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Sim Lowman Ashton & McKay LLP Started in 1970 through an exodus of McCarthy Tétrault LLP's IP practice group, Sim Lowman originally was headed by Herald Fox, who was a pre-eminent IP lawyer for many years, and the late, leading IP litigator Don Sim. The firm represents a long list of top global corporations, such as Disney, Volkswagen, Xerox, and Coca-Cola. It also has played a key role in developing Canadian IP case law, acting for Monsanto in the Supreme Court of Canada's 2004 case Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser, and Kraft in the top court's 2007 case Euro-Excellence Inc. v. Kraft Canada Inc. www.sim-mcburney.com ™ Hill Sokalski Vincent Walsh Trippier Smart & Biggar This firm is the country's largest IP boutique, with about 80 lawyers practising in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. It gained notoriety for the engineering and scientific educational backgrounds of nearly all of its team, with over 70 of its profes- sionals — including most lawyers — also being registered patent agents. "They're clearly the best in the country," says one Bay Street IP lawyer. It is related to the patent agency Fetherstonhaugh. The firm's name says it all. www.smart-biggar.ca With 10 lawyers making it Winnipeg's largest litigation boutique, this firm has punched above its weight, repre- senting the Government of Canada in its battle against the Canadian Wheat Board, while also acting for the feds in a lawsuit by the Manitoba and Canadian Métis federations. In securities litigation, the firm is acting for various mutual fund dealers and brokerage houses in matters before the courts and at the Manitoba Securities Commission. It boasts many alumni who have been elevated to the bench. www.hillco.mb.ca Merrick H A LI F AX Jamieson Sterns Washington & Mahody BAR R IST E R S WWW.MJSWM.C OM TRUSTED COUNSEL. SKILLED ADVOCATES. Untitled-6 1 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com M ARCH 2010 45 2/17/10 12:42:22 PM Top LITIGATION BOUTIQUES 10