3 Best Intellectual Property Lawyers in Halifax, NS

“Burtley Francis is a partner of Stewart McKelvey. He completed his LL.B. at Dalhousie University. Burtley is a member of the Canadian Bar Association. His practice concentrates on commercial transactions/agreements, competition, corporate formation, reorganization, and intellectual property. Burtley’s clients range from owner-managed businesses to larger private and public organizations. He advises on regulatory compliance of advertising & marketing campaigns, contests and promotions. Stewart McKelvey is one of the leading law firms in Halifax, NS. The firm has over 250 lawyers with six offices throughout the four Atlantic provinces. They provide legal advice and the innovative solutions clients need to solve their challenges now and in the future. They can serve your business by protecting your name or logo. The firm helps clients build and protect their intellectual property under copyright, trademark, trade secret and other aspects of IP.

“Robert Cowan is a partner of McInnes Cooper. He completed his LL.B. at Dalhousie University. Robert is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society. His practice area focuses on corporate and business law, specializing in technology and intellectual property. He takes time to connect with his clients and truly understands their business, and is also ranked in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for his practice in Intellectual Property Law. He has been working extensively with entrepreneurs & startup companies, partnering on venture capital financings, along with the ownership, protection and licensing of patents, trademarks and copyrights. McInnes Cooper is among Canada’s 25 most prominent business law firms and a member of Lex Mundi. They have a dedicated team of legal advisors who always focus on the client's success. Their team provides strategic intellectual property advice to many public and private companies. They prepare agreements regarding various issues relating to trademarks, copyrights and confidential information.

“Patrick Fitzgerald is a partner at Cox & Palmer. He received an LLB from Dalhousie Law School in 1997. He has clients ranging from startups and entrepreneurs to publicly listed companies, and he is frequently called upon to guide and assist on all aspects of business law, including problems relating to unlimited companies (ULCs). His experience includes helping clients in complex financings, mergers and acquisitions involving private and public companies, and equity offerings, private equity transactions and financings. His practice also covers advising on intellectual property and technology law matters, including protection and commercialization, privacy, data protection and cybersecurity law issues. Patrick Fitzgerald continually researches and executes technology and process improvements in the law business.