Yangyidi Ye

Managing Partner

Phone: 515-381-0168 (Iowa); 612-990-8592 (Minnesota)

Licensed in Minnesota and Iowa 

Top Rated International Attorney in Des Moines, IA and Selected to Rising Stars: 2021-2023 by Super Lawyers

Tax LL.M. Candidate at Georgetown University Law Center

Areas of Focus 

Business Formations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Taxation, Fraud and Asset Recovery, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crimes, Personal Injuries, Student Misconduct and related School Appeals, Immigration Law (H-1b, L visa, Employment Based visa, Family based petition, Asylum, Change of Status, Removals), other international matters.

Summary

Yangyidi Ye is a founding member, managing partner, and lead counsel of Causey & Ye Law, P.L.L.C. Yangyidi’s goal is to bridge the gap between the International and U.S. business communities. She is currently participating in Georgetown Taxation LL.M. program.

Yangyidi is experienced in working with start-up enterprises as well as established companies. She specializes in immigration, international corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, private equity, venture capital, and tax policies. She helps her clients communicate with and abide by the regulations of federal, state, and local governments. She further assists her clients with corporate structure, governance, employment matters, and commercial contracting. She works with clients from various industries, including, but not limited to, hotel and hospitality, retail, manufacturing, IT, and commercial real estate. Yangyidi has participated in transactions valued at over several million dollars.

Achievements & Highlights 

Top Rated International Attorney in Des Moines, IA and Selected to Rising Stars: 2021 and 2023 by Super Lawyers

Governor Volunteer Award 

Iowa Chinese Community Business Award 

International Community Leadership Award from Iowa Secretary of State 

U.S.- China Business Leadership Award  

Iowa State Representative – Global Overseas Chinese Elites hosted by the State Council of China.

• Yangyidi provided general business consultation to a company that manages gas stations. She also aided the company in obtaining employment visas.
• Yangyidi provided general consultation for an investment company that owns over twenty commercial properties. She also provided assistance to the company’s CPA team in its tax planning.  
• Yangyidi assisted an Iowa department for a research project, specifically focused on the tax regulations governing the U.S. workers.  
• Yangyidi represented the controlling shareholder of a company that runs nail salons in multiple locations in an ownership dispute.
• Yangyidi represented a company for a series of commercial real estate acquisitions.
• Yangyidi assisted a company that specializes in managing real estate development and other investment in obtaining an EB-5 visa.
• Yangyidi and the other managing partner, Jonathan Causey secured full policy limits as the settlement for 4 international clients in a serious and complicated car accident case that occurred in Yellowstone National Park by collecting evidence with various parties and working through multiple negotiations with the insurance company.
• Yangyidi represented Chinese buyers for an $18 million Hotel acquisition in downtown Des Moines, IA; 
• Yangyidi represented Chinese investors for a $3 million stock acquisition. 
• Yangyidi represents various minority-owned businesses, including, but not limited to, automobile dealerships, hotel, medical software companies; 
• Yangyidi was co-counsel with her partner in a civil case in Johnson County involving EB5 immigrant investment visas, fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting.  The jury awarded Yangyidi’s client $140,000.00 in compensatory damages and $400,000.00 in punitive damages;  
• Yangyidi was co-counsel and won summary judgment of $460,000.00 against an Iowa steel company in favor of a company client from China;
• Yangyidi was co-counsel with her partner in a civil case in Polk County involving fraudulent misrepresentation, contract disputes.  She achieved a settlement of $180,000.
• Yangyidi was co-counsel with her partner in federal felony cases for credit card fraud.
• Yangyidi was co-counsel with her partner in several human trafficking cases. 
• Yangyidi was co-counsel with her partner in cases regarding several massage therapy business owners against allegations of sex trafficking and money laundering. 
• Yangyidi assisted a company in its financial disputes and tax-related matters.