Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized as 'the biggest and deepest IP shop in Canada' by Benchmark Litigation Canada 2012

Six members of Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh's litigation team have been named among the leading litigators in Canada in the inaugural edition of Benchmark Litigation Canada 2012.

Gunars A. Gaikis, Steven B. Garland, François Guay, J. Sheldon Hamilton and Michael D. Manson were "recommended consistently as reputable and effective litigators by clients and peers." Colin B. Ingram was also identified in the guide as a future litigation star.

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh was identified as a highly recommended litigation firm in the province of Ontario, and was described in the guide as "...the biggest and deepest IP shop in Canada."

Benchmark Litigation Canada was published by Benchmark Litigation, which is affiliated with Euromoney's Legal Media Group. Research was conducted over a four-month period, and involved in-depth interviews with litigators and their clients across Canada.