Markwell Clarizio LLP Welcomes Emily Johnston as an Associate
August 19, 2025
Emily Johnston is an associate lawyer in our drug regulatory and IP litigation practice.
Emily received her JD from Queen’s University in 2024 and was called to the bar in 2025. She obtained her Bachelor of Health Science (Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization) and her Master of Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization from McMaster University in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
In her undergrad, she completed a senior research thesis in a microbiology lab. During her masters, she completed an internship at a rare disease pharmaceutical company as an associate product manager.
During law school, Emily received the Bereskin and Barr prize in Patent Law and competed in the Harold G. Fox Moot.
Following law school, she completed her articles at a national intellectual property law boutique.
Emily’s passion for drug regulatory and IP litigation stems from her love for science, technology, and innovation.
Emily is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Advocates’ Society, and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.
Markwell Clarizio LLP
https://www.markwelllaw.com/Markwell Clarizio LLP is a Canadian law firm with extensive experience in intellectual property litigation and regulatory issues impacting the life sciences industry. The firm helps clients navigate the complex regulatory system governing the approval and sale of health products in Canada, including data protection, patent linkage, patent term restoration, pricing, formulary interchangeability, and product listing agreements. Its counsel attend meetings with regulators and appear as counsel at hearings before the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board and judicial review applications. Markwell Clarizio represents clients in patent infringement and impeachment actions, trademark infringement and opposition proceedings, injunction motions, appeals, interventions, and cases under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations.
Emily Johnston
Markwell Clarizio LLP
Year Of Call
2025
Area Of Practice
Intellectual Property