Poulus Ensom Smith LLP is a litigation boutique located in downtown Vancouver focused on complex corporate, commercial and securities litigation as well as white-collar crime/enforcement matters. Our experienced team of lawyers approaches dispute resolution through a commercial lens: we have the technical expertise as well as extensive experience in corporate management, business law, securities disputes and regulatory/administrative investigations and enforcement proceedings. This unique mix allows our team to provide real value and ensure our clients’ business objectives are understood and achieved. The firm’s experience includes contract disputes, and shareholder disputes, securities litigation and enforcement proceedings, administrative law and regulatory prosecutions, professional negligence claims, injunctions, commercial arbitrations, appeals, and defamation claims.
The firm acts for public and private companies of all sizes across a broad range of indus-tries, with particular expertise acting for real estate developers (including Kingswood Properties), telecommunications companies (including TELUS), junior and operating mining companies, and any number of companies subject to regulation under the Securities Act. Further, and in addition to his commercial practice, Joe Ensom acts for Indigenous governments and individuals in litigious matters.
Poulus Ensom LLP was founded in February 2022 by Hein Poulus, KC, and Joseph (Joe) Ensom (Managing Partner). In March 2022, Laésha J. Smith (partner), and Kelly Ann Maw (senior associate) joined the firm, adding significant experience, skill and bench strength to the existing practice. In January 2023, Kelly Ann Maw was promoted to partner and Laésha J. Smith became a name partner resulting in our rebranding, as of May 1 2023, to Poulus Ensom Smith LLP.
The firm has continued to grow quickly but selectively resulting in the addition of Kyle Thompson as a partner as well as four top quality associates, which totals nine lawyers at the firm. We also hired two law students from UBC and TRU to “summer” with our firm who have since accepted positions with us as articling students following their comple-tion of law school in spring 2024.
Updated April 2024
