Overview

Shaoyao Yu is an intellectual property associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She focuses her practice on patent litigation and has worked on matters involving small molecule drugs, pharmaceutical compositions, biotechnology and agriculture. Shaoyao has experience in all stages of litigation, including pre-suit analysis and strategy, discovery and depositions, claim construction, summary judgment, as well as trial and post-trial briefing. In addition to her patent litigation experience, Shaoyao has experience with IP due diligence and trade secret litigation.

Shaoyao has been involved in several of the Firm’s pro bono programs, including representing persons seeking asylum in the United States and helping victims of human-trafficking obtain legal status.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2022New York

Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin

Education

  • Washington University in St. Louis School of LawJ.D.cum laude2021

    Academic Excellence Award

    Judge John W. Calhoun Trial Practice Award

    Washington University Jurisprudence Review

    Trial Competition Team

    Giles S. Rich Moot Court Team

  • Tsinghua UniversityB.S., Biology2018