Who’s Who Legal includes 17 partners from Smart & Biggar in their list of world’s leading lawyers
Smart & Biggar is honoured to announce that 17 partners have been listed among the world’s leading lawyers in Life Sciences, Patents, Trademarks and Data Privacy and Protection by Who’s Who Legal in their 2018 guides. The inclusion of our partners across these practice areas reflects the firm’s depth of knowledge and expertise in Intellectual Property.
Who’s Who Legal lauded Smart& Biggar as “Canada’s premier specialist IP and tech firm” and in the area of patents noted that the firm “emerges as the leading firm in Canada” with 12 patent agents recommended.
In addition, Gunars Gaikis was identified in the guide as a “Thought Leader” in the Americas in two practice areas, Patents and Life Sciences: Patent Litigation.
Selected lawyers:
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Christian Bolduc |
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Mark Evans |
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Ronald Faggetter |
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Gunars Gaikis |
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Steven Garland |
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Stephan Georgiev |
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François Guay |
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Sheldon Hamilton |
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Daphne Lainson
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Philip Lapin
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Nancy P Pei |
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Christopher Robinson |
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David E Schwartz |
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Oliver Stone
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Alice Tseng |
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Matthew Zischka |
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Who’s Who Legal selects lawyers based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only those receiving the highest number of recommendations from peers and clients are listed in the guide.
Since 1996, Who's Who Legal has identified the leading practitioners in business law.
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