Leena (Ronak) Yousefi is a multi-award winning family lawyer, accredited mediator, and the founder of YLaw, the largest female-led law firm in Canada.
She is the mother to a lovely toddler who is as strong-minded as her mom, and to twins (totally unexpected!) whom she considers the biggest challenges and achievements of her life.
In addition, she has been chosen as:
- One of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada
- One of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada,
- One of Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 under 40,
- Voted as the #1 top-rated Vancouver Divorce Lawyer in BC*.
- Has won over 90% of her family law cases from 2013 to present*.
- Was named by Lexpert as the only family lawyer in Canada in 2020 to become the Rising Star of the legal profession.
- Was chosen as one of the Top 50 Change Makers in Canada; and
- Had YLaw rank in the Top 10 Innovators’ List of Canada.
A week in her life was recently featured on BBC.
Precedent Setting Success
Leena has been the successful counsel on several ground breaking cases in British Columbia featured in media through both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of BC. She has been successful on numerous precedent setting cases including those on child abduction, property division, spousal support, child custody, child alienation and child support in BC.
Provincial and Supreme Court Judges have commended Leena on her outstanding and clear representation in court, with one commenting on her submissions as “thorough and clear” and another, thanking her for her “professionalism”, “able submissions” and the way she conducted herself at acrimonious and tenacious trials.
Leena is the only lawyer in the history of British Columbia to have her law firm ranked in the Top 400 Fastest Growing Companies in Canada by the Globe and Mail 3 years in a row, and in the Top 500 Companies by the Canadian Business. Leena’s success both as a lawyer and a businesswoman has been comprehensively profiled through multiple prestigious and national publications, including the Canadian Business and the Globe and Mail.
