Derek Kim

Derek Kim is a Senior Associate in the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, based in the Toronto office, practicing in Dispute Resolution. He has a wide range of experience with a focus on commercial litigation, employment and labour, and construction law. He routinely represents owners, architects, consultants, contractors, and subtrades on claims for lien and breach of trust under the Construction Act, and has appeared before private arbitrators, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Divisional Court.

Notable matters include obtaining judgment in favour of a roofing contractor for emergency restoration work performed under an oral agreement at trial, obtaining judgment in favour of a formwork contractor in a significant dispute over extras, delays, and deficiencies (both at first instance and on appeal), and successfully defending an electrical contractor from a motion to compel production of voluminous documents.

Derek holds a J.D. from Queen's University (2016), where he received the Faculty of Law Dean's Council Diversity Award and the Dr. Stanley Harwood McCuaig Scholarship for the highest standing in Property Law, and a B.A. from Wilfrid Laurier University (2013). He also completed international exchanges at Seoul National University and the University of Hong Kong.