Li Yu

Li Yu is a partner in BLBG’s New York office, where he represents whistleblowers in qui tam  actions and shareholders in securities cases.  

Li Yu is a seasoned trial and appellate lawyer with deep experience in healthcare fraud and  financial fraud cases. He served for over a decade in the Southern District of New York U.S.  Attorney’s Office as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Senior Counsel for the Civil Fraud Unit. In  those roles, he investigated and litigated cutting-edge civil fraud cases involving drug marketing kickback schemes, Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud, pharmacy billing fraud, medical  device fraud, and mortgage fraud. Li’s efforts led to major settlements yielding over $800 million  in total government recoveries.  

Li also has experience in congressional investigations and securities enforcement from having  served as senior counsel to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and having  worked in the enforcement department at FINRA. In addition, he teaches two courses at  Brooklyn Law School—one on healthcare regulation and one on congressional investigations.