Bingxue (“Allison”) Que is a litigation counsel in the firm’s San Francisco office and a member of the Commercial Litigation Group. She represents clients across a wide range of industries, including Bay Area-based global technology and consumer products companies. Her practice covers both consumer class actions and complex business-to-business disputes. She has successfully litigated claims involving cybersecurity and data privacy, antitrust, false advertising and unfair business practices, breach of contract and terms of service violations, trade secrets, and a range of other statutory and common law claims.
Ms. Que also maintains an active pro bono practice. She has authored amicus briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on environmental, administrative and immigration issues.
Ms. Que is a Mandarin speaker who has earned law degrees and practiced law in both the United States and China. She draws on this cross-border background to counsel Chinese companies and individuals facing litigation in the United States. Among her successes, she secured the full dismissal of a federal lawsuit asserting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and trade secret claims against a Chinese social media conglomerate and its senior executives.
Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Que was counsel at an international law firm and clerked for the Hon. Eva M. Guzman of the Supreme Court of Texas. Ms. Que received her J.D., with high honors, from The University of Texas at Austin in 2018, her LL.M. from Peking University in 2013 and LL.B. from Peking University in 2011.
Ms. Que is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California.