Su Yu

Practice Areas

Education

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Ms. Yu specializes in the education and healthcare sectors, advising a diverse range of clients including government authorities, educational and medical institutions, investors, and corporate entities. Her practice encompasses regulatory compliance, cross-border and domestic investments, Sino-foreign cooperative education arrangements, and dispute resolution. With deep industry knowledge and legal expertise, she provides tailored solutions that address the unique operational and regulatory challenges facing clients in these highly regulated sectors.

Career

With over 20 years of legal practice, Ms. Yu has established herself as a leading advisor in education and healthcare law. She regularly advises universities, hospitals, education groups, and investors on matters including compliance, restructuring, financing, M&A, and Sino-foreign cooperation. Her ability to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and understand industry-specific dynamics enables her to deliver practical, forward-looking legal counsel.

Ms. Yu has led numerous high-profile and complex mandates. In a global due diligence project for a major international education group, she efficiently managed extensive compliance reviews across multiple jurisdictions. As legal advisor to the Hong Kong Jockey Club on its talent development program in mainland China, she conducted cutting-edge research on vocational education regulations, proposed innovative solutions, and oversaw all transactional documentation.

In the healthcare sector, Ms. Yu advised Midea Group on the establishment of Heyou International Hospital, a project requiring simultaneous coordination of licensing, construction, environmental assessment, and customs declaration for large medical equipment.

Professional Qualifications:

· Enterprise Legal Advisor (2004)

· Senior Professional in Human Resources (2012)

· Independent Director Qualification (2014)

Arbitrator/Mediator Appointments:

· Arbitrator, Guangzhou Arbitration Commission（ 2015-2020）

· Arbitrator，Qingdao Arbitration Commission（2017- 2020）

· Specially-invited Mediator, Baiyun District Primary People’s Court, Guangzhou (2020–2023)

Institutional Roles:

· Deputy, 12th Congress of the Communist Party of China in Guangzhou

· Executive director, Guangdong Lawyers Association

· Vice President, Guangzhou Lawyers Association

· Vice Director, Non-Government Education Research Branch, China Association for Non-Government Education

· Executive Director, Private Education Committee, Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy

· Assessor of Social Organizations, Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau

Professional Memberships

· Member, Guangdong Lawyers Association

· Member, Guangzhou Lawyers Association

· Member, Non-Government Education Research Branch, China Association for Non-Government Education

· Executive Director Member, Private Education Committee, Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy

Publications

· Su YU. (2002). Institutional Reform: 25 Questions on Private School Operation and Policy Guide. Economic Press China.

· Su YU. (2024). Legal Rules and Judicial Practice on the Auction of Founders Interests in Non-Profit Private Schools. Hunan Education (Edition D), (08), 44-47.

· Su YU & Yushan HU. (2024). Key Revisions in the Second Review Draft of the Preschool Education Law, Prosecutorial View. (19), 36-37.

· Su YU. (2025). Legal Liability and Comprehensive Governance Strategies for Campus Safety Management, Primary and Secondary School Principals. (07), 6-9.

Personal

Beyond her legal practice, Ms. Yu places strong emphasis on academic research and industry engagement. She serves as an Invited Researcher at the Guangdong Academy of Education and the Educational Legislative Base of Sun Yat-sen University, focusing on education legislation, policy, school governance, and regulatory reform. She regularly speaks at industry forums, participates in legislative consultation projects, provides expert policy advice, and delivers training on education law and institutional compliance.

Clients

Ms. Yu’s clients include a broad range of universities, education groups, companies, government authorities, and medical institutions across China, including but not limited to:

Universities and Educational Institutions:

· Hong Kong Polytechnic University

· Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

· Hong Kong Polytechnic University

· Hong Kong Jockey Club

· HKCT Institute of Higher Education

· Xinghai Conservatory of Music

· Guangdong University of Foreign Studies South Business College

· Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade

· Xiamen Huatian International Vocational College

· Guangzhou City University of Technology

· Zhongguancun Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Beijing

· Zhongguancun College, Beijing

Companies:

· Guangdong ATV College of Performing Arts

· Ascend International Education Group Co., Limited

· Beijing Yige Education Group

· Dongguan Fengtai Education Group

· ZWIE Education Group

· Guangdong Haide Education Development Group Co., Ltd.

· Hunan Jinhai Education Development Co., Ltd.

· Devis Education Management Information Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

· Guangdong Rongqin Education Consulting Co., Ltd.

· Guangzhou Shangnuo Education Equipment Co., Ltd.

· Evergrande Peiguan Education Technology Co., Ltd.

· Puchou Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

· Shenzhen Weixue 100 Consulting Co., Ltd.

Government Authorities

· Bureau of Education, Nansha District, Guangzhou

· Bureau of Education, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Hospitals and Medical Institutions:

· Foshan Shunde Heping Surgical Hospital Co., Ltd.

· Jinshazhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

· Guangdong Sanjiu Brain Hospital

· Guangzhou Heping Orthopedic Hospital

· Heyou International Hospital Midea Group

· Shenzhen Renan Hospital

· Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

Work Highlights

· Advised on the establishment of a Sino-foreign cooperative education institution for The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

· Counseled Hong Kong Polytechnic University on collaborations with commercial entities and government authorities in Mainland China

· Advised on the establishment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area campus of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

· Advised the Hong Kong Jockey Club on the development and implementation of its talent cultivation program for horse racing professionals in Mainland China.

· Advised HKCT Institute of Higher Education in establishing cooperative arrangements with commercial entities and government bodies in Mainland China

· Advised Midea Group on the establishment of Heyou International Hospital

Industry Sector Expertise

Ms. Yu possesses a deep understanding of development trends and operational management practices in both the education and healthcare sectors, and specializes in providing clients with sector-specific legal services.

In the education sector, she has delivered specialized compliance services relating to classification management to numerous educational institutions, including the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies South Business College, Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade, and Xiamen Huatian International Vocational College. She has also advised on education investment and consultancy matters for a range of education enterprises and industry investors, such as China Education Group Holdings Limited, Dulwich Education, BASIS Education, Sherborne Education, Shanfeng Education, KWG Group Holdings, and China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited.

In the healthcare sector, Ms. Yu has provided legal services covering compliance, investment, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and the establishment of new medical institutions to numerous medical institutions and industry investors, including Foshan Shunde Heping Surgical Hospital Co., Ltd., Jinshazhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Sanjiu Brain Hospital, and Midea Group.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

People’s Republic of China

Languages Spoken

Mandarin Chinese (native)

English (fluent)

Experience

Ms. Yu has been engaged in the legal profession for over 20 years, focusing her practice primarily on education, healthcare, and dispute resolution. Throughout her career, she has provided long-term legal services encompassing compliance, investment and financing, restructuring, Sino-foreign cooperation, and dispute resolution to a wide range of clients, including administrative departments in the education and medical industries, educational and medical institutions, and investors in these sectors. She is well-versed in industry characteristics and development trends, enabling her to accurately identify clients' legal needs and deliver tailor-made solutions.

Ms. Yu has handled many high-profile mandates. In the education sector, she led her team through a complex, large-scale global due diligence project for an international education group, completing extensive compliance checks efficiently and to a high standard. In the cooperation project between the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Guangdong Vocational Institute of Sport, acting as legal advisor to the Hong Kong Jockey Club, she directed her team in researching and analysing cutting-edge issues in vocational education, proposing innovative and feasible solutions, drafting, reviewing and revising all transaction documents, and assisting with project implementation.

In the healthcare sector, Ms. Yu advised on the Heyou International Hospital project under Midea Group. The establishment of the hospital required the concurrent purchase and installation of large medical equipment, necessitating the simultaneous coordination of multiple matters, including applications for various licences, construction engineering, environmental assessment, and customs declaration.

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