Alex maintains a broad complex commercial litigation and administrative law practice. His areas of focus include contract disputes, domestic and international arbitration, shareholder and partnership litigation, civil fraud and investigations, and appeals.
Alex has successfully represented clients before arbitrators, administrative tribunals, and all levels of court in British Columbia and Ontario, including the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal. Prior to joining Poulus Ensom Smith LLP, Alex practiced litigation at a prominent national law firm in Toronto and a leading commercial litigation boutique in Vancouver.
Alex is conversational in Korean/한국어.
Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, JD (2020)
University of Hong Kong, LLB/LLM – Exchange (2019)
University of British Columbia, BA (2016)
British Columbia (2022)
Ontario (2021)
Member, Vancouver Bar Association
Member, The Advocates’ Society
Member, Korean Canadian Lawyers’ Association
Member, Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Successfully represented a daycare business in obtaining final and interim orders relating to the discharge of a commercial lien over certain high value assets; the first reported Supreme Court decision interpreting and applying the Commercial Lien Act (1446649 B.C. Ltd. v. 1443120 B.C. Ltd., 2025 BCSC 1707)
Successfully acted for a major shareholder in a private arbitration commenced under the ADRIC Rules and seated in Toronto, leading to a favorable $15 million settlement.
Successfully assisted and represented a large parking corporation in obtaining a multi-million dollar judgment against a strata corporation for breach of contract (The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 3905 v. Crystal Square Parking Corporation, 2025 BCSC 1017 and 2024 BCSC 6)
Successfully represented the CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario in defending a $29 billion claim commenced under the Pension Benefits Act (Ardron v. Ontario (CEO of FSRA), 2023 ONFST 2)
Successfully represented the CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario in various disputes relating to the administration and distribution of payments under the Pension Benefits Act (Monteiro v. CEO Financial Services Regulatory Authority, 2023 ONSC 922; Winspear v. Ontario (CEO of FSRA), 2022 ONFST 12)
Acted for the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario in a high-value dispute over the distribution of surplus proceeds from a partially wound-up pension plan under the Pension Benefits Act (Crosby Canada Inc. v. Ontario (CEO of FSRA), 2022 ONFST 11)
Contributor, Procedural Issues in an Arbitration, Preliminary Considerations (GAR), 2022
Co-Author, Product Liability Claims in Canadian Maritime Law (Lexology/Lexpert, MONDAQ, International Bar Association), 2022
Co-Author, Significant Cases and Statistics from the Supreme Court of Canada (MONDAQ, CanLII), 2022
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akim@peslitigation.com