Appeals and Interventions

We are appellate lawyers. We have represented clients in complex intellectual property and drug regulatory cases before the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, including seminal cases on patent damages, obviousness, utility, data protection, and patent linkage (PMNOC).

We represent clients on appeal and provide independent assessments of cases that were handled by other law firms at first instance. In that role, we help identify potentially reviewable errors, and assist in the preparation of notices of appeal, motion records, and written arguments (aka memoranda of fact and law).

In our intervention practice, we represent individuals, trade associations and public interest advocacy groups in important appellate cases affecting their interests. We accept a certain number of these cases on a reduced fee basis to ensure that important voices are able to be heard by the Court.

What We Do

Team Members

Jason Markwell

Jason is a leading patent and drug regulatory litigation lawyer in Canada. Jason draws on twenty-five years of experience in global and national law firms to provide clients with practical advice to meet their commercial goals.

Dino Clarizio

Dino is a leading intellectual property litigation lawyer in Canada. Dino has practised exclusively in the field of intellectual property law for more than thirty years. He has represented clients in high stakes cases and is the co-author of several leading IP textbooks.

Rebecca Crane

Rebecca is a drug regulatory and patent litigation lawyer who applies her legal and scientific expertise to strategically advise and support clients. Rebecca was called to the bar in 2006 and has spent her entire career working in national and global law firms working on pharmaceutical and biotechnology cases.

David Park

David received his JD from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2022 and was called to the bar in 2023. He also obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from McMaster University in 2018 as a biochemistry major. During law school, David was actively engaged with the IP faculty.

Elizabeth Ford

Elizabeth is a seasoned litigation law clerk with over 17 years of experience who recently assumed the dual role of Office Manager and Senior Law Clerk at Markwell Clarizio LLP. Throughout her career, Elizabeth has cultivated extensive knowledge in all aspects of litigation work.

Alexa Mahabir

Alexa is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science with Distinction from the University of Toronto, where she majored in Human Biology and Biology with a minor in Physiology.

Appeals and Interventions