Bio
Mr. Yu is a partner in the Firm’s New York office where he focuses on shareholder derivative litigation. His practice also consists of actions involving other fiduciary duty, securities, and alternative entity claims.
Prior to joining Scott+Scott, Mr. Yu was a litigation associate based in Wilmington, Delaware at an international litigation firm that primarily represented institutional plaintiffs. Before then, he was a litigation and investigations associate based in New York, New York at two international law firms that primarily represented institutional defendants.
Associations:
Member of the Board of Directors of the 80-20 Initiative, an Asian American political advocacy organization led by a former lieutenant governor of Delaware.
Highlights
- Ones To Watch: Litigation – Securities (2024)
Admissions
- State of New York
- State of California
- State of Delaware
- United States Court of Appeals: Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Representative Cases
- Irving Firemen’s Relief and Ret. Fund v. Page, C.A. No. 2019-0355 (Del. Ch.): Settlement included significant corporate reforms bolstering compliance and oversight to prevent discrimination and retaliation, plus a commitment by the company to spend $310 million to implement the reforms.
- Rudi v. Wexner, No. 2:20-cv-03068 (S.D. Oh.): Settlement included significant corporate reforms bolstering compliance and oversight to prevent sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, plus a commitment by the company to spend $90 million to implement the reforms.
- In re Altria Group, Inc. Derivative Litig., No. 3:20-cv-0772 (E.D. Va.): Settlement included significant corporate reforms bolstering compliance and oversight to prevent youth vaping, as well as a court-designated corporate monitor, and a commitment by the company to spend $117 million to implement the reforms and compensate the monitor.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2010)
- University of Chicago (Master of Arts, Social Sciences, 2005)
- University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 2001)