We are pleased to welcome
as a Partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice.
Anthony, who joins us in Toronto, is a go-to intellectual property attorney and strategist who advises IP-centric and data-rich companies on IP issues and innovation agendas, contracts and contracting programs, and scale-up strategies. He has a particular focus on information technology, including fintech and artificial intelligence, as well as innovations at the intersection of computing technologies and health care.
Anthony has extensive experience helping enterprises create and implement IP programs, policies, business processes, and related decision-making structures and providing board of director training in IP governance. In the contracting side of his practice, he counsels clients on joint ventures, joint development arrangements, technology collaborations, consortia (including enterprise blockchain collectives), patent pooling arrangements, and open-source projects. Anthony works with public and private companies of all sizes, from start-ups to scaling technology companies to large corporations, as well as venture capital investors and many types of research institutions. He has a proven track record of helping technology scale-ups expand and increase their valuation, often contributing to successful exits.
In addition to his practice, Anthony frequently lectures and speaks on a broad range of topics involving intellectual property and innovation and currently teaches two courses on IP commercialization for Osgoode Hall Law School. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for his IP work and recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the intellectual property and technology transactions categories.
Prior to joining Mintz, Anthony was a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in the Toronto office of a global law firm, where he served as a leader of the firm's Technology & Innovation service area. He earned an LLL from the University of Ottawa and an LLB from Dalhousie University.
Anthony can be reached at ADeFazekas@mintz.com and 647.499.0487.