Media Alert - Cassels Brock Ranked as a Leader by WTR 1000

TORONTO, Feb. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP has been ranked among the best in Canada for its work in trademark legal services by World Trademark Review 1000 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals (WTR 1000).

Says WTR 1000 on Cassels Brock: This firm "never misses a trick" when it comes to trademark protection and enforcement. It cut its teeth defending and enforcing the rights of household-name Canadian clients. Exceptional experience in opposition, expungement and cancellation proceedings sets the group apart, although versatility across the trademark spectrum characterises the practice. "All the lawyers here are first class," acknowledge interviewees; among them, Shane Hardy is "supremely knowledgeable and provides advice that you can depend on in critical situations". Whether on trademark protection or enforcement, "he just gets the job done" while Catherine Dennis Brooks "takes stewardship of her client's intellectual property and provides invaluable advice, guidance and direction" she is "extremely responsive" and "ensures that the team serving the client has the right mix of expertise and functions efficiently."

The WTR 1000's mission is to provide a unique, user-friendly and comprehensive guide to the trademark legal services market based on exhaustive qualitative research. Leading firms are identified based on factors such as depth of expertise, market presence and the level of work on which they are typically instructed while all individuals identified are included because of the substantial positive feedback WTR received on each of them.

About Cassels Brock

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is a leading Canadian law firm focused on serving the transaction, advocacy and advisory needs of the world's most dynamic business sectors. Our intellectual property lawyers come from a variety of practice areas within the firm who together serve a broad spectrum of clients in virtually every industry. We advise clients on several areas within intellectual property law, including trade-marks, sound marks, patents, copyright, entertainment, marketing and advertising.

SOURCE: Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Kelli Wight, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Director of Business Development, [email protected] or 416-860-6761.