Smart & Biggar welcomes two articling students to our leading IP practice in Montréal
Smart & Biggar welcomes two articling students to the Montréal office, who are returning to the firm after previous terms as summer students.
Each year, Smart & Biggar hires law students who are driven, intellectually curious and team-oriented, with a passion for IP law and a strong academic record. In the upcoming year, our articling students will work with principals and associates at the firm on the most complex and important IP matters in the country. They will have access to Canada’s leading IP Lawyers, and work in a team-based environment to solve clients' most pressing IP issues.
Welcome to our articling students and we wish them all the best for an exciting year ahead!
Inès Maarouf recently earned her joint J.D./B.C.L. from the University of Montréal. During her studies, Inès participated in the Harold G. Fox Moot 2022 as counsel for the appellant. She achieved first place in a Legislative Drafting Competition at the University of Montréal (2021) and was the recipient of the PREMIER Pfizer Canada Inc. Scholarship during her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Medicine. She earned her B.Sc. in Neuroscience from the University of Montréal in 2019. Inès was a summer law student in Smart & Biggar’s Montréal office in 2021 and 2022.
Julie Mouawad holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She worked as a research assistant for Professor Vincent Karim in Quebec civil law and has experience in the fields of Banking, Fintech and Information Technology. She also has experience as a teaching assistant in Advanced Contracts Law. Julie is fluent in English, French and Arabic and before articling at Smart & Biggar, Julie was a summer law student in Smart & Biggar’s Montréal office in 2021 and 2022.
About Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading intellectual property firm, with offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. We are leaders in intellectual property and have been serving clients for over a century. Smart & Biggar operates as part of the IPH Limited group, under its own brand and independent from other IPH member firms.