Overview

Andrew Brodkin is a partner and a member of the Executive Committee at Goodmans. Andrew also heads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and is co-chair of Goodmans Intellectual Property Group. He focusses his practice on high stakes intellectual property litigation where he has been described as “ having had more successes than anyone in this practice area in history ” ( Lexology Index ) and as “the undisputed IP litigator in Canada” ( Chambers Canada ) . For two consecutive years, 2024 and 2025, Andrew was named “Canada Practitioner of the Year – Patent Disputes” at the Managing IP Awards Americas. In 2024, Andrew was named “Intellectual Property Litigator of the Year” at the Benchmark Canada Awards, “Patent Litigator of the Year – Canada” at the LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards, and “Lawyer of the Year” for Intellectual Property Law by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 . Andrew’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark and copyright disputes and the complex assessments of damages flowing from the infringement of such rights. He appears weekly before the Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice or the Ontario Court of Appeal. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on multiple occasions. Andrew provides comprehensive strategic guidance to his clients regarding the development, acquisition, sale and protection of intellectual property and technology assets, including

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Intellectual Property

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1995 (ON)

Professional Details