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Lenczner Slaght Litigators to Serve on The Advocates’ Society’s Leadership
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Chambers Canada Recognizes Lenczner Slaght as a Top-Tier Litigation...View article
September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Nine New AssociatesView article
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Intellectual Property - News & Media
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Canada’s leading litigation firm and its expert litigators continue to be recognized by world-renowned directory, Chambers & Partners.
September 28, 2023
Following an extensive qualitative research process that included peer and client feedback, Lenczner Slaght is proud to be ranked for its patent litigation expertise in the latest edition of LMG Life Sciences.
Sana Halwani & Jordana Sanft | September 21, 2023
In this article, CBC mentions Jordana Sanft and her recent interview, where she shared her expert insights on IP law in the world of generative AI.
Jordana Sanft | September 14, 2023
In the latest edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, 41 of our expert litigators are recognized for their expertise across 24 practice areas. The following lawyers have also been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for receiving the highest overall peer-feedback in their practice areas in Toronto.
August 24, 2023
Managing Intellectual Property’s 2023 IP STARS handbook, a leading guide to the world’s foremost IP firms and practitioners, continues to recognize Sana Halwani and Jordana Sanft.
Sana Halwani & Jordana Sanft | June 30, 2023
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized year-over-year for its exceptional Intellectual Property expertise.
June 26, 2023
Jordana Sanft shared her expertise on CBC's Day 6 segment on generative AI, in particular AI-generated vocals of popular artists, in the context of copyright law.
Jordana Sanft | May 13, 2023
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to grow its expert Intellectual Property Group with the addition of another exceptional lawyer, Corey McClary.
Corey McClary | April 3, 2023
Canada’s leading litigation firm is pleased to announce that Martin Brandsma has joined its Intellectual Property Group as Counsel.
Martin Brandsma | March 6, 2023
Following comprehensive peer review surveys and interviews with senior members in the legal profession, the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has recognized 31 of the firm’s expert litigators for their experience, knowledge, and precision, with 108 rankings spanning 17 practice areas.
March 1, 2023
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Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized for its dispute resolution expertise by world-renowned directory, Chambers Global, alongside notable full-service, national, and international firms.
February 16, 2023
Canada’s leading litigation firm is once again ranked in Tier 1 for Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 Canada.
November 10, 2022
Canada’s leading litigation firm and its expert litigators continue to be recognized in the latest edition of world-renowned directory, Chambers & Partners.
September 29, 2022
The Lawyer's Daily interviewed Cynthia Tape on Moderna’s claims against Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement.
Cynthia L. Tape | August 26, 2022
In the latest edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, 39 of our expert litigators are recognized by their peers for their expertise across 24 practice areas.
August 25, 2022
SCC’s First Copyright Ruling on ‘Making Available’ Online Creates New Category of Correctness ReviewThe Lawyer's Daily interivewed Sana Halwani on the SCC’s first copyright ruling on the new ‘making available’ online provision of the Copyright Act. Sana represented an intervenor on the matter.
Sana Halwani | July 15, 2022
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized for its exceptional Intellectual Property expertise by IAM Patent 1000.
June 29, 2022
Managing Intellectual Property’s 2022 IP STARS handbook, a leading guide to the world’s foremost IP firms and practitioners, has once again recognized Sana Halwani and Jordana Sanft for their patent and trademark expertise.
Sana Halwani & Jordana Sanft | June 10, 2022
Sana Halwani is globally recognized as one of the world’s leading female IP practitioners in Managing Intellectual Property’s Top 250 Women in IP list.
Sana Halwani | June 2, 2022
We are proud to announce that Veronica Tsou is the recipient of the Ontario Bar Association’s inaugural Rising Star Award, celebrating exceptional junior members of the Information Technology and Intellectual Property section.
Veronica C. Tsou | May 18, 2022
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31 of our expert litigators are recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners across 18 fields.
February 25, 2022
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized for its dispute resolution expertise by world-renowned directory, Chambers Global, alongside notable full-service, national, and international firms.
February 17, 2022
Lenczner Slaght continues to be recognized as the #1 firm in Toronto for Litigation and Commercial Litigation by the 2022 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.
January 6, 2022
Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to welcome exceptional intellectual property litigator, Jordana Sanft, as a strong new addition to its formidable IP team.
Jordana Sanft | December 15, 2021
Legal 500 recognizes Canada’s leading litigation firm as “a regular fixture in the country’s ground-breaking contentious cases”.
November 12, 2021
Canada’s leading litigation firm and its expert litigators continue to advance their position in the latest edition of world-renowned directory, Chambers & Partners.
September 9, 2021
Sana Halwani continues to be recognized for her expertise in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2021 IP STARS handbook, a leading guide to the world’s foremost IP firms and practitioners.
Sana Halwani | June 16, 2021
In a recent Lexpert article, Sana Halwani is recognized among the Top 10 Best Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyers in Ontario.
Sana Halwani | February 19, 2021
Canada’s leading litigation firm is once again recognized for its dispute resolution expertise by world-renowned directory, Chambers Global, alongside notable full-service, national, and international firms.
February 18, 2021
Canada’s leading litigation firm adds Andrew Moeser to its formidable Intellectual Property team.
Andrew Moeser | January 12, 2021
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The 2021 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada continues to recognize Lenczner Slaght as the #1 firm in Toronto for Litigation and Commercial Litigation.
December 17, 2020
Canada’s leading litigation firm is “recognized across the country as a force in complex disputes” according to Legal 500.
November 16, 2020
In the latest edition of Who's Who Legal: Canada, Lenczner Slaght achieves eight recognitions in the Litigation chapter, with a total of ten expert litigators ranked.
October 27, 2020
Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that 33 of our expert litigators are recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2021. Our lawyers received a total of 128 rankings, up from 100 in 2020.
August 27, 2020
The Lawyer's Daily interviewed Sana Halwani and Paul-Erik Veel on their experience in the first-ever Zoom trial before the Federal Court.
Sana Halwani & Paul-Erik Veel | June 26, 2020
Lenczner Slaght is proud to be recognized for its exceptional Intellectual Property expertise.
Sana Halwani | June 16, 2020
Sana Halwani continues to be recognized for her patent and trademark expertise in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2020 IP STARS handbook, a leading guide to the world’s foremost IP firms and practitioners.
Sana Halwani | May 1, 2020
Lenczner Slaght’s litigators continue to be recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners in their fields.
April 24, 2020
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized for its dispute resolution expertise by world-renowned directory, Chambers Global, alongside notable full-service, national, and international firms.
February 13, 2020
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized for its exceptional litigation expertise.
December 17, 2019
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Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized as the #1 firm in Toronto for Litigation and Commercial Litigation by the 2020 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.
December 13, 2019
Exceptional associates continue to choose Canada’s leading litigation firm, strengthening the firm's talent pool, knowledge, and experience.
Vinayak Mishra | October 21, 2019
Canada’s leading litigation firm and its expert litigators continue to advance their position in the latest edition of world-renowned directory, Chambers Canada, with nine new rankings.
September 19, 2019
In the latest edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, 28 Lenczner Slaght lawyers earned a total of 100 rankings, up from 86 in 2019.
August 21, 2019
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized year over year for its exceptional Intellectual Property expertise.
Sana Halwani | June 6, 2019
Managing Intellectual Property’s 2019 IP STARS handbook, a leading guide to the world’s foremost IP firms and practitioners, has once again recognized Sana Halwani for her patent and trademark expertise.
Sana Halwani | June 5, 2019
Lenczner Slaght adds another exceptional litigator to its expert Intellectual Property team.
Kaitlin Soye | January 21, 2019
Canada’s leading litigation firm is pleased to announce that Cynthia Tape has joined our growing Intellectual Property Group as Counsel.
Cynthia L. Tape | December 17, 2018
Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to announce that 25 of the firm’s 58 lawyers have been recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 publication across multiple categories.
August 21, 2018
Andrew Skodyn was mentioned in the Law Times article "Patented drugs price review could impact innovation". HHe discusses the federal government’s recently proposed changes to the PMPRB and how they may impact the pharmaceutical industry in Canada.
Andrew Skodyn | July 23, 2018
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Canada’s leading litigation firm and all three of its Intellectual Property partners are ranked in the 2018 edition of IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.
Andrew Skodyn, Sana Halwani & Melanie Baird | June 7, 2018
Andrew Skodyn and Sana Halwani have once again been recognized for their patent and trademark expertise in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2018 IP STARS Handbook, a leading guide to the world’s foremost IP firms and practitioners
Andrew Skodyn & Sana Halwani | May 22, 2018
For the second year in a row, Sana Halwani has been named in Managing Intellectual Property’s Top 250 Women in IP list, featuring lawyers from across the world!
Sana Halwani | April 26, 2018
Lenczner Slaght has once again been recognized as a top patent contentious firm in Canada by the 2018 Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS publication, a leading guide to the world’s foremost IP firms and practitioners.
March 6, 2018
Canada’s leading litigation firm is once again recognized in the area of Dispute Resolution by this world-renowned directory alongside notable full-service, national and international firms.
February 15, 2018
Google v. Equustek Solutions, 2017 SCC 34 is ranked second in Lexpert's Top 10 Business Decisions of 2017. Lenczner Slaght's William C. McDowell and Scott Rollwagen are mentioned as counsel to Google Inc.
William C. McDowell & Scott Rollwagen | February 5, 2018
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to add exceptional litigators to its IP talent portfolio.
Naomi Metcalfe & Veronica C. Tsou | January 8, 2018
Along with the firm’s Tier 1 ranking in Dispute Resolution with four leading lawyers and one next generation lawyer recognized, Lenczner Slaght is also ranked in Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, and Competition and Antitrust.
November 29, 2017
Lenczner Slaght is proud to be named as “the foremost litigation team in the country” by Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2017, with six of our expert litigators recognized for their exceptional work representing clients.
October 12, 2017
Canada’s leading litigation firm is delighted to announce that its IP team won three awards at the 2017 LMG Life Sciences Awards, where the preeminent lawyers and law firms in the US and Canada were recognized for their work in the life sciences industry.
Melanie Baird, Sana Halwani & Andrew Skodyn | September 14, 2017
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Sana Halwani is mentioned in an article in The Star regarding an action for copyright infringement in fine art photographs taken by the posthumously-discovered photographer Vivian Maier. Sana is counsel to the Stephen Bulger Gallery in this case.
Sana Halwani | August 29, 2017
Almost half of the leading litigation firm’s lawyers are recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada.
August 22, 2017
Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that our IP team is a finalist in three major awards at the 2017 LMG Life Sciences Awards, recognizing leading lawyers and law firms in the US, Canada and Europe that have made a significant impact in the life sciences industry.
Andrew Skodyn & Melanie Baird | August 21, 2017
Canada’s leading litigation firm and two of its IP partners, Sana Halwani and Andrew Skodyn, are ranked in the 2017 edition of IAM Patent 1000.
Sana Halwani & Andrew Skodyn | June 13, 2017
The firm’s litigators earned the top rankings alongside full-service, national and international counterparts in the litigation categories.
March 29, 2017
Newest partner brings together science, law, and advocacy.
Sana Halwani | March 6, 2017
Canada’s leading litigation boutique leads all firms with 10 lawyers ranked in litigation practice areas in the 2017 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (“ALM 500”)
January 4, 2017
William C. McDowell was quoted in the Globe and Mail article Supreme Court hears arguments in case pitting Google against B.C. firm on December 6, 2016.
William C. McDowell | December 7, 2016
Fifteen Lenczner Slaght lawyers have been ranked in the Lexpert 2016 Guide to the Leading U.S/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
November 25, 2016
Nearly half of the firm’s lawyers recognized among Canada’s foremost practitioners
August 10, 2016
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Andrew Skodyn is quoted in the Canadian Lawyer Special Report IP Back to the Future on June 6, 2016.
Andrew Skodyn | June 6, 2016
Canada's leading litigation practice recognized in tier one for 14 consecutive years.
March 30, 2016
Half of the firm's lawyers are ranked as leading practitioners and three named "Lawyer of the Year" in the latest Best Lawyers in Canada Directory.
August 24, 2015
Recognized by Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as leading practitioners.
June 25, 2015
Celebrated boutique Lenczner Slaght marries extensive trial experience with highly specialised IP know-how.
Andrew Skodyn | June 24, 2015
Andrew Skodyn is quoted in Canadian Lawyer's Legal Feeds Blog on April 23, 2015 in relation to the recent decision in Sanofi-Aventis v. Apotex and its legal implications.
Andrew Skodyn | April 23, 2015
Andrew Skodyn was quoted in the April, 2015 issue of Canadian Lawyer addressing updates and developments currently taking place in the arena of life sciences.
Andrew Skodyn | April 15, 2015
Canada's leading litigation practice remains highly regarded for 13 consecutive years.
April 2, 2015
13 Lenczner Slaght lawyers recognized in the 2015 Benchmark Litigation Directory.
March 30, 2015
Legal 500 Canada recommends Lenczner Slaght in Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment Law.
December 29, 2014
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Andrew Skodyn was quoted in the November/December, 2014 issue of Lexpert Magazine. The article analyzes the life sciences arena.
Andrew Skodyn | December 5, 2014
Canada's leading litigation practice grows to 53 lawyers.
Chris Kinnear Hunter, Jaclyn Greenberg & Danielle Glatt | September 10, 2014
Nearly half of the firm's 49 lawyers are ranked as leading practitioners and two named "Lawyer of the Year" in the latest Best Lawyers in Canada Directory.
August 27, 2014
Andrew Skodyn was quoted in Canadian Lawyer Inhouse - Online on August 18, 2014 on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement excerpt that was leaked.
Andrew Skodyn | August 18, 2014
Andrew Skodyn was quoted in the August 2014 issue of Canadian Lawyer magazine on the 'promise of the patent'.
Andrew Skodyn | August 11, 2014
Lenczner Slaght has been ranked for intellectual property litigation in the third annual Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 guide to the world's leading patent practitioners.
Andrew Skodyn | June 10, 2014
Canada's leading litigation practice continues to add new names to the list.
June 3, 2014
Andrew Skodyn was quoted in this article in the June/July Issue of Canadian Lawyer InHouse, which first appeared on canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse.
Andrew Skodyn | May 27, 2014
Canada's leading litigation practice remains in Band 1 for 12th consecutive year.
March 25, 2014
Canada's leading litigation practice grows to 20 partners with newest additions.
Rebecca Jones | January 28, 2014
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Canada's leading litigation practice gains two new widely admired lawyers.
Scott Rollwagen & Andrew Skodyn | September 3, 2013
Canada's leading litigation practice has 22 professionals in the 2014 Best Lawyers in Canada list.
August 12, 2013