Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2025 
Melissa Ku is Alexander Holburn’s Manager of Associate + Student Programs, and a member of the firm’s Construction + Engineering and Insurance Practice Groups.
Her practice is entirely litigation based with a focus on insurance defence work. She defends professionals, corporations, and insurers and their insureds in a wide variety of occupiers’ liability, personal injury, and construction litigation claims. She has represented clients in BC’s Supreme and Provincial Courts, and regularly advocates for her clients through alternative dispute resolution.
As the Manager of Associate + Student Programs, Melissa works to support the training, mentorship, and professional development of the firm’s associates and students. She is also part of the firm’s student recruitment committee.
Melissa articled with Alexander Holburn after completing her J.D. at the University of Victoria. Prior to law school, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Simon Fraser University.
