Smart & Biggar acclaimed as a leading IP law firm in Ontario by Lexpert
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that Lexpert has recognized the firm among the best intellectual property law firms in Ontario, based on the results of Lexpert’s comprehensive yearly survey. One of only three Ontario law firms to be rated as a ‘Most frequently recommended’ for intellectual property, Smart & Biggar boasts 19 lawyers as Lexpert-ranked in Canada’s most populated province.
Our leading lawyers in Ontario appeared across four practice areas: Intellectual Property (IP), IP Litigation, Biotechnology, and Advertising and Marketing Law, as selected by their peers and colleagues in the Canadian legal community.
Intellectual Property: Daniel Anthony, Mark Biernacki, Allan Brett, Mark Evans, Steven Garland, Christine Genge, Sheldon Hamilton, Yoon Kang, Daphne Lainson, Philip Lapin, Nancy Pei, David Schwartz, Elliott Simcoe, Kohji Suzuki, Jeremy Want, Matthew Zischka
Litigation – Intellectual Property: Mark Biernacki, Mark Evans, Steven Garland, Sheldon Hamilton, Yoon Kang, Nancy Pei, Abigail Smith
Biotechnology: Steven Garland, Sheldon Hamilton, Yoon Kang, Daphne Lainson, Nancy Pei, David Schwartz, Alice Tseng, Urszula Wojtyra
Advertising and Marketing Law: Alice Tseng
Smart & Biggar was also recently featured by Lexpert as a leader in IP litigation in Ontario, featuring Steven Garland, Mark Evans and Gunars Gaikis; and as having the best IP lawyers in Ontario, including Steven Garland, Mark Evans, Philip Lapin, Nancy Pei and Matthew Zischka.
Lexpert’s picks for the top IP firms in Ontario is now available to view.
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property law, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, 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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