Jensen Yuen joined Metcalfe, Blainey & Burns LLP as a counsel in 2019. Jensen started his legal career as a barrister in Hong Kong, handling a wide variety of litigation cases from commercial disputes to personal injuries and even a slight taste of criminal defence. Prior to practicing in Canada, Jensen served a year of pupillage (articling) with several prominent members of the Hong Kong Bar, which includes a short stint as a Judge’s Marshall at the High Court of Hong Kong. Jensen was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2013 as a Barrister-at-Law and developed a successful specialized practice in personal injuries litigations where he was frequently entrusted to handle complex and high value claims. Jensen was called to the Ontario Bar in 2019 and engages in a wide variety of civil practices with a “client centric” approach. After returning to Ontario, Jensen transitioned to a solicitor and now serves clients on commercial leasing, corporate commercial matters and dispute resolution. Building on his unique background and international experience, Jensen’s approach is to look beyond the transaction at hand, anticipate potential issues and aids clients in averting disputes down the line, thereby providing clients with balanced, multi- dimensional and practical advice.

Jensen is also developing his interest in immigration law. Jensen was a certified panel lawyer of the Hong Kong Duty Lawyer Service’s “Convention Against Torture and Non-refoulement Claims Scheme”, where he regularly ​represents claimants from various countries making non-refoulment applications under the UNHCR’s Convention Against Torture. He now works closely with MBB Immigration, particularly for Humanitarian and Compassionate cases where his advocacy skills are called into play.

Jensen is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Areas of Focus

• Commercial Leasing
• Corporate Commercial Transactions
• Dispute Resolution
• Immigration Matters
• Construction Matters

Notable Clients

• National charitable organization
• International brand restaurant chain
• Major restaurant chains and franchise
• Leading flooring supplier with warehouses across Canada
• Leading global e-commerce fulfillment center
• Land developer in Ontario

Recent Deals & Cases

• Acted for corporation in M&A acquisition by a French company with a purchase price of more than US$24 million, plus future earn-out payments.
• Acted for e-commerce business tenant in successfully negotiating and securing commercial lease for a 120,000 sq. ft. industrial property at a prime location, valued at more than $11 million.
• Acted for tenant in successfully negotiating and securing commercial lease for a 88,000 sq. ft. warehouse, valued at more than $6.6 million.
• Acted for an international restaurant brand tenant in negotiating and securing commercial lease for a 13,000 sq.ft. unit at a popular multi-tenant shopping plaza in Mississauga, Ontario.
• Acted for landlord in lease administration for a 115,000 sq. ft. commercial plaza in Markham, Ontario.
• Acted for franchisor restaurant tenant in negotiating and securing a lease at a major shopping centre in Newmarket.
• Acted for tenant in successfully negotiating and securing commercial lease for a 93,000 sq. ft. industrial property in Richmond Hill, Ontario, valued at more than $18 million.
• Acted for trendy bubble tea franchisor tenant in negotiating a lease in a competitive downtown Toronto location on Queen Street West.
• General legal counsel for a national charity organization with over $1.3 billion in assets and developing over 1,300 acres of land in Central Ontario which successfully obtained occupancy permit in December 2023.
• Successfully protected owner of construction project from contractor’s improperly commenced ODACC claim involving multi-million dollars dispute.
• Successfully assisted business in recovering over $2 million in embezzled funds.
• Acted for defendant owners in construction dispute and lien claims.
• Acted for shareholders in multimillion dollar shareholder dispute.