Toronto (Canada) – Fasken has been named Intellectual Property & Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Canada 2024 Awards.
Fasken’s Intellectual Property group works with clients ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations, in all technical fields. The team’s expertise includes IP litigation, IP portfolio management, advising on product development, securing IP registrations, licensing and sale of IP assets, and advice on branding of domain names.
Fasken’s Life Sciences team stands out as a leading force in Canada. We are called upon at every stage of our clients’ product life cycle, from early stages of development and commercialisation through to consumer use. We work collaboratively to solve significant legal issues that demand creative approaches and robust strategic advocacy. Renowned for our pragmatic and results-oriented advice, we are trusted to guide our clients to successful outcomes.
The Firm has also continued to be recognized for our legal knowledge and outstanding client service in the Chambers Canada 2025 guide.
The following Firm lawyers were recognized as exceptional individuals:
Band 1
- Alex Cameron
- Brian Burkett *
- David Hausman
- David McDonald
- Geoffrey Cowper, KC
- Karen Sargeant *
- Kevin O'Callaghan *
- Leslie Milton
- Lynne Golding *
- Mathieu Gagné *
- Michel Boislard *
- Peter Pliszka
- Rosalind Cooper
- Stéphane Fillion
- Tracey M. Cohen, KC
Senior Statesperson
- Brian Burkett
- Charles Willms
- Douglas Gilbert
- John Turner *
- John Torrey
- Keith Spencer
- Michael Bourassa *
- Richard Clare
Fasken was also ranked Band 1 in the following practice and industry areas:
- Aboriginal (Indigenous) Law (Nationwide)
- Business & Human Rights Law (Nationwide)
- Corporate/Commercial
- Highly Regarded (AB)
- The Elite (QC)
- Employment & Labour (Nationwide, BC, ON, QC)
- Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (Nationwide)
- Life Sciences (Nationwide) *
- Litigation: General Commercial (BC)
- Real Estate (QC)
*New for 2025
The full listing of the Firm’s rankings is available here.
The Chambers Canada Guide covers lawyers and law firms practicing in all provinces and territories in Canada. The Guide recommends lawyers and law firms in over 70 practice areas across Canada. Chambers Canada is published annually.
About Fasken
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About the Band 1 Practice and Industry Areas
Fasken’s Indigenous Legal Matters group has the benefit of being involved from the very beginning of the development of Aboriginal law in Canada and has an extensive experience with successfully defending challenges to permits and licenses by judicial review and by pursuing practical and efficient injunctions to allow projects to continue development.
Fasken’s Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice groups are clear leaders in Canada and among the country’s largest. Our M&A team advises our clients on the most complex and noteworthy transactions and cross-border deals. The group also calls upon our deep bench for industry-specific knowledge and advice on regulatory matters including tax strategy, anti-trust and foreign investment, labour and employment, intellectual property, sanctions and corrupt practices and government relations. The Capital Markets group regularly acts for underwriters and issuers on Canada’s most complex corporate finance transactions. A key to our success is our proven ability to maintain longstanding relationships with our publicly traded clients (many of which we have been advising since their IPO) that extend beyond capital markets transactions and throughout their lifecycle as publicly traded issuers.
Fasken’s Labour and Employment and Human Rights group provides proactive, pragmatic and effective solutions to address the issues clients face. As Canada’s largest national practice with offices in each major city across Canada, our team works collaboratively in assisting clients with their multijurisdictional workplace needs.
Fasken’s Global Mining Group is consistently recognized as having an unparalleled reputation. We have built a top team, whose vast experience brings clarity to even the most complex mining projects around the globe. With over 150 years of experience in the industry, we advise companies and other stakeholders on all legal issues affecting the mining sector.
Fasken’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group delivers successful and creative strategies tailored to their clients’ goals. By emphasizing strategy we place solutions ahead of problems and outcomes ahead of process. The team is consistently recognized by respected publications worldwide for its exceptional service to clients.
Fasken’s Real Estate Group is your go-to team for all commercial real estate matters. We deliver on major projects and transactions and provide ongoing support for your leasing, financing, transactional, construction, municipal planning and real estate litigation needs. Our bench strength is unmatched across the country. Fasken lawyers get the deal done. We engage our collective knowledge, the deep resources of our team and intelligently deploy technological solutions to partner in your success.
Fasken’s Telecommunications and Media group works with wireless and wireline telecommunications carriers and resellers, satellite service providers, internet service providers, cable, IPTV and satellite distributors, radio and television broadcasters, digital media companies, media content suppliers, and users of telecom and media services. The Firm also works with utilities and airports to leverage their communications infrastructure and businesses such as investment companies whose interests intersect with the industry and helps navigate complex regulatory requirements and foreign ownership restrictions. The group advises on the establishment of new businesses and initiatives, specialized commercial agreements and infrastructure projects at the national and international level. Fasken’s notable communications work includes advising foreign governments in developing communications infrastructure and regulatory regimes and Canada’s leading communications companies on almost every major policy and licensing proceeding held by Canada’s telecommunications and broadcasting regulators.
