Gowling WLG welcomes 19 new partners
Press Release
January 9, 2017
Gowling WLG Canada is pleased to announce the admission of 19 professionals to its partnership. Spanning the firm’s Canadian offices, the new partners have a diverse range of expertise in the areas of corporate commercial, employment, Indigenous, intellectual property and tax law, as well as commercial and civil litigation.
“Every day, these skilled professionals champion the firm’s commitment to clients, delivering practical, industry-specific solutions to help them grow their businesses and succeed around the world,” said Peter Lukasiewicz, Gowling WLG Canada CEO. “It’s this steadfast dedication to client service — complemented by an extraordinary depth of expertise and diversity of industry experience — that makes these new partners such exemplary additions to the firm’s partnership.”
Gowling WLG’s 19 new partners are:
Timothy Bailey — Patents/Intellectual Property, Calgary
Melissa Binns — IP Litigation, Hamilton
Nicolas Cayouette — Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Montréal
Michelle Easton — Trademarks/Intellectual Property, Ottawa
Michael Garellek — Securities, M&A and Financial Institutions Regulatory, Montréal
Josée Gervais — Employment, Labour & Equalities, Montréal
Laura Gheorghiu — Tax, Montréal
Colin Green — Tax/Corporate Commercial, Ottawa
Gregory Hoff — Insurance & Professional Liability, Vancouver
Jaimie Lickers — Indigenous Law, Hamilton
Neil McCormick — Corporate Commercial, Ottawa
Kevin O’Neill — Patents, Ottawa
Michael O’Neill — Trademarks, Ottawa
Scott Smith — Indigenous Law, Vancouver
Katie Stys — Medical Defence, Calgary
Faran Umar-Khitab — Corporate Finance M&A and Private Equity, Toronto
Laura Van Soelen — Commercial Litigation, Toronto
Benoit Yelle — Patents, Montréal
Alex Zavaglia — Commercial Litigation, Toronto
Qualified in both Ontario and Alberta, Timothy Bailey advises clients on a range of intellectual property matters — with an emphasis on the oil and gas, cleantech, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. A registered patent and trademark agent in Canada and the United States, he also advises clients on patent filing and enforcement strategies. He holds a PhD in physiology from Western University.
Timothy Bailey
Patents/Intellectual Property
Calgary
An accomplished IP lawyer, Melissa Binns focuses her practice on patent and trademark enforcement and litigation, pharmaceutical regulatory law, and copyright litigation and licensing. Her experience spans a range of sectors, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, apparel, computer software and information technology, domain names, branding and famous trademarks. Melissa is also a registered trademark agent and regularly represents clients in trademark opposition and expungement proceedings.
Melissa Binns
IP Litigation
Hamilton
Read More: http://gowlingwlg.com/en/canada/news/gowling-wlg-welcomes-19-new-partners
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