McCarthy Tétrault

Headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Vancouver, Montréal and Québec City, McCarthy Tétrault is a full-service law firm with a strong presence in the life sciences space. For IP matters, a peer says about the firm: "McCarthys is doing a lot in life sciences. That is who I would put in the top tier." Another peer simply calls the firm "a mainstay" in IP.

Steven Mason is head of the firm's national intellectual property litigation group and represents several high-profile life sciences clients. He regularly assists in-house counsel at large pharmaceutical companies with their complex intellectual property issues.

"David Tait is one guy I'd say who is establishing a reputation for himself," a competitor says about another standout IP partner in Toronto.

Based in the firm's Vancouver office, David Frost is co-chair of the firm's life sciences group and regularly assists clients with public offerings, transactions, and corporate governance matters. In addition, Frost represents cross border venture capital investors interested in the Canadian life sciences market. Philippe Leclerc also has significant experience in a variety of financial and corporate matters for life sciences clients. He operates from the firm's Montréal and Québec City offices.

Darryl Cruz is a former litigation practice group leader at the firm who specializes in professional liability and negligence cases.