and CBRE. During her time in law college, Sonya received precious revel in as a Summer Associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Jacobson in New York. She also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable George H. Lowe, United States District Court (NDNY), in which she honed her courtroom and criminal writing capabilities.

Legal Issues

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Finance, Business Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions

Intellectual Property

Securities Law

Certificates

U.S. Taxation of International Transactions
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

What is Corruption: Anti-corruption and Compliance
University of Pennsylvania

Trademark Law
University of Pennsylvania

Private Equity and Venture Capital
Universita Bocconi

Privacy Law and HIPAA
University of Pennsylvania

Privacy Law and Data Protection
University of Pennsylvania

Patent Law
University of Pennsylvania

Music Business Foundations
Berklee College of Music

Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry
University of Pennsylvania

Hollywood: History, Industry, Art
University of Pennsylvania

Financing for Startup Businesses
Duke University

Intellectual Property Law Specialization
University of Pennsylvania

Taxation of Business Entities II: Pass-Through Entities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Taxation of Business Entities I: Corporations
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Federal Taxation II: Property Transactions of Business Owners and Shareholders
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Federal Taxation I: Individuals, Employees, and Sole Proprietors
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Employment Contracts
University of Pennsylvania

Effective Compliance Programs
University of Pennsylvania

Copyright in Multimedia
Duke University, Emory, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Copyright Law in the Music Business
Berklee College of Music

Copyright Law
University of Pennsylvania

Regulatory Compliance Specialization
University of Pennsylvania

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Principal
  Tien Law Office, PC
  2013
• Corporate & Litigation Associate
  Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  2011
• Summer Associate
  Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  2010
• Judicial Intern
  The Chambers of U.S. Magistrate Judge, George H. Lowe, United States District Court (NDNY)
  2009
• Financial Services Intern
  Northwestern Financial Network
  2007

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service
• Payment With Credit Card
• Conditional Fees

Location