Ying Gu

Ying Gu is an associate at Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP who joined the firm in 2023. Her practice includes Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Transactions, and Foreclosure, and she also handles real-property lawsuits and disputes, creditor and debtor rights, collections, and general real estate matters. She brings prior prosecutorial experience from China to her Hawaii practice.

Gu earned a J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law in 2023 and received a CALI award in Civil Procedure I. She previously earned both a Bachelor of Law and a Master of Law from Soochow University in China and passed the Chinese bar examination in 2011. This background supports her ability to analyze legal and factual issues carefully, communicate options clearly, and approach client matters with practical judgment.

Before practicing in Hawaii, Gu served for six years as an assistant prosecutor in China, handling civil and administrative matters as well as environmental and consumer public-interest litigation. That background provides experience with investigations, government procedure, evidence, and contested legal issues that complements her current commercial and real-estate work. Across these matters, she focuses on understanding the record, identifying the legal issues that matter most, and helping clients move through the relevant legal process with a clear strategy.

Ying Gu combines U.S. and Chinese legal education with prosecution and civil-litigation experience. A native Mandarin speaker, she brings cross-cultural perspective to commercial, real-estate, creditor-rights, collection, and foreclosure matters while applying careful procedural and factual analysis to disputes and transactions. The practice reflects a practical approach to legal service, with attention to the facts, applicable law, and the decisions clients must make as a matter progresses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Hawaii

Education

• Soochow University
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Soochow University
  Bachelor of Law

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