Naoki has a broad commercial litigation practice including contract, real estate, and professional negligence disputes. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Naoki completed his articles at his current firm before returning as an associate.

Naoki obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. During his time in school, he received multiple academic recognitions including the Harper Grey LLP Prize in Law and Medicine. He also worked as a research assistant conducting research on corporate law and corporate governance. He was actively engaged in the student community through founding and organizing student clubs, volunteering, and participating in a national competitive moot.

Naoki is originally from Japan and is active in the Japanese Canadian community. He serves as a member on the Executive Steering Committee for the Japanese Canadian Lawyers Association.

Naoki has native fluency in Japanese.

私はバンクーバーで民事の企業/会社訴訟を専門に活動をしております。契約違約に関する訴訟や、過失からなる損害賠償の訴訟、株主間・取締役間の訴訟などを扱っております。

私は神奈川県出身で、渋谷教育学園渋谷中学校・高等学校を卒業の後、大学入学と同時にカナダに移住いたしました。ブリティッシュコロンビア州立大学(University of British Columbia)を哲学専攻で卒業後、同大学の法科大学院を卒業し現在に至っております。

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Assisted by Paralegal:

Italba Florio
iflorio@peslitigation.com
(778) 727-3511

Education

  • University of British Columbia, J.D., 2024
  • University of British Columbia, B.A., Philosophy Honours, 2021

Bar Admission

  • British Columbia, 2025
  • Executive Steering Committee Member, Japanese Canadian Lawyers Association
  • Founder, Allard BIPOC Alliance
  • Counsel for the plaintiffs in a successful complex solicitor’s negligence and breach of fiduciary duty action: Blizzard Uranium Corp v Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, 2026 BCSC 466.
  • Counsel for the petitioner in a successful petition for leave to commence a derivative action alleging misappropriation of corporates funds, assets, and opportunities: Frost v Li, 2025 BCSC 2499
  • Counsel for the plaintiff in a successful action in a real estate conveyance dispute: Epix Developments Ltd. v Bonnis Development Union Street Limited Partnership, 2025 BCSC 805
  • Research assistant to Hein Poulus, K.C. and Joe Ensom in an international arbitration claim in the clean energy sector