Lawyer Profile
Alexandra Luchenko
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Alexandra focuses on complex commercial and securities related matters focusing on regulatory compliance, transactional litigation and investigations and crisis management, including assisting clients experiencing a data breach or cybersecurity incident. She has significant experience working on behalf of financial institutions as well as mining, resource, health sciences and technology companies.
Alexandra has appeared before the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada in connection with contentious civil matters, judicial reviews and class action matters, as well as before a number of administrative tribunals, including the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada.
Alexandra's experience in regulatory compliance includes responding to allegations of disclosure violations as well as insider trading. In addition to domestic proceedings, she regularly assists in cross-border matters including in the United States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Her representative experience includes:
Advising on investigations by various provincial Securities Commissions, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Insurance Council of British Columbia
Successfully defending allegations that the Financial Institutions Commission of British Columbia acted unreasonably in approving a credit union's application to become federally incorporated
Counsel before the British Columbia Court of Appeal successfully overturning a multimillion-dollar disgorgement award by the British Columbia Securities Commission
Clarifying the obligations of B.C. Securities Commission staff in disclosing documents to a respondent in the context of an inter-jurisdictional investigation and the process to be undertaken by Commission staff in disclosing such documents
Defending various investment dealers and brokers in civil actions and assisting in response to regulatory investigations pertaining to client investment and compliance issues
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2008 (BC)