Overview
With a masters degree focusing on genetics and molecular biology, Yuan is accustomed to researching details, presenting evidence, articulating rules and theories, and making compelling arguments. In her legal practice, she is eager to use these skills to solve issues for her clients.
As a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group, Yuan routinely represents businesses and individuals in various aspects of civil litigation, including shareholder disputes, contract disputes, premises liability claims, construction claims and personal injury claims.
As a part of our Data Privacy & Security Practice Group, Yuan helps clients evaluate their terms and conditions, online cookies, and business activities to ensure their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, and other data privacy laws and regulations. Yuan has previously worked for a leading executive search and consulting firm with a global presence, where her duties included researching and analyzing data privacy statutes and regulations in the EMEA, North America, and APAC regions that impact various industries.
Yuan is also fluent in Chinese Mandarin, and regularly serves as U.S. counsel for internationally-based clients.
Experience
Membership & Involvement
Member: Chinese American Bar Association (CABA); Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
- Illinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Declared Unconstitutional
Illinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Declared UnconstitutionalOn May 27, 2022, Judge Marcia Maras in the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a memorandum, holding Illinois’s recently enacted prejudgment interest statute unconstitutional, and holding that the legislation violated both the right of trial by jury and the prohibition against special legislation.
- Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Long Standing Rule and Now Allows Claims for Direct Negligent Actions Against Employers When Agency is Admitted
Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Long Standing Rule and Now Allows Claims for Direct Negligent Actions Against Employers When Agency is AdmittedIn an opinion handed down on April 21, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed Illinois law and now allows direct and vicarious liability actions against employers.
- Spring Tax Time: A Quick Guide to Tax Sales in IndianaSpring Tax Time: A Quick Guide to Tax Sales in Indiana
Property taxes in Indiana are paid twice a year, with payments generally due on May 10 and November 10. However, the spring installment is most significant as it relates to the sale of land for unpaid taxes.
- Ransomware and Other Cyber-Related Issues
Ransomware and Other Cyber-Related IssuesAll companies have data that threat actors find attractive. No entity can think they are immune to a cyber attack.
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2016
University of Florida, M.S., 2011
Nanjing Forestry University, B.S., 2007
Admissions
- California
- Illinois
Languages
- Mandarin