Torkin Manes welcomes new associate, Geordie Macdonald
Torkin Manes is pleased to announce that Geordie Macdonald has joined the firm as an associate in our Corporate/Commercial Group.
October 28, 2026
Associate announcement
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that Artemis Lai has joined the firm's Vancouver office as an associate.
November 4, 2015
Artemis Lai’s practice focusses on patent prosecution and drafting in mechanical, electrical and computer-based technologies and also involves trademark applications, litigation and licensing. She works with large multinational corporations in addition to medium sized firms and sole practitioners.
Prior to joining the firm, Artemis gained experience in bioinformatics and computer science while working at the Centre for High-Throughput Technology on a large scale analysis of genes. She also worked at Zymeworks Inc. where she was responsible for strategic management of patent and trademark portfolios.
During her time at the University of British Columbia, Artemis worked in several labs in fields including brain research, wine research and bioinformatics.
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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