Steven is a partner in McCarthy Tetrault’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group as well as the National Leader of the firm’s Inclusion Now program supporting mental health and accessibility. With a focus on patent litigation, Steven represents clients in a broad range of sectors with a particular emphasis on the oil & gas, telecommunications and pharmaceutical sectors.
As a leader of McCarthy Tetrault’s national patent litigation group, in 2024 and 2025 he helped the group achieve Chambers Band 1 rankings both nationally and globally. In addition to these awards, the group is ranked as Tier 1 in patent disputes by Managing IP and gold ranked in IAM Patent 1000. Steven’s leadership and achievements have earned him personal rankings by Managing IP, IAM Patent 1000 and Chambers.
Steven appears frequently in the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, primarily in patent disputes.
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