Best Lawyers recognizes 47 Smart & Biggar lawyers as Leaders and Ones to Watch for IP for 2025
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that 38 of our lawyers have been recognized as leaders in their field in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. Additionally, nine lawyers have been listed in the fourth edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.
Principal David Schwartz is named Ottawa Lawyer of the Year in Intellectual Property Law and Principal Nancy Pei is named Toronto Lawyer of the Year in Biotechnology & Life Sciences Practice.
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada list recognizes the next generation of leaders who are shaping the legal profession in the country:
- Matthew Burt, Senior Associate
- Meika Ellis, Associate
- Tierney GB Deluzio, Senior Associate
- Stéphanie Girard, Senior Associate
- Olivier Jean-Lévesque, Senior Associate
- Nora Labbancz, Senior Associate
- Y. Artemis Lai, Senior Associate
- Bobby Leung, Senior Associate
- Chen Li, Associate
The Best Lawyers in Canada list honours lawyers who have been recognized for their exceptional contributions across the legal industry and are leaders in their field:
- Daniel Anthony, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Mark Biernacki, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Christian Bolduc, Principal - Advertising and Marketing Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Charles Boulakia, Principal - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Tim Bourne, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Allan Brett, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Daniel Davies, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Mark Evans, Principal - Intellectual Property Law, Advertising and Marketing Law
- Jean-Sébastien Dupont, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Steven Garland, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Christine Genge, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Jonas Gifford, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- David Greer, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- François Guay, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Sheldon Hamilton, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Sally Hemming, Counsel - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Graham Hood, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Yoon Kang, Principal - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Jamie-Lynn Kraft, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Daphne Lainson, Principal - Biotechnology & Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Philip Lapin, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Kwan T. Loh, Principal - Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Daphne Maravei, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Evan Nuttall, Principal - Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law
- Nancy Pei, Principal - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Mark Pidkowich, Principal - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Patrick Roszell, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- David Schwartz, Principal - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Elliott Simcoe, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Alistair Simpson, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Theodore Sum, Principal - Cannabis Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
- Kohji Suzuki, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Alice Tseng, Principal - Advertising and Marketing Law, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Cannabis Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
- Jeremy Want, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Tim Webb, Principal - Intellectual Property Law
- Urszula Wojtyra, Principal - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Matthew Zischka, Managing Director - Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
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