
Overview
Jerry is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Group at Goodmans. He practises corporate and commercial litigation with a focus on intellectual property litigation.
Jerry represents a broad-based clientele assisting on a full range of commercial matters. He regularly acts for large and medium-size companies and pharmaceutical market participants. He has particular expertise in damage quantification, including on loss exposure and recovery. Jerry has also provided advice on white collar crime, shareholder disputes, bankruptcy proceedings, construction and employment matters. He regularly appears before various levels of the Ontario Superior Court, Quebec Superior Court and the Federal Court of Canada and is able to provide guidance on multi-jurisdictional disputes.
Jerry is recognized as a leading lawyer by Best Lawyers in Canada for intellectual property and corporate and commercial litigation.
Expertise
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Cannabis
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Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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Dispute Resolution
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Food and Drug Regulatory and Litigation
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Health and Pharmaceutical Litigation
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Intellectual Property
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Patent Prosecution, Licensing and Transactions
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Patent, Trademark and Copyright Litigation
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PMPRB Strategies and Litigation
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Regulatory, Administrative and Public Law
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Trademark Prosecution, Licensing and Transactions
Featured Work
Jerry’s recent representative work includes acting as counsel on a number of significant matters, which have provided guidance to industry on complex loss quantification and recovery questions, including:
- R. v. JTI-Macdonald Corp. et al. - responding to charges of fraud and conspiracy in respect of RCMP investigations arising from alleged loss of tax revenue to the Canadian government
- Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc. - claim for damages pursuant to section 8 of the Patented Medicines (NOC) Regulations
- AstraZeneca Canada Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al. - claim for damages and lost profits arising as a result of asserted patent infringement
- ADIR v. Apotex Inc. - claim for disgorgement of profits with unique issues arising as to whether profits were properly attributable as a result of the existence of non-infringing alternatives
- Apotex Inc. v. Takeda Canada Inc. - claim for damages arising from delayed market entry
Awards & Recognition
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law 2023
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law 2022
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Repeatedly Recommended, Litigation - Intellectual Property 2021
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Intellectual Property Law 2020
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate and Commercial Litigation 2020
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Intellectual Property Law 2019
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Jerry is a frequent speaker on matters related to his practice, including for the Canadian Judicial Council/National Judicial Institute. He lectures in the LLM Health Law Intellectual Property course at Osgoode Hall Law School and on intellectual property matters at other academic institutions.
Jerry regularly seeks opportunities for and undertakes pro bono work for a number of clients. Recently, he has been active in working with Syrian refugee claimants.
Upon graduation from law school, Jerry earned numerous academic awards including the Board of Governors Medal awarded to the student standing first in the class.Credentials
- University of Windsor, LL.B., 2000
- Western University, B.A., 1996, Honours
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- The Advocates' Society
Call to Bar
- 2001 Ontario
Insights
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Intellectual Property
Health Canada Rejects Application for Additional Patent Protection Under Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regime
A recent decision by Health Canada to decline an application by a pharmaceutical company for a Certificate of Supplementary Protection (CSP) may have significant repercussions for holders of patents… -
Intellectual Property
Every Day Counts in the Life of Your Patent!
Pursuant to its Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement commitments, Canada recently enacted patent term adjustment provisions which can extend the 20-year period of patent protection for up to an… -
Intellectual Property
Stop That Sale!
The first U.S. Supreme Court patent-related decision of 2019 has confirmed the long standing rule that commercial exploitation of a patentable invention may bar the issuance of a patent in the U.S… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Canadian Pharmaceutical Antitrust Litigation – Lessons Learned From Recent U.S. Decisions
OverviewThere is, of course, a close link between intellectual property (“IP”) rights and competition law. IP laws provide incentives for innovation and technological diffusion by establishing… -
Cannabis
Provincial Government Taking Steps to Develop Legal Regime Governing Retail Cannabis Sales
The Ontario Government is moving forward with its plans to permit the sale of recreational cannabis in privately owned stores.Currently, the Ontario Cannabis Act prohibits all persons, except the… -
Cannabis
First Cannabis Patent Lawsuit Launched in the United States
The tremendous growth in the cannabis industry in recent years has led to a corresponding surge in patents protecting cannabis strains and cultivation processes. Those patents have largely been…
News & Events
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Private Equity and Venture Capital
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada: 2023 Edition
Goodmans is delighted to announce we have been recognized by the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada with 101 lawyers ranked across 41 practice areas.Congratulations to Dale H. Lastman, C… -
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada: 2022 Edition
We are delighted to announce 100+ Goodmans lawyers have been ranked in the Best Lawyers Canada - 2022 Edition!Congratulations to our partners, Monique McAlister and Neil Sheehy who have both been…