Andy is known for a creative, business-savvy approach, bringing deep scientific fluency and sophisticated litigation strategy to clients in their complex intellectual property disputes.
Andy is a well-known speaker and author in Canada. He is a co-author of Canadian Patent Act Annotated.
He is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, overseeing the school's participation in the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot.
Andy is highly active in the legal profession. He is the Outreach Officer of the Canadian Bar Association’s National IP Executive serving on the CBA’s Court Practices Committee. He is the Secretary of the Canadian Practice Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association and a Member-at-Large for the Intellectual Property/Information Technology Section of the Ontario Bar Association.
In the community, Andy is a writer and author of short stories and poems.
He provides excellent business-oriented and results-driven advice.’
—Chambers Global, 2023
2016-2024 | Chambers Canada—Leading lawyer in intellectual property: litigation |
2008-2023 | Chambers Global—Leading lawyer in intellectual property: litigation |
2019-2024 | The Legal 500—Leading lawyer in intellectual property |
2019-2023 | Managing IP’s IP Stars—Patent star |
2012-2023 | Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys—Litigation Star (IP) |
2022 | IAM Global Leaders Guide—Canada |
2012-2023 | IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners—Leading lawyer in litigation |
2022-2023 | LMG Life Sciences—Leading life sciences lawyer in intellectual property |
2012-2020 | LMG Life Sciences—Life Sciences Star in intellectual property |
2006-2024 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate and commercial litigation and intellectual property law |
2013-2023 | Lexpert/American Lawyer’s Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in intellectual property litigation and intellectual property |
2008-2023 | The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Leading lawyer in intellectual property litigation, biotechnology, intellectual property, and life sciences and health |
2008-2023 | Who’s Who Legal—Global and National leading lawyer in patents, patent litigation and life sciences |
2018 | Lexpert/Thomson Reuters’ Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada—Most frequently recommended in dispute resolution |
2012-2013 | Lexpert’s Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in intellectual property |
2013 | Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Practitioners—Leading Canadian patent lawyer |
Andy is a well-known speaker and author in Canada. He is a co-author of Canadian Patent Act Annotated. He is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he oversees the school's participation in the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot.
Andy is highly active in the legal profession, serving as the Chair of the Court Practices Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and the Secretary of the Canadian Practice Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association. He is also a member of the International Patent Enforcement Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association; the Litigation Committee, ADR Committee and Intellectual Property Trade Policy Committee of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; the Intellectual Property/Information Technology Section of the Ontario Bar Association; the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers; the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); the Intellectual Property Section of the American Bar Association; The Advocates’ Society; and the Japan Society.
In the community, Andy is a member of the Applied Science Campaign Cabinet of Queen’s University.