Stikeman Elliott LLP

Consistently engaged to advise on IP-focused transactions Stikeman Elliott LLP’s team is more than just an adjunct to the corporate practice, and the growing group also handles licensing, patent and trademark prosecution and litigation. Ottawa managing partner Justine Whitehead specializes in the acquisition and protection of IP rights and co-heads the department alongside Montreal-based Jonathan Auerbach, who supports on an array of contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark and copyright matters. In June 2023, the team was boosted through the hire of Toronto-based Jeilah Chan from Bennett Jones LLP, who is well versed across all key spheres of IP law.