Smart & Biggar LLP

07/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/30/2026 11:32

MIP IP STARS 2026 names Smart & Biggar Tier 1 firm, recognizes 33 practitioners as IP Stars

Smart & Biggar is pleased to be recognized as a Tier 1 firm in Copyright, Patent Disputes, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Disputes and Trademark Prosecution in the 2026 edition of Managing IP (MIP) IP STARS.

This edition also names 33 practitioners as IP Stars, highlighting their leadership in the field of intellectual property.

Congratulations to the following individuals on this year's outstanding achievements:

Top 250 Women in IP

  • Daphne Lainson

Patent Stars

  • Daniel Davies
  • Micheline Gravelle
  • Yoon Kang
  • Daphne Lainson
  • Nancy Pei
  • Bhupinder Randhawa
  • David Schwartz
  • Elliott Simcoe
  • Jeremy Want
  • Matthew Zischka

Trademark Stars

  • Daniel Bereskin
  • Janice M. Bereskin
  • Mark Biernacki
  • Christian Bolduc
  • Brigitte Chan
  • Daniel Davies
  • François Guay
  • Philip Lapin
  • François Larose
  • Mark L. Robbins
  • Elliott Simcoe
  • Kohji Suzuki

Rising Stars

  • Christie Bates
  • Laura Easton
  • Jamie-Lynn Kraft
  • Nora Labbancz
  • Kwan T. Loh
  • Joanna Ma
  • Michael Sgro

Notable practitioners

  • Daniel Anthony
  • Jean-Sébastien Dupont
  • Christine Genge
  • Lynn Ing
  • Scott Pundsack
  • Alice Tseng

This high praise follows the firm's wins at the 2026 MIP Americas Awards, where we received Canadian Firm of the Year awards for both Patent and Trademark Prosecution.

The full MIP IP STARS review of Smart & Biggar is available online.
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