Associate / Civil Litigation, Defamation

Flora Yu

647-313-1902
flora@phillipsbarristers.ca

Flora Yu is an associate lawyer at Phillips Barristers. Since joining our firm as a second-year summer student, she has been practicing primarily in state/police accountability, defamation, and commercial/civil litigation. From her time at Phillips Barristers and her previous experience at another leading litigation firm, she has established herself as a trial veteran who takes her professional integrity and client service seriously.

Flora prides herself on being an adept problem-solver and a reliable team player. She is passionate about social justice, access to justice, and empowering fellow women in the profession.

Flora speaks English, French, and Cantonese.

Education

  • McGill University – B.C.L./J.D., 2020
  • University of Toronto – M.T.S.D., 2016
  • University of Waterloo – B.A. (Honours Arts and Business with Joint Honours French/Political Science) 2014

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2022

Professional Affiliations

  • Toronto Lawyers’ Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates’ Society
  • Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators (GROWL)
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
  • Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario