Olivia Ciotka is an articling student in our Ottawa office. She earned her Juris Doctor at Western University.
During her first and second year of school, Olivia worked as an associate editor of the Canada-United States Law Journal. In her third year, she went on exchange to study at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands for a semester.
Before beginning her legal studies, she worked as a research assistant on an air filtration project in a start-up environment. She also has experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing. These experiences have deepened her understanding of innovation and regulatory frameworks, which sparked her interest in intellectual property and its role in protecting technological and scientific advancements.
Olivia was a summer student at Smart & Biggar and is thrilled to return to the firm as an articling student. She looks forward to engaging with a broad range of intellectual property issues.
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