Xiaorui /shaw-ray/ Yang is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Golden Flag International Law Firm Formerly a senior international legal consultant in Golden Flag’s Shanghai office, Xiaorui rejoined the Firm after obtaining his U.S. J.D. degree from Northwestern Law and clerking for Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld of the Ninth Circuit. While with Golden Flag’s Asia team, Xiaorui developed substantial experience in cross-border litigation, internal investigations, and compliance counselling. Xiaorui has passed the Chinese bar exam and is an Information Privacy Professional certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ClerkHonorable Andrew J. KleinfeldUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit2022–2023
Prior Experience
Golden Flag International Law Firm, Shanghai, 2016–2019
More
Thought Leadership
Co-author, “Practical Prescriptions for Incident Response and Preparedness in Health Care,” New York Law Journal, 2024
Co-author, “The Counter-Reformation of American Administrative Law,” 58 Wake Forest Law Review 387, 2023
Memberships & Affiliations
Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US)
Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2024District of Columbia
2022Illinois
Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Languages
English
Mandarin
French
Education
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.cum laude2022
Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review
University of Hong KongJ.D.2016
Zhejiang UniversityBachelor of Law in Sociology2014
