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Yuhua Yang (she/her)
Lawyer/Partner
Thornhill Legal / Thornhill Academy
3 More London Riverside
London UK , SE1 2RE
London UK , SE1 2RE
T: +44 7849930045
Professional Bio:
Educated in China, and then further trained in the UK, Hong Kong, and the US.
Currently based in London. Previously worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, and New York.
A triple-qualified lawyer, admitted in China, England & Wales and New York.
Over 20+ years of practice with a focus on international work, including cross-border restructuring, insolvency, investigation, enforcement and asset recovery etc.
Set up Llinks Law's London office in 2017 and grew it organically. In 2024, my whole team and I upgraded and rebranded into Thornhill Legal by which we will continue to provide solution-oriented China-centric cross-border legal services. Meanwhile, we have set up a not-for-profit entity Thornhill Academy which is dedicated to the internationalisation and professional development of Chinese lawyers, particularly from a practical perspective.
Ranked for Corporate/M&A, China expertise based abroad (UK) in Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024.
Listed in 2023 LEGALBAND Client Choice: Top 15 Chinese Lawyers for International Practice.
Led the team to be nominated and shortlisted for the Law Society Excellence Award for International Legal Services in 2018 (England & Wales).
Recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 and was recognised as one of the top 100 Chinese lawyers (known as the A-List 2020 and the A-List 2022) by the Chinese Business Law Journal.
Serve EU SME Centre as a Legal Expert.
Practice Areas:
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
Claims Management and Balloting
Claims Settlement Services
Creditors' Committee Representation
Crisis Communications
Debt Restructuring
DIP Lending
Distressed Asset Sales
Document Management
Electronic Discovery
Exit Financing
Factoring
Financial Public Relations
Insurance Claims
Intellectual Property
Interim Corporate Management
Life Settlement
Litigation and Litigation Consulting
M&A
Operational Turnarounds
Refinancing
Risk Management
Surety Bond
Technology Management
Valuation
Virtual Data Rooms
Industries:
Automotive
Agriculture
Commodities
Consumer goods
Energy
Entertainment
Financial services
Food Services
Healthcare
Industrial goods
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Manufacturing
Media
Mining/Oil/Gas
Publishing
Real Estate
Retail
Services
Technology
Transportation services
Travel & Hospitality
Utilities
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