Yuting’s practice focuses on government and internal investigations, economic sanctions and export controls, and cross-border litigation. 

Yuting has extensive experience advising leading global financial institutions and multinational corporations on complex sanctions and export controls compliance issues across multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, China, and Europe. 

Yuting regularly assists major global banks, investment funds, insurance groups, and multinational enterprises in developing, enhancing, and remediating sanctions and export controls compliance programs, as well as in responding to government enforcement actions and regulatory inquiries. She has significant experience advising on sanctions and regulatory risks arising from cross-border transactions, global infrastructure projects, supply chain arrangements, and market entry or restructuring initiatives.

Yuting also has experience assisting major financial institutions and publicly listed companies in complex trademark infringement and securities litigation matters. In addition, she regularly advises multinational enterprises in the life sciences, entertainment, and technology sectors on internal investigations involving alleged fraud, corruption, and accounting issues, as well as on enhancing their compliance management regimes.

Prior to joining MoFo, Yuting worked at a leading international law firm for three years. She completed an externship at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Yuting is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Representative Experience

Investigations, Government Enforcement, and White-Collar Defense

• A leading global manufacturer of medical devices in multiple internal investigations of alleged fraud, corruption and accounting issues in China, in connection with allegations of expense fraud, distributor misconduct, and bribery of healthcare professionals.
• A Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company on developing compliance programs to facilitate proactive self‑disclosure of ethics and compliance issues by employees who previously engaged in misconduct. We also advised the client in enhancing overall compliance transparency and built a culture of trust in major jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) (including China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and others) and the United States.
• A European-listed global medical technology company’s China subsidiary on anti-corruption and other compliance issues in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. We systematically reviewed and enhanced the company’s compliance management regime, including its policies, procedures, and approval electronic systems.
• A U.S.-listed Chinese education company in a government enforcement action initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to potential securities fraud and other misconduct.

Compliance / Economic Sanctions and Export Controls

• A prominent telecommunications conglomerate in Asia on establishing its global sanctions and export controls compliance program, considering the company’s significant global footprint and diverse business lines.
• One of the world’s largest banks on sanctions compliance and risk management in relation to various economic sanction regimes targeting China.
• One of the world’s largest hedge funds on sanctions compliance issues related to U.S. Chinese Military Companies (CMIC) sanctions regimes.
• One of the world’s largest social media companies based in the United States in various internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, and crisis management that involve issues such as export controls, data privacy, and national security reviews.
• A major international financial institution on sanctions and regulatory considerations in connection with potential participation in U.S. market infrastructures.

Litigation and Arbitration

• Five major Chinese banks in a trademark infringement matter in a U.S. federal court requesting non-party clients to provide documents.
• A U.S.-listed Chinese company in securities litigation in federal and state courts. Obtained dismissal in state court with prejudice.
• A leading Chinese education company in its international arbitration before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center.
• A U.S.-listed Chinese online broker in securities litigation in federal and state courts. Obtained dismissal with prejudice.
• Five major Chinese banks in the Southern District of New York against a motion seeking sanctions of US$130 million.