Jason Z. Qu, JD, is an attorney at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville in the firm’s nonprofit and healthcare practice groups. Jason counsels nonprofit organizations on a wide range of legal matters including corporate governance, entity formation, maintenance of tax-exempt status, lobbying and advocacy, employment law, intellectual property, contracts, risk management, and other business law matters.
Before joining Powers, Jason served as the senior managing attorney for the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center’s nonprofit and small business legal assistance programs. In this role, he counseled nonprofit organizations on business law issues, provided legal training to nonprofit boards, and developed innovative partnerships with law firms and legal departments to provide pro bono support to nonprofit organizations. Jason’s experience also includes assisting clients in regulatory compliance matters involving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as an associate at a large international law firm based in Washington, D.C. This background gives him unique insight into the legal and business needs of nonprofits operating within the medical, healthcare, and biotech sectors.
Jason is a 2014 graduate from Harvard Law School, cum laude, where he served as an editor for the Harvard Law Review. Jason obtained his B.A. in Equity Studies and Anthropology with honors with high distinction from the University of Toronto, where he also coordinated an incubator for food and sustainability initiatives after graduation.