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Andrew Bernstein

Partner 

Andrew Bernstein
Direct:
416.865.7678    
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Fax:
416.865.7380 
 
  
 

Andrew is recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of Canada's leading IP litigators and was recently named a Leading Lawyer under 40 by Lexpert.

Practice

Andrew Bernstein's practice focuses on business law disputes, including intellectual property, commercial and public law matters. A significant portion of his practice involves patents, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets and domain names disputes arising in the life sciences, information technology, media and other industries. Andrew has substantial expertise in pharmaceutical patents cases. He also has expertise in advertising and regulatory law, both inside and outside the pharmaceutical industry.

Andrew maintains an active commercial litigation practice, including considerable experience in class actions, licensing, contract and tort actions. He also has substantial expertise in public law, having acted for both public and private sector clients in administrative hearings, judicial reviews and Charter matters. Andrew also frequently advises and defends traditional and new media clients on defamation and free expression issues.

Andrew is also an experienced appellate lawyer, and has appeared numerous times in Divisional Court, the Ontario and Federal Courts of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Bar Admissions

Ontario, 1999, (Treasurer's Medal)

Education

LLM (Fulbright Fellow), 2003
University of California (Berkeley)

LLB (Gold Medallist), 1997
University of Toronto

BComm (FC Honours, Economics), 1994
McGill University