Yeyun (Carrie) Xu

Carrie focused her practice on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, corporate governance, and complex commercial transactions, advising both emerging companies and established businesses on strategic transactions and day-to-day corporate matters. She began her legal career at a global law firm, where she supported clients on domestic and cross-border deals across a range of sectors. Prior to entering legal practice, Carrie worked in software development and project management at a global financial institution in New York.

• Co-Chair, K&L Gates Pittsburgh Opportunity and Inclusion Committee (2023 - Present)
• Co-Chair, K&L Gates Pittsburgh Associates Committee (2022 - 2023)
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania (2020 - Present)
  • President-Elect (2024 - Present)
  • Vice President (2023 - 2024)
  • Board Member (2020 - Present)
  • Co-Chair of Membership Committee (2021 - 2023)
  • Co-Chair of Law Student Outreach Committee (2021 - 2023)
  • Co-Chair of Nominations Committee (2020 - 2021)
• Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Civil Rights Committee (2021 - Present)
• Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) Corporate, Banking and Business Law Section 
  • Secretary and Treasurer (2022 - 2023)
  • Council Member (2021 - 2023)
• Co-Chair, ACBA Asian Attorneys Committee (2021 - 2022)
• Co-Chair, ACBA Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (2019 - 2020)
• Member, the City of Pittsburgh Civic Leadership Academy (2019)

• April 2020, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Coronavirus Relief for Small Businesses – The CARES Act & Paycheck Protection for Your Firm and Small Businesses