Gaynor Yeung is a Director at Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation (“Whitelaw Twining”) in Vancouver. Her legal practice largely focuses on personal injury and professional liability claims. Yeung’s ample litigation experience has brought her before all levels of court in British Columbia as well as administrative tribunals. She is also a recipient of the Peter S. Hyndman Mentorship Award which is awarded annually by the Vancouver Bar Association for outstanding mentorship.
Yeung graduated with the LLB class of 1995 from the law school at UBC. Prior to attending law school, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UBC in 1992. She was called to the BC Bar in 1996 and the Yukon Bar in 2011.
Yeung joined Whitelaw Twining in 1998 as an Associate and was named Director in 2009.
Apart from her impressive litigation experience, Yeung is extensively involved in the broader legal community. She is a member of the Civil Litigation and Insurance Law sections of the Canadian Bar Association, the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, and the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade. She is also a Mentor for the Canadian Bar Association Women Lawyers Forum.