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.
Year of Call
2012
Publications and Presentations
•“Remembering, Forgetting, Reinvention and Freedom: Social Media and Children’s Right to Be Forgotten.” 75(5) The Advocate 661 (2017)
•“A Duty of Care for Internet Service Providers.” Canadian Bar Association BarTalk (Oct, 2016)
•“Children’s Right to Be Forgotten.” Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Consultation on Online Reputation (Aug, 2016)
•“Recruiting and Engaging Indigenous Lawyers.” Canadian Bar Association BarTalk (Aug, 2016)
•“How can Lawyers Contribute Toward the Refugee Crisis?” Canadian Bar Association BarTalk (June, 2016)
•“A Call for Collaborative Law in Estate Litigation” Canadian Bar Association BarTalk (Apr, 2016)
•“Letter regarding CBABC President and the Refugee Crisis.” Canadian Bar Association BarTalk (Feb, 2016)
•with Mike Wagner, “The Right to be Forgotten.” 72(6) The Advocate 826 (2014)
•with Sally Dennis, “The Making of Wills” (Pacific Business & Law Institute: The Wills, Estates and Succession Act: Preparing for Modernization, October 29, 2013)
Legal Recognition
•The Best Lawyers in Canada (2026)
•Benchmark Canada Litigation Future Star (2025)
•Benchmark Litigation, 40 & Under Litigator Canada (2025)
•Lexpert Leading Lawyers in Canada (2024)
•Lexpert Leading Litigation Lawyers - ‘Lawyer to Watch’ (2023)
•Lexpert Leading Lawyer under 40 Rising Star (2022)
•The Best Lawyers in Global Business (2022)
•Profiled in Allard School of Law Alumni Magazine - 75th Anniversary Special Edition
Pro Bono and Community Work
•Volunteer for Access Pro Bono: Residential Tenancy Program and Mental Health Review Program
•Run training run leader
In the News
Recognition
61 Farris Lawyers Recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory
September 4, 2025
Recognition
Yun Li-Reilly, Erica Miller, and Kevin Smith Recognized in Benchmark’s '40 & Under’
August 12, 2025
Recognition
Farris Receives Top Honours from Benchmark Litigation
May 1, 2025
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