Melanie’s diverse intellectual property and commercial litigation practice encompasses patent, trademark, complex commercial, class actions, product liability, regulatory and technology disputes. She is the go-to Canadian litigation adviser for a wide array of world-leading clients. Melanie excels at litigating cases in emerging fields. She was counsel in the first biologic and biosimilar drug patent cases in addition to numerous precedent-setting trials, applications and appeals. She works extensively with life sciences companies on complex litigation of all types. Melanie also has broad experience in the software, tech and social media spaces, dealing with commercial, patent, trademark, copyright and licensing disputes. She is adept at devising strategic options and navigating cross-border issues. Melanie has been consistently recognized as a leading litigator both in Canada and globally. She was named IP Litigator of the Year by Benchmark in 2022 and again in 2023. She is ranked as one of the Top 100 Women Litigators in Canada and one of the Top 250 Women in IP worldwide and is recognized by every major legal directory including Lexpert, IAM Patent 1000 and Chambers.
