Yukie XUPartner

Shenzhen Office
Language:Chinese, English
Expertise: Corporate Banking and Finance Asset Management
Tel:+86 135 3419 6420
Email:xuyu.sz@hylandslaw.com

Basic Profile

Education Background

2011-2012 | University of Groningen | International Economic Law | Master of Laws (LL.M.)
2007-2011 | China Youth University of Political Studies | Law | Bachelor of Laws

Working Experience

2026-now | Hylands Law Firm (Shenzhen) | Partner
2021-2026 | AllBright Law Offices (Shenzhen) | Attorney
2013-2021 | DeHeng Law Offices (Shenzhen) | Team Partner, Attorney
2012-2013 | DeHeng Civil Code, The Hague, the Netherlands | Legal Assistant

Professional Qualifications

China Bar Qualification

Professional Background

Attorney Yukie XU graduated from China Youth University of Political Studies and the University of Groningen (LL.M.), obtaining a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Law.

Since June 2012, Attorney XU has worked at the The Hague office of a renowned law firm. After returning to China in July 2013, she has been practicing at top-tier law firms. During her practice, she has focused on capital markets, state-owned assets, finance, and cross-border legal matters. Her years of legal education and domestic and international work experience have equipped her with a solid legal foundation and an international perspective.

Attorney XU has served numerous government agencies, central and state-owned enterprises, listed companies, multinational corporations, private equity funds, and financial institutions including banks, asset management companies, financial leasing companies, insurance companies, and trust companies. She has provided legal services for investment projects in China for clients from the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, and other countries and regions. She has also provided legal services for Chinese enterprises' investment matters in the United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, and other countries and regions, as well as for cooperation matters with a well-known German football club and a prestigious British university.

Social Activities

Honors and Awards

Representative Cases

  • Corporate Business
  • Banking and Finance
  • Asset Management
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Shenzhen Investment Holding Capital Co., Ltd. (a Fortune Global 500 company), and has provided legal services to Shenzhen Investment Holding Capital and its state-owned subsidiaries in various areas including investment and M&A, real estate and industrial parks, fintech, mixed-ownership reform of state-owned enterprises, and state-owned enterprise compliance. 
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Shum Yip Group Limited and Shenye Capital (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Shenzhen Longgang Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., representing the group and its subsidiaries in the disposal of historical legacy issues, shareholder capital contributions, construction projects, demolition compensation, and various dispute cases.  
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Shenzhen Longgang Financial Investment Holding Co., Ltd., providing non-litigation and litigation legal services for the group subsidiary guiding funds, financial leasing, micro-lending, and guarantee companies.        
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Shenzhen Environmental Technology Group Co., Ltd., providing special legal counsel services for construction period claims, project price adjustments, and liquidation and deregistration of subsidiary enterprises.        
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for China Overseas Commercial Properties Co., Ltd.‌‌‌, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the listed company China Overseas Building, and provided special legal counsel services for the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning project entrusted to China Overseas Building.  
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for ShenzhenBay Laboratory (Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Life Information and Biomedical Medicine).  
  • Served as the specialized compliance legal counsel for Bauhinia Culture Holdings Limited‌.
  • Served as the specialized compliance legal counsel for Shenzhen Environmental Technology Group Co., Ltd. 
  • Served as the specialized compliance legal counsel for Shenzhen Publishing Group Co., Ltd.    
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Nanyang Commercial Bank, and represented multiple non-performing asset recovery cases.        
  • Provided legal services for non-performing asset recovery cases for Ping An Bank Head Office and Shenzhen Branch, handling financial and rights protection litigation cases. 
  • Provided legal services for a large commercial bank regarding an employee's sale of non-bank private equity fund wealth management products.        
  • Represented a large state-controlled listed company in letter of credit and factoring contract dispute cases.        
  • Represented an enterprise in a financial loan contract dispute case with a foreign bank arising from a guarantee.        
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Qianhai Leasing Co., Ltd.‌‌‌  
  • Served as the legal counsel for Shenzhen Angel FOF Management Co., Ltd., providing special legal services for private fund manager registration, re-evaluation, and due diligence on angel sub-fund management institutions.        
  • Served as the legal counsel for Shenzhen Longgang Venture Investment Guided Fund Co., Ltd.‌‌‌, providing legal services for various project investments, due diligence on sub-fund management institutions, holding sub-fund management institutions accountable, and multiple repurchase cases.  
  • Served as the legal counsel for Yunnan Industrial Investment and Chuxiong State-owned Investment, providing special legal services for their outbound investment projects (a proposed spin-off and listing of a subsidiary of an A-share listed company on the STAR Market).  
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Shenzhen Hechuang Capital Management Co., Ltd., providing legal due diligence, transaction plan argumentation, transaction agreement drafting, and project problem resolution for investment projects in semiconductor chips, intelligent manufacturing, medical devices, and other fields.  
  • Served as the permanent legal counsel for Shenzhen China Merchants Ping An Asset Management Co., Ltd., providing full-process legal services for its fund, trust, and non-performing asset M&A restructuring projects. 
  • Served as the legal counsel for Shenzhen Asset Management Co., Ltd., providing full-process legal services for multiple non-performing asset projects.        
  • Served as the special legal counsel for China CITIC Financial Asset Management Co., Ltd.‌‌‌, providing full-process legal services including legal due diligence, transaction demonstration, and agreement drafting for its restructuring and relief of an urban renewal project through a property rights trust plan.  
  • Provided special legal services for Shenzhen Investment Holding Capital Co., Ltd.'s acquisition of a cultural and sports technology group project, involving due diligence on dozens of companies and cultural and sports venues, antitrust filing demonstration, debt issue handling, transaction structure demonstration, and a series of complex and difficult legal issues.        
  • Provided special legal services for the integration of the property management segment (property company M&A) of Shenzhen Properties & Resources Development (Group) Co., Ltd. (000011.SZ).  
  • Served as the special legal counsel for multiple pharmaceutical enterprise M&A projects of China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.        
  • Provided special legal services for multiple M&A projects of Shenzhen Transportation Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.        
  • Provided legal services for international trade disputes of Muller Martini Group, a globally leading post-press equipment supplier, in China.        
  • Provided special legal services for the cooperation project between Han's Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd.‌ and a renowned British university.        
  • Served as the legal counsel for a Chinese company's application for recognition and enforcement of a Chinese arbitral award in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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