Alexander Yiu

Alex received his LLB from the University of Alberta in 2006 and his LLM from McGill University in 2010.  He is currently a litigation Partner at the Ackroyd law firm in Edmonton. Prior to joining Ackroyd, he was a Senior Associate Lawyer at Field Law and also served as Legal Counsel to the Court of Appeal of Alberta where he was assigned to The Honourable Thomas W. Wakeling and The Honourable Myra B. Bielby.  Alex carries on a general litigation practice with a particular focus on civil litigation, administrative law, insurance, Aboriginal and Metis law.

Alex is an active volunteer in the legal community. Most recently, Alex served as chair of LESA’s Junior Lawyer Series in 2018/2019 and was a guest faculty instructor at LESA’s Intensive Advocacy program at the University of Calgary in June 2019.

Alex is currently a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law and enjoys teaching in the areas of civil procedure and professional responsibility.

When he is not practising or teaching law, you can find Alex teaching “Zoom” yoga on Sunday morning to kick-start his week.