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Andrew M. Shaughnessy

Partner 

Andrew Shaughnessy
Direct:
416.865.8171    
Office:

 
Fax:
416.865.7380 
 
  
 

Andy is repeatedly recognized as a leading intellectual property litigator in Canada.

Practice

Andy Shaughnessy is a partner in Torys' Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, and Federal Court practice. Andy has represented a wide variety of clients in complex patent and trademark infringement and related litigation. He has been an advocate before the Federal Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and specialized tribunals such as the Trade-marks Opposition Board. He has also been involved in proceedings in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench.

Andy is a well-known speaker and author in Canada. He serves on the editorial board of Commercial Litigation Review and is a co-author of Canadian Patent Act Annotated. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he oversees the school's participation in the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot. Aside from the practice of law, Andy is a member of the Applied Science Campaign Cabinet of Queen's University and a recent fitness, running and cycling enthusiast – trained and coached by Dr. Sender Deutsch of SHAPE Toronto.

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Bar Admissions

Ontario, 1993

Education

LLB, 1991
Queen's University

BSc (Chem. Eng., First Class Honours), 1987
Queen's University