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Our Team

Meet Our Exceptional Professionals

The core team at WY Legal LLP consists of seasoned professionals specializing in offshore finance, cross-border compliance and capital markets, with in-depth expertise in the regulatory frameworks and operational practices across major jurisdictions. Drawing on extensive frontline experience and cross-disciplinary capabilities, the team efficiently delivers offshore entity operations, end-to-end fund services, listing compliance and cross-border investment and financing mandates, upholding rigorous standards of professionalism and compliance, supporting the steady and orderly progress of clients' business.

Christine Bodden

Christine Bodden

Resident Partner

Christine was admitted as a Non-Practising Barrister in England and Wales in 2006 and qualified as an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands in 2008.

Early in her career, Christine practised at leading international offshore firms including Appleby and Sinclairs, and also served as in-house legal counsel at multinational groups such as Credit Suisse and Citco, giving her a dual perspective on offshore legal practice and cross-border commercial operations. She subsequently devoted herself to her current role as co-founder and partner at Quality Law Services and Quality Corporate Services (collectively, the "Quality Group").

Christine is a Notary Public in the Cayman Islands and serves as a director on the boards of a number of Cayman Islands entities, both regulated and non-regulated. She is also a long-standing volunteer with The Family Resource Centre, providing pro bono legal services on family and civil matters.

Education & Qualifications

  • LL.B. — University of Liverpool
  • Inns of Court School of Law, London (with scholarship support from a Cayman "Magic Circle" firm)
  • Non-Practising Barrister — England and Wales (2006)
  • Attorney-at-Law — Cayman Islands (2008)
  • Notary Public — Cayman Islands
Wenyan Xu

Wenyan Xu

Resident Partner

Wenyan is admitted in the British Virgin Islands, England and Wales, and the People's Republic of China (non-practising). She has extensive experience in fund formation and restructuring, private equity investment and capital markets, and has assisted numerous fund managers and corporate clients across the Greater China region in establishing private and mutual funds, executing M&A transactions and initial public offerings.

Prior to founding WY Legal LLP in April 2025, Wenyan practised at several international offshore law firms in both Hong Kong and Shanghai. With a deep understanding of the Mainland China market and a pragmatic, approachable professional style, she has won the high trust of clients and business partners alike.

Education & Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor — The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2015)
  • LL.B. — Southwest University of Political Science and Law (2013)
  • B.A. — Southwest University of Political Science and Law (2013)
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) — ACAMS
English Mandarin Cantonese
Yin Xu

Yin Xu

Partner - Associated Firm

Yin is admitted in the Hong Kong SAR, England and Wales, Ireland and the British Virgin Islands. Prior to founding his Hong Kong firm in 2021, he practised in the Capital Markets and Corporate team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and served as a partner at two international offshore law firms.

Yin takes a solution-driven approach and has in-depth expertise across corporate matters, investment funds and wealth management.

Education & Qualifications

  • LL.B. — China University of Political Science and Law
  • LL.M. — University of Bristol
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) — ACAMS
English Mandarin Cantonese
Jo Lit

Jo Lit

Counsel

Jo is admitted in Bermuda, Hong Kong, England and Wales, and the British Virgin Islands. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining the firm, she practised at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and several leading international law firms.

Jo has over twenty years of experience in complex capital markets transactions, with a focus on cross-border IPOs, secondary offerings and regulatory compliance. She was deeply involved in listing rule practice at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and subsequently led significant HKEX and Nasdaq mandates at several leading international law firms. She also holds the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) credential.

Education & Qualifications

  • LL.B. — University of Hong Kong
  • Admitted — Bermuda
  • Admitted — Hong Kong
  • Admitted — England and Wales
  • Admitted — British Virgin Islands
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) — ACAMS
English Mandarin Cantonese
Wenbin Jin

Wenbin Jin

Legal Manager

Wenbin has practised in offshore fund legal services for over a decade, having previously served in the funds teams of several leading Mainland China law firms, with extensive experience in cross-border fund legal services.

Wenbin advises fund managers on the full life cycle of fund formation, operation, liquidation and restructuring, including legal and regulatory compliance matters. He also assists a wide range of investors — including fund-of-funds, high-net-worth individuals and listed companies — in their investments and subscriptions in target funds. His practice covers fund types including hedge funds, PE/VC funds, M&A funds, secondary funds, digital asset funds and other alternative investment funds, with structures spanning Cayman SPCs and ELPs, BVI limited partnerships and companies, and Hong Kong OFCs and LPFs.

Education & Qualifications

  • LL.B. — East China University of Political Science and Law
  • B.A. in German Studies — Shanghai International Studies University
  • LL.M. — University of Hong Kong
  • Admitted — Mainland China
  • Admitted — Hong Kong SAR
  • CFA Charterholder