Smart & Biggar once again leads in Canadian IP law as the only firm chosen at the top of the rankings in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in the 2014 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

Smart & Biggar has once again been recognized as the top-ranked firm for Canadian IP law in the 2014 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. We are proud to be the only Canadian firm to be listed as the “Most frequently recommended” firm in , , and , solidifying Smart & Biggar’s position as a leader in IP law across .

We also congratulate our 21 lawyers who have been recognized in the area of Intellectual Property Law — more than any other firm in Canada.

In total, 23 of our professionals were selected to appear in the guide across the five categories of Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Biotechnology, Computer & IT Law and Technology Transactions. Congratulations to all of our lawyers recognized in this year’s edition:

Selected in Intellectual Property
John Bochnovic
Christian Bolduc
Mark Evans
Ronald Faggetter
Gunars Gaikis
Steven Garland
François Guay
Sheldon Hamilton
Colin Ingram
Brian Isaac
Yoon Kang
Daphne Lainson
Philip Lapin
Nancy Pei
David Schwartz
Keltie Sim Luft
Elliott Simcoe
Alistair Simpson
Kohji Suzuki
Glen Tremblay
Matthew Zischka

Selected in Litigation - Intellectual Property
Mark Evans
Gunars Gaikis
Steven Garland
François Guay
Sheldon Hamilton

Selected in Biotechnology
Gunars Gaikis
Yoon Kang
Daphne Lainson
Nancy Pei
Christopher Robinson 
David Schwartz

Selected in Computer & IT Law
Theodore Sum

Selected in Technology Transactions
Theodore Sum

Now in its 18th year, the publishers of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory identified leading law firms and practitioners by surveying thousands of respected Canadian lawyers, corporate counsel and other professionals across 64 practice areas.