Won J. Kim | Principal
Significant retainers:
- Acting as lead litigation counsel to Research in Motion (RIM) in litigation arising out of allegations involving back dating of stock options;
- Acting as court appointed national lead counsel on a class action involving defibrillators manufactured by Medtronic Inc.;
- Acting as court appointed national lead counsel on a class action involving Fidelis leads manufactured by Medtronic Inc.;
- Acting as lead counsel on Sharma v. Timminco, a class action against the publicly traded company and certain officers and directors for knowingly misleading investors on growth and revenue expectations;
- Acting as lead litigation counsel on a national class action against a major pharmaceutical company in relation to an anti-psychotic medication;
- Acting as court appointed lead counsel on a class action involving pacemakers manufactured by Guidant;
- Acting for the principal defendant in an array of litigation arising out of the collapse of internet related stocks, including defending the largest fraud on the market class action in Canada;
- Acting for Arctic Glacier Income Fund with respect to the defense of a class action involving allegations of price fixing;
- Acting for the plaintiffs in a class action against a major international airline alleging a conspiracy to price fix;
- Acting as the national lead counsel on toxic mould class actions;
- Acting as the co-lead counsel in the largest defense class action in Ontario;
- Acting as lead counsel in various class actions against the Crown involving children with Autism and other special needs;
- Acting as counsel in striking environmental contamination cases against a major North American manufacturer;
- Acting as co-lead counsel in various salvage cases;
- Acting as lead counsel on a multi-jurisdictional class action involving allegations of directors' and officers' misfeasance;
- Acting as lead counsel in various cross-border class actions including competition, mass tort and product liability claims;
- Acting for a major global automobile manufacturer on a product liability case;
- Acting as lead counsel on claims arising out of the collapse of a hedge fund; and,
- Acting as counsel on class actions involving franchise disputes, mass terminations, usury, copyright, statutory interpretation of an insurance contract, mass flood and dislocation, product liability, personal injury and anti-competitive practices.
Won can be reached at wjk@kimorr.ca