Personal Profile

Yu Yuanling commenced his full-time legal practice in June of the year 2006. During a distinguished professional journey spanning nearly two decades, Mr. Yu has consistently delivered top-tier legal services to clients, demonstrating unwavering commitment to securing optimal case outcomes.
In the realm of civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, Mr. Yu excels in formulating litigation strategies and devising litigation tactics. His extensive experience encompasses real estate transactions, property rights confirmation, equity transfers, shareholder qualification verification, and corporate governance disputes. Notable victories include Su's billion-yuan real estate dispute (WIN), Hu's housing proxy dispute, Shen's invalidation of housing sales contract dispute, Wei's shareholder harm to company interests dispute, Peng's shareholder harm to company interests dispute, and Chu's shareholder qualification confirmation dispute. These cases have resulted in substantial financial recoveries for our clients. In numerous first instance cases, he successfully defended defendants by meticulously examining the case and employing sophisticated courtroom techniques, leading to the court ruling against the plaintiff's entire claim. In second instance cases, he achieved significant reversals or remands from the second instance court, thereby altering the course of the case and earning client commendations.

Educational Background

• Master of Laws in Economic Law, East China University of Political Science and Law
• Bachelor of Laws, East China University of Political Science and Law

Social Roles

• Jurisconsultant at the Liuzhou Arbitration Commission
• Independent Director for a portfolio of China's publicly listed corporations

Professional Achievements

• Corporate Legal Advisor
  Skilled in furnishing litigation and non-litigation legal services to enterprises, serving as the permanent legal advisor for numerous corporations. Offers comprehensive consultancy services from enterprise establishment, operation, liquidation, liquidation to deregistration, providing consultancy services from shareholder level, transaction counterparty level, employee level, etc., effectively mitigating legal risks for enterprises and enhancing enterprise value.
• Real Estate and Construction
  With extensive experience in commercial real estate acquisition, has successfully completed multiple large-scale acquisitions. Proficient in the development, leasing, operation, transfer, liquidation of real estate projects, capable of providing professional advice and solutions according to different scenarios.
• International Trade and Maritime
  Acted as counsel for German AF Company, Australian Toman Company, Canadian Northpeak Company, Italian DUPLOMATIC, etc., in negotiating and litigating international trade disputes with Chinese companies. Provided legal services for ship financing for several shipping companies and legal services for foreign companies in shipbuilding and ship sales. In representing domestic freight forwarding companies in litigation against international container giants, won the litigation, and the domestic freight forwarding company did not need to make any compensation.
• Private Equity and Venture Capital, Foreign Direct Investment
  Proficient in investment and financing fields, such as due diligence, negotiation, drafting investment agreements, equity reconstruction, formulating, revising company bylaws, etc. Successfully completed projects including production enterprises, freight enterprises, service enterprises, real estate enterprises, etc.

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Public Service Lawyer of Shanghai Jing'an District

Publications

• "Company Governance - Taking Judicial Intervention as the Path", published in "Jing'an Lawyer"
• Co-edited "Practice of Bankruptcy Procedure Operation", the Law Press, China