Smart & Biggar named ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for IP and Life Sciences by Best Lawyers with 34 lawyers recognized in the 2024 Canada editions
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that we have been named ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for expertise in Intellectual Property Law and Biotechnology & Life Sciences Practice in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. The firm leads the rankings with our extensive services across patents, industrial designs trademarks and copyrights, and for our reputation as a market-leading firm for intellectual property law.
Three of the firm’s Principals are also recognized as a 2024 ‘Lawyer of the Year’, each receiving the highest overall peer feedback in their practice area and geographic regions. Congratulations to Montréal Principal Christian Bolduc, named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Advertising and Marketing Law; Ottawa Principal Daphne Lainson, named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Biotechnology & Life Sciences Practice; and Ottawa Principal Steven Garland, named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Intellectual Property Law. Only one ‘Lawyer of the Year’ is recognized for each specialty area and location.
Best Lawyers in Canada 2024
Across the firm, 34 Smart & Biggar lawyers have been ranked as leaders and included in The Best Lawyers report of recognized lawyers in Canada for 2024. Collectively, our lawyers have earned 57 rankings overall across the categories of: Intellectual Property Law, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Technology Law, Advertising and Marketing Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Cannabis Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, and Information Technology Law. These rankings reflect Smart & Biggar’s reputation for expertise in intellectual property law, and our coverage and scope in the industry.
We are also pleased to share that Montréal Senior Associates Stéphanie Girard and Associate Etienne Lacroix-Couillard are included in the third edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Intellectual Property Law. Recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch is based on peer review and awarded to lawyers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice for three to eight years of their careers.
Congratulations to all our lawyers recognized as leading lawyers in their field(s) of expertise by The Best Lawyers in Canada:
Calgary
- Evan Nuttall - Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law
- Alistair Simpson - Intellectual Property Law
- Tim Webb - Intellectual Property Law
Montréal
- Christian Bolduc – Lawyer of the Year in Advertising and Marketing Law, Intellectual Property Law, Advertising and Marketing Law
- Jean-Sébastien Dupont - Intellectual Property Law
- François Guay - Intellectual Property Law
- Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie - Intellectual Property Law
Ottawa
- Daniel Anthony - Intellectual Property Law
- Allan Brett - Intellectual Property Law
- Daniel Davies - Intellectual Property Law
- Steven Garland - Lawyer of the Year in Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Jamie-Lynn Kraft - Intellectual Property Law
- Daphne Lainson - Lawyer of the Year in Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Intellectual Property Law, Biotechnology and Life Sciences practice
- Philip Lapin - Intellectual Property Law
- David Schwartz - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Elliott Simcoe - Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
- Kohji Suzuki - Intellectual Property Law
- Jeremy Want - Intellectual Property Law
Toronto
- Mark Biernacki - Intellectual Property Law
- Mark Evans - Intellectual Property Law, Advertising and Marketing Law
- Ryan T. Evans - Intellectual Property Law
- Sheldon Hamilton - Intellectual Property Law
- Sally Hemming - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Yoon Kang - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Nancy Pei - 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
- Urszula Wojtyra - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law
- Matthew Zischka - Intellectual Property Law
Vancouver
- Jonas Gifford - Intellectual Property Law
- Kwan T. Loh - Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Mark Pidkowich - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Theodore Sum – Cannabis Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
Lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada are selected based on peer reviews and professional expertise, undergoing an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. Each of the selected lawyers received the top scores in these peer reviews in their respective areas, indicating a high level of respect from peers and clients.
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.