Andrea is a strategic and practical advocate with experience in complex intellectual property disputes, including before the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, and Ontario Superior and Divisional Courts.
Andrea’s practice primarily focuses on intellectual property litigation, including in the pharmaceuticals, technology, oil & gas, and telecommunications sectors. Andrea also advises clients of all sizes in various commercial transactions, including endorsement and marketing agreements, IP licensing and assignments, and pre-litigation damages and settlement assessments.
While completing her degree at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Andrea worked in Beijing for the M&A group of one of Asia’s premier law firms. Before that, Andrea applied her passion for advocacy at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C., working on several precautionary measures cases on behalf of human rights defenders, Indigenous peoples, and members of vulnerable groups across the Americas.
Prior to attending law school, Andrea completed her BA (Hons) at the University of Toronto and published a scientific article relating to her research in evolutionary biology. Andrea is also fluent in Spanish.
Ontario, 2016