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Smart & Biggar welcomes Chen Li

Chen Li joins Smart & Biggar, Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property law, adding to the depth and breadth of the firm’s litigation practice in Toronto.

September 12, 2019

Chen Li joins Smart & Biggar, Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property law, adding to the depth and breadth of the firm’s litigation practice in Toronto.

In her intellectual property litigation practice, Chen leverages her top-notch legal skills and technical expertise to deliver insightful work products for clients. With a focus on life sciences, she is involved in all aspects of litigation and regulation, including drafting court documents, corresponding with expert witnesses and preparing opinions. In addition to litigation, Chen also assists in patent prosecution, and related strategic counseling and due diligence. Before entering law, Chen worked as a research scientist at multiple labs, conducting research on fibroproliferative diseases, DNA repair mechanisms, stem cell therapy and micro-RNA technology.


Smart & Biggar

Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading intellectual property firm. We are leaders in intellectual property and have been serving clients for over a century. Smart & Biggar operates as part of the IPH Limited group, under its own brand and independent from other IPH member firms.

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