Smart & Biggar practitioners recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™

Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that 55 of our practitioners have been recognized as leaders in their field in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™. Additionally, 14 practitioners have been listed in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™.

Two practitioners were recognized for their individual contributions to the field. Principal Christian Bolduc is named Montréal Lawyer of the Year in Intellectual Property Law, and Principal Daphne Lainson is named Ottawa Lawyer of the Year in Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice.     

The Best Lawyers in Canada™ honours lawyers who have been recognized for their exceptional contributions across the legal industry and are leaders in their field:

• Daniel Anthony - Intellectual Property Law
• Daniel Bereskin - Intellectual Property Law
• Mark Biernacki - Intellectual Property Law
• Adam Bobker - Intellectual Property Law
• Christian Bolduc - Advertising and Marketing Law, Intellectual Property Law
• Charles Boulakia - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Tim Bourne - Intellectual Property Law
• Isi Caulder - Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
• Brigitte Chan - Intellectual Property Law
• Noel Courage - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Daniel Davies - Intellectual Property Law
• Carmela De Luca - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Jean-Sébastien Dupont - Intellectual Property Law
• Mark Evans - Intellectual Property Law, Advertising and Marketing Law
• Michael Fenwick - Intellectual Property Law
• Christine Genge - Intellectual Property Law
• Jonas Gifford - Intellectual Property Law
• Matthew Graff - Intellectual Property Law
• David Greer - Intellectual Property Law
• François Guay - Intellectual Property Law
• Sheldon Hamilton (posthumous) - Intellectual Property Law
• Sally Hemming - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Graham Hood - Intellectual Property Law
• Jason Hynes - Intellectual Property Law
• Lynn Ing - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Yoon Kang - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Jamie-Lynn Kraft - Intellectual Property Law
• Daphne Lainson - Biotechnology & Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Philip Lapin - Intellectual Property Law
• François Larose - Intellectual Property Law
• Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie - Intellectual Property Law
• Kwan T. Loh - Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property Law
• Joanna Ma - Intellectual Property Law
• Alfred A. Macchione - Intellectual Property Law
• Daphne L. Maravei - Intellectual Property Law
• Andrew McIntosh - Intellectual Property Law
• Ainslie Parsons - Intellectual Property Law
• Nancy Pei - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Mark Pidkowich - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property Law
• Scott Pundsack - Intellectual Property Law
• James Raakman - Intellectual Property Law
• Bhupinder Randhawa - Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law
• Mark L. Robbins - Intellectual Property Law
• Patrick Roszell - Intellectual Property Law
• David Schwartz - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Elliott Simcoe - Intellectual Property Law
• Alistair Simpson - Intellectual Property Law
• Theodore Sum - Cannabis Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
• Kohji Suzuki - Intellectual Property Law
• Melanie Szweras - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Alice Tseng - Advertising and Marketing Law, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Cannabis Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Jeremy Want - Intellectual Property Law
• Tim Webb - Intellectual Property Law
• Urszula Wojtyra - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
• Matthew Zischka, Managing Director - Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ recognizes the next generation of leaders who are shaping the legal profession in the country:

• Christie Bates - Intellectual Property Law
• Matthew Burt - Intellectual Property Law
• Tamara Céline Winegust - Intellectual Property Law
• Toba Cooper - Intellectual Property Law
• Tierney GB Deluzio - Intellectual Property Law
• Nora Labbancz - Intellectual Property Law
• Y. Artemis Lai - Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
• Bobby Leung - Intellectual Property Law
• Olivier Jean-Lévesque - Intellectual Property Law
• Chen Li - Intellectual Property Law
• Emily Miller - Intellectual Property Law
• David Morrison - Intellectual Property Law
• Justin Philpott - Intellectual Property Law
• Michael Sgro - Intellectual Property Law

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