People: James S. Yu, Partner

James S. Yu

Partner

New York
Direct: (212) 218-5524
Fax: (212) 218-5526
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Mr. Yu is a partner in the Litigation and Labor & Employment Departments.  He has defended several class action lawsuits, including wage and hour class and collective actions, and is experienced in handling multi-district litigations. He has regularly handled and tried a diverse range of matters, including complex contract disputes, trade secret misappropriation and business tort cases, products liability and toxic tort defense, and several actions defending servicers of commercial mortgage loans involving multi-level debt structures. His client representations include service providers, manufacturers, insurance carriers, hedge funds and major banking institutions, among many others.

Mr. Yu has particular expertise on trade secret protection, computer fraud and non-compete agreements. He has both obtained and fought restraining orders and injunctions against former employees and competitors for alleged theft of confidential information and/or breach of restrictive covenants on behalf of clients involved in a broad spectrum of industries, including product sales and services, medical devices, fashion and retail, software development, and the staffing industry.

Mr. Yu is actively involved in pro bono work for the Asian-Pacific American community in New York, as well as clients referred by the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and the Lawyers Alliance for New York.  He is currently a Director of the Asian American Bar Association of New York and served as co-chair of its Litigation Committee in 2010. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Yu served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ariel A. Rodriguez of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division

Mr. Yu is a partner in the Litigation and Labor & Employment Departments.  He has defended several class action lawsuits, including wage and hour class and collective actions, and is experienced in handling multi-district litigations. He has regularly handled and tried a diverse range of matters, including complex contract disputes, trade secret misappropriation and business tort cases, products liability and toxic tort defense, and several actions defending servicers of commercial mortgage loans involving multi-level debt structures. His client representations include service providers, manufacturers, insurance carriers, hedge funds and major banking institutions, among many others.

Mr. Yu has particular expertise on trade secret protection, computer fraud and non-compete agreements. He has both obtained and fought restraining orders and injunctions against former employees and competitors for alleged theft of confidential information and/or breach of restrictive covenants on behalf of clients involved in a broad spectrum of industries, including product sales and services, medical devices, fashion and retail, software development, and the staffing industry.

Mr. Yu is actively involved in pro bono work for the Asian-Pacific American community in New York, as well as clients referred by the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and the Lawyers Alliance for New York.  He is currently a Director of the Asian American Bar Association of New York and served as co-chair of its Litigation Committee in 2010. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Yu served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ariel A. Rodriguez of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division

Education

  • J.D., Rutgers University Law School, Newark (2000)
    Rutgers Law Review, Editor
  • B.A., Johns Hopkins University (1995)
    with Honors

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York

Courts

  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Affiliations

  •  Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), Director and Litigation Committee Co-chair