Meredith Bacal

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2015

Areas of Practice
Intellectual Property

Description
Meredith Bacal is a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property, and Litigation and Dispute Resolution groups. Meredith has extensive experience litigating media, entertainment, defamation, and technology disputes. She has acted on several leading cases on Canadian copyright and personality rights in the course of her career. In addition, she has appeared before many levels of court, including the Superior Court, Court of Appeal, Divisional Court, and Federal Court, as well as numerous arbitral tribunals.

In her litigation practice, Meredith has secured injunctions that prevent the unauthorized use of clients’ confidential information and the infringement of her clients’ intellectual property rights. Meredith regularly advises individuals and companies on matters relating to copyright and trademark infringement, goodwill, and personality rights. She is also a registered trademark agent advising companies on their branding strategies and securing trademark protection for them.