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Jack Yu Toronto Lawyer

Jack Yu (于华洲)

Partner | CO-LEADER, CHINA PRACTICE GROUP Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2013
Language(s) English, Chinese (Mandarin)
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

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.

Client Work

  • Cars.com Inc. acquired D2C Media Inc. for C$140 million, [Deal - Cars.com Inc.], Acquisition of D2C Media by Cars.com Inc.
  • Dronebase, Inc. (dba Zeitview) announces acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Heliolytics, Inc., [Deal - DroneBase, Inc. (dba Zeitview)], Cross-border acquisition in robotics and drones industry
  • GlobalMed Inc. (Canada) and Schauenburg‐Truplast (China) acquired by Molded Devices, Inc., [Deal - GlobalMed Inc.], GlobalMed Inc. (Canada) and Schauenburg‐Truplast (China) acquired by Molded Devices, Inc.
  • Towerhill Insurance Underwriters Inc., a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited, acquires the shares of Core Underwriting Services Inc., [Deal - Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited]
  • Omori Machinery Co., Ltd. acquires the remaining shares of its Canadian subsidiary, Omori North America Inc., [Deal - Omori Machinery Co., Ltd.], Manufacturer and vendor of automatic packaging machines and system lines acquires the remaining shares of its Canadian subsidiary
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Towerhill Insurance Underwriters Inc.(o/a Excess Underwriting Co.), [Deal - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.]
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Cain Insurance Services Ltd., [Deal - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.], Global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm acquires Canadian-based provider of commercial business and personal insurance.
  • Majority investment in Meazure Learning by Gryphon Investors, [Deal - ProctorU Inc.]
  • Experlogix, LLC Acquires Xpertdoc Technologies, Inc., [Deal - Experlogix, LLC], Experlogix, the leading provider of cloud-based CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) software, announces the acquisition of Xpertdoc Technologies

Career & Education

Education

  • JD University of Windsor
  • BSc, (Hons) University of Toronto

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Director Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (Ontario) 2024 to present
  • Director Canada China Business Council 2024 to present
  • Member Canadian Bar Association 2013 to present
  • Member Ontario Bar Association 2013 to present

Knowledge

  • China's New Foreign Investment Law, 7/31/2019
  • When will operational requirements justify the dismissal of employees who reject an employer’s demands to amend terms and conditions of employment?, 7/23/2019
  • China Releases New Rules Regulating Outbound Investment, 1/18/2018

Events

News

Publications

  • Merger Control and Foreign Investment Review in Canada, 7/31/2015
  • Investment Canada Act, 4/22/2015

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