Commercial lawyers

Xueying (Laurel) Zhang

London based Partner Xueying (Laurel) Zhang heads up the firm’s China and Far East desk. Laurel is a native Mandarin speaker, originally from Beijing, who graduated in law with first-class honours from one of China’s top universities. She received a number of prizes for her academic achievements including the State Scientific Research prize for Law for Jiangsu Province, China. Laurel moved to the UK from mainland China to complete an LLM in International Business Law at UCL, before embarking on qualification as a Solicitor, and came to Sherrards from a boutique City law firm. Laurel has worked on a number of cross-border Corporate Chinese-related deals, and focuses on assisting our Chinese and Far Eastern corporate clients coming into the UK and Europe, by way of inward investment, as well as assisting our UK client base with their interests overseas, across China and the Far East. For example on a recent transaction, Laurel has involved in acting for Haier in the acquisition of the "cold chain” business and assets of Labtech International Limited and Verity Control Limited. Laurel has also had a number of academic legal articles published in the China National Social Sciences Journal, including one article published in the most prestigious Chinese journal: Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index, which is part of the China National Social Sciences Database, and also carried by Princeton University Library (ISSN: 1671-511X, Issue S2, pages 151 - 158).

Sherrards Solicitors LLP

Yael Benyayer

Partner, Corporate and M&A Department

EBN – Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano

Yael Weiss

Partner

Meitar Law Offices

Yair Shiloni

Partner

Gornitzky & Co.

Yalın Türkkan

Senior Manager

GSG Attorneys at Law/GSG Hukuk

Yan-Xia Rogers

Yan-Xia is an associate in Carey Olsen's corporate team, based in Bermuda. She advises on all aspects of Bermuda corporate, finance and commercial law.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited

Yaniv Chajmovic

Associate

Gornitzky & Co.

Yaniv Grossman

Partner

Herzog Fox & Neeman

Yaniv Kleitman

Yaniv is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and operates as a professional support lawyer (PSL). He specialises in company and securities law.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Yanna N Antonopoulou

Partner

Avramopoulos & Partners

Yarden Buhnik

Senior Associate

Gornitzky & Co.

Yaron Elhawi

Mediator, Partner

Gornitzky & Co.

Yaron Mehulal

Mr. Yaron Mehulal is a partner at our firm and is considered an expert in the fields of commercial law, tax law and in counseling private clients in matters of wealth transfer and trusts. Mr. Mehulal provides legal and taxation counseling and support to Israeli corporations and individuals operating abroad and to foreign clients operating in Israel. His areas of expertise include tax planning for international companies and accompanying cross-border transactions. Mr. Mehulal is frequently involved in large sale and purchase transactions in the Israeli market. In addition, Mr. Mehulal advises families of considerable means on complex issues in preparing for intergenerational wealth transfers, including complex wills, trusts, corporate arrangements and more. Mr. Mehulal has been commended by the prestigious ranking guide The Legal 500, owing to his expertise in the areas of taxation, commercial law and mergers and acquisitions.

FISCHER (FBC & Co.)

Yasemin Berna ASLANBAY

Yasemin Berna Aslanbay is a Founding Partner at Aslan Duran Law Firm, where she spearheads the Corporate Consultancy and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) departments. As a certified Expert Mediator registered with the Ministry of Justice, she specializes in navigating complex disputes within Commercial, Employment, and Consumer Law, offering clients sophisticated out-of-court settlement strategies. Her role involves providing top-tier advisory services to national and international corporations, focusing on preventive law, contract management, and regulatory compliance. Combining her extensive legal expertise with a results-oriented approach, she ensures the firm’s clients receive robust legal protection and strategic guidance in diverse business environments.

Aslan & Duran

Yassir Elhado

Gulf Legal Consultants

Yavor Tankov

Senior Associate

Penkova & Partners Law Firm

Yean Peng Liaw

Partner

Munhoe

Yehonatan Raff

Partner

Gornitzky & Co.

Yessimzhan Yegemberdiyev

A partner of our firm with extensive experience in corporate and commercial legal matters in the jurisdictions of Kazakhstan, Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and the United States (California). He has successfully represented a large number of international companies and holding structures in negotiations with private and governmental counterparties on matters including: (i) investment structuring and distribution of dividends; (ii) corporate governance and management structures; (iii) dispute resolution; and (iv) negotiation and execution of commercial contracts in the real estate, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

Regatta Consult LLP

Yevheniy Deyneko

Managing Partner

EVERLEGAL

Yiftah Farber

Partner

Gornitzky & Co.

Yingjie Liu

Dehehantong Law Offices

Yisha Long

Senior Associate

Dehehantong Law Offices

Yohannes Hailu

Legal Director, Litigation, Arbitration, and Regulatory Practice

DLA Piper Africa, Ethiopia (Mehrteab & Getu Advocates)