Billboard Names Helen Yu of Yu Leseberg As A Top Music Lawyer for 2021
/April 5th, 2021 (Los Angeles, CA) – Helen Yu, Principal of Yu Leseberg, Entertainment Attorney and music advocate is named for a second year in a row to Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers 2021. Helen Yu’s inclusion on Billboard’s Top Lawyers list reinforces recognition of her successful legal career spanning over twenty-five years in the entertainment industry.
“I’m truly honored to be acknowledged again this year by Billboard as one of the top attorneys on this elite list. Being recognized for my legal acumen and commitment to our clients is particularly gratifying as my firm & I strategically navigated thru unprecedented times. We look forward to continuing our unyielding advocacy and successes for our clients and the entertainment industry.”
During her remarkable career, she has executed deals resulting in billions of sales, downloads and streams, and numerous #1 chart-topping hits, all while maintaining a firm stance on advocacy for artists, songwriters, producers and music companies she proudly represents. Helen Yu’s commitment and tenacity are unmatched, being known for her vigorous negotiations on her clients’ behalves and strategizing architectural business moves.
Whether its recovering record setting copyright estates on behalf of heirs, such as T. Rex/Marc Bolan, Jimmy Holiday, Helen Yu has been a consistent trailblazer in music business history.
Early in her career, Helen Yu served as the legal force behind producers and songwriters for superstar acts including Tupac, Post Malone, Fifth Harmony, Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, will.i.am, Big Sean, Tyga, 2 Chainz, Migos, Junior Mafia, Britney Spears, Drake, Wiz Khalifa, NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Back Street Boys, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Janet Jackson, and P. Diddy. Helen Yu has also been on the forefront as a legal eagle moving hip-hop’s culture forward for the past 25 years among many in her legal representation of: Ty Dolla $ign, YG, Mustard, Snoop, BAS, as well representing some of the most prominent Latin stars of today and yesteryear: Joan Sebastian, Gerardo Ortiz, Paulo Londra, and Silent Giant Entertainment.