Hao Yu is a partner of Global Law Office, based in Shanghai. Hao Yu's main practice areas cover litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution in the fields of financial asset management, investment and financing, corporate control and governance, and commercial real estate. Hao Yu regularly represents clients in a wide range of civil and commercial cases before the People's Courts at all levels across China and before arbitration institutions such as the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC/BIAC), the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), and the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC). Hao Yu specializes in handling major and complex financial and commercial cases as well as cases involving both criminal and civil elements. Hao Yu has always been at the forefront of case strategy, documentation, and courtroom advocacy, and possesses extensive practical experience in both litigation and arbitration. Hao Yu also has substantial experience in bankruptcy administration and compulsory liquidation.

Hao Yu's clients mainly include large state-owned enterprises, domestic and overseas listed companies, state-owned and foreign banks, trust companies, and investment companies. The industries Hao Yu serves include financial asset management, investment and financing, commercial real estate, infrastructure construction and local government financing platforms, biopharmaceuticals, energy, new energy, automobile manufacturing, information technology, as well as the Internet and other high-tech sectors. Hao Yu is highly recognized by clients for his ability to organize, coordinate, and manage comprehensive legal service projects, and for a professional practice style characterized by "integrity, pragmatism, professionalism, and dedication".

In the area of financial asset management, Hao Yu has successfully handled a large number of disputes concerning financial loans and guarantees, private equity investments, and the liability of fund managers, as well as commercial disputes arising among various investment and financing institutions. In the area of corporate disputes, Hao Yu has successfully handled numerous matters involving equity investment disputes, valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) disputes, corporate control disputes, disputes over the liability of directors, supervisors, and senior officers, disputes over damage to the interests of a company, and disputes over the confirmation of shareholder status, as well as shareholder derivative actions and derivative actions brought by limited partners. In the area of real estate, Hao Yu has successfully handled a large number of disputes relating to land development cooperation, real estate sales and purchases, leasing, property management, and the leasing, tenant attraction and operation of large shopping malls. Hao Yu has also handled numerous disputes arising in industries such as biopharmaceutical development, auto parts manufacturing, energy, and emerging Internet businesses.

2026 - Present   Global Law Office (Shanghai)

2022 - 2026     King & Wood (Shanghai)

2017 - 2022     Global Law Office (Beijing)

Admitted in the PRC

Peking University Law School, LL.M.

Nankai University Law School, LL.B.