Canada’s Intellectual Property Firm

Rankings & Recognition

Smart & Biggar stands out with 50 rankings and 33 lawyers recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada

Smart & Biggar is proud to announce that 33 of our lawyers have been ranked as leaders in IP across the firm and included in the Best Lawyers report of recognized lawyers in Canada for 2023. This recognition affirms our unmatched level of IP expertise and the high quality of service we provide our clients.

Collectively, our stellar team of lawyers has earned 50 rankings overall across the categories of: Intellectual Property, Biotechnology, Technology, Advertising and Marketing, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Cannabis, Health Care, Privacy and Data Security, and Information Technology. These rankings reflect Smart & Biggar’s impressive reputation and expertise in intellectual property law, and our coverage and scope in related practice areas and industries.

The firm is also honoured to have been named 'Law Firm of the Year' for expertise in Biotechnology and Life Sciences in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. This recognition is based on peer feedback from lawyers across Canada, and Smart & Biggar was selected based on our extensive scope of coverage across the innovative life sciences IP and biotechnology sector, and for our reputation as a market-leading firm.

Additionally, Smart & Biggar partner, Nancy Pei, was hailed as 'Lawyer of the Year' in Toronto for her expertise in Biotechnology, an exclusive award which celebrates just one practitioner for each specialty area and jurisdiction.

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

Montréal

  • Christian Bolduc - Advertising and Marketing Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Jean-Sébastien Dupont - Intellectual Property Law
  • Sanjay Goorachurn - Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • François Guay - Intellectual Property Law
  • Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie - Intellectual Property Law
  • Ekaterina Tsimberis - Intellectual Property Law

Ottawa

  • Daniel Anthony - Intellectual Property Law
  • Allan Brett - Intellectual Property Law
  • Daniel Davies - Intellectual Property Law
  • Steven Garland - Intellectual Property Law
  • Jamie-Lynn Kraft - Intellectual Property Law
  • Daphne Lainson - Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Philip Lapin - Intellectual Property Law
  • David Schwartz - Biotechnology Law, 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
  • Ryan T. Evans - Intellectual Property Law
  • Gunars Gaikis - Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Sheldon Hamilton - Intellectual Property Law
  • Yoon Kang - Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Nancy Pei - Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Alice Tseng - Advertising and Marketing Law, Biotechnology Law, Cannabis Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Urszula Wojtyra - Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Matthew Zischka - Intellectual Property Law

Vancouver

  • Jonas Gifford - Intellectual Property Law
  • Kwan T. Loh - Cannabis Law
  • Mark Pidkowich - Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Theodore Sum - Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law

Lawyers listed in 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 firm for intellectual property law, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and Calgary. We are leaders in intellectual property and technology law and have been serving clients for over a century.