Helen Yu

Helen Yu of Yu Leseberg, A Professional Law Corporation has more than twenty-five years of experience as an entertainment lawyer and business strategist.

As a passionate advocate for creative professionals, Helen Yu counsels clients on business strategy, intellectual property protection, brand marketing, technological innovation, licensing deals, worldwide distribution, and more. Her prolific record underscores her reputation as one of Hollywood’s most formidable entertainment lawyers: in 2014, Yu Leseberg negotiated more charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R & B 100 than any competitor. In 2018, Yu Leseberg negotiated and handled agreements for songs contained on a third of the Billboard Top 10 most streamed albums of the year as noted by The New York Times; Drake - Scorpion, Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys and Migos - Culture II

Helen Yu is also the principal of North Hudson Music, LLC, a music publishing administration firm founded in 2000. North Hudson Music’s well-curated catalogue includes works written and performed by The Black Eyed Peas (and solo works from will.i.am and Fergie), Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, The Pussycat Dolls, Robin Thicke, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Tupac, and many others.

Ms. Yu has been involved with the music industry for decades. As a teenager, having gotten her start as an intern at the legendary (now defunct) Enigma Records, one of the country’s top indie and alternative music labels. Enigma’s alumni during its 1980s heyday included Sonic Youth, Poison, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

After high school, Helen Yu while enrolled in college began working as a live show promoter in conjunction with CSN, the university’s flagship radio station at California State University - Northridge, from which she’d eventually earn a bachelor’s degree in speech communication. Her start in Southern California’s music scene gave her a head start on her career as an industry tastemaker.

After graduating from undergrad, Helen Yu enrolled at Whittier College to attend law school, where she graduated with honors. She served as an associate with a well-known Los Angeles entertainment law firm for several years, then moved on to work in-house at Virgin Records America (shortly following the sale of label by Richard Branson to Thorn-EMI) and later worked in house at Sony Pictures Entertainment Group. In 2000, she founded Yu Leseberg, A Prof Law Corp. then launched North Hudson Music, LLC.