Overview

Yun is a partner in Farris LLP’s litigation and family departments, whose practice includes corporate, commercial, family, estate, civil strata and tenancy disputes. Yun has acted for individuals, corporations, and institutional clients before all levels of court in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada, and various administrative tribunals and professional disciplinary bodies. Yun is a fierce advocate for her clients and has extensive experience as counsel in court, mediations, and hearings before administrative tribunals and regulatory bodies. Yun was named in 2022 as a Winner for Lexpert Rising Stars’ Top 40 under 40, in 2023 by Benchmark Litigation as a Top 40 under 40 Litigator, and has been recognized by Lexpert in 2024 and repeatedly recommended in the Best Lawyers edition.

Yun has law degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of British Columbia, as well as a background in psychology and neuroscience. Yun has served as judicial law clerk to Justices Newbury and Lowry of the B.C. Court of Appeal, and has worked as the Court of Appeal’s consultant to its Rule Reform Project. Yun co-authors the British Columbia Annual Practice, an annual procedural text used broadly by the judiciary and lawyers, with Justice Janice Dillon.

Yun regularly participates as a presenter at various conferences and continued legal education seminars, and periodically teaches as a sessional lecturer in the Criminology Department at Simon Fraser University. Yun was born in China and raised in New Zealand. She is an avid runner who has competed in the Vancouver and Boston Marathons. Yun has a full house with her husband, four year old, 7 month old, and four pets.

Practice Areas

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Civil Litigation

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2012 (BC)