Jack Yu

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2013

Areas of Practice
Business Law

Description
Jack Yu (于华洲) is an experienced business lawyer, with a focus on private mergers & acquisitions and cross-border transactions. Jack has advised clients on tens of billions of dollars worth of M&A, private equity, corporate reorganization, and complex commercial transactions, spanning across multiple industries and sectors. He is particularly experienced in acting on complex cross-border M&A deals for U.S. and global firms doing business or expanding in Canada.

As Co-Leader of the firm’s China Practice Group, Jack regularly travels to China and is actively involved in the Asian legal community in Canada. He is often relied on by Chinese clients both from overseas and in Canada for sophisticated transactions and day-to-day legal issues. Jack also has experience in the foreign investments review process in Canada.

Prior to attending law school, Jack earned an undergraduate degree in biochemistry and philosophy from the University of Toronto. He is on the Board of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL), Ontario Chapter, and the Canada China Business Council.

Born and raised in Jinan, Shandong, Jack is fluent in Mandarin.