5 Smart & Biggar practitioners recognized in 2020 as IAM Global Leaders
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that Gunars Gaikis, François Guay, John Knox, Daphne Lainson and Matthew Zischka have been named in IAM Global Leaders, a new publication which showcases the world’s elite patent practitioners.
Smart & Biggar has previously been described by IAM Patent 1000— the publication’s annual directory identifying top law and attorney firms and individuals in the world’s most important patent jurisdictions— as a “powerhouse” that “marries a laser focus on patents with enviable resources and coverage”, and that with “unsurpassed depth and breadth of technical expertise, the firm’s non-contentious practice is among the very best in the country.”
Each individual named in IAM Global Leaders, has been ranked in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000.
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property law, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. We are leaders in intellectual property and technology law and have been serving clients for over a century.
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