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Aird & Berlis Lawyers Named in Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences 2021

Aird & Berlis partners Trent Horne and Donald Johnston are among the leading lawyers named in the Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences 2021. This publication focuses on health services and the Lexpert-ranked lawyers who serve this industry.

Trent is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Groups. He has been certified as a specialist in all areas of intellectual property by the Law Society of Ontario and he is a registered trademark agent in Canada. Trent has particular expertise in patent litigation in a variety of technologies, ranging from genetically modified plants to manufacturing equipment.

Don is Co-chair of the firm’s Technology Group, Co-chair of the Privacy & Data Security Group and a member of the Corporate/Commercial Group. He has diverse experience in the health sector, including advising on electronic medical records, health technology procurement, regulatory and personal health information protection matters. Don has worked with several hospitals, specialty clinics, community care access centres and the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care on procurements in the health high technology space.


The Aird & Berlis Health Law Group is a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers and patent agents focused on helping clients succeed in Canada’s highly-regulated healthcare sector. We provide a full range of strategic legal counsel and intellectual property services to a wide range of participants in the healthcare sector, including hospitals, regulated health professionals, laboratories, private health clinics, medical clinics, retirement homes, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, professional insurers, boards and foundations. We also represent a variety of health science, technology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, as well as medical device manufacturers.

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