Bennett Jones LLP’s strong Calgary platform ensures a steady stream of energy, mining and natural resources-related IP work. The group also represents clients in the life sciences, agriculture, food and beverage, retail and TMT sectors on the full range of IP prosecution, strategy, litigation and transactional mandates. From Toronto, firm CEO Dominique Hussey co-chairs the innovation, technology and branding practice and is highly regarded for IP litigation. Calgary-based co-head Stephen Burns focuses on technology-related IP, particularly within the energy, utilities, infrastructure, agriculture, health and financial industries. Toronto-based Vincent de Grandpré is also noted for IP disputes.
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Intellectual Property: Litigation
Position
Chief Executive Officer
Career
Dominique is the Chief Executive Officer of Bennett Jones. As CEO, Dominique is responsible for the executive management and operation of the firm. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bennett Jones partnership, on which she served as Lead Director for four years before being named Vice-Chair and Toronto Managing Partner, the role that she held prior to her appointment as CEO.
Dominique also leads the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation group and is co-head of its Innovation, Technology and Branding group. She was named Outstanding Practitioner in Patent Law by Managing IP in their Americas Awards in 2020 and was a finalist for the 2021 Canadian Patent Litigator of the Year in LMG Life Sciences Awards North America. For the last eight years, Managing IP has named her in the Top 250 Women in IP in the world. In 2021, Dominique received the inaugural Chambers Canada Law Firm Leaders Award for her work as Managing Partner.
Education
McGill University, BSc, 1997 | McGill University, LLB, 1997 | Columbia University (USA), LLM, 2002
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- Alexa Translations Amgen Inc/Amgen Canada ATCO Group of Companies (ATCO and its Subsidiaries, including Canadian Utilities) Awesense Wireless Beam Suntory Boart Longyear entities Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Globaltech Corporation Hydropool Munchkin Inc. and Munchkin Baby Canada Equitable Bank