Lawyer Profile
Kirby Cohen
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Kirby Cohen is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Goodmans.
Kirby has a diverse corporate and commercial litigation practice, including complex contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, electricity law, real estate disputes, allegations of fraud, plans of arrangement and judicial reviews.
Kirby’s practice also includes intellectual property litigation. She has acted as counsel for Canada’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple cases involving patent validity and infringement, damages and profits quantification, contractual disputes, trademarks and monopolies claims and recovery under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (NOC) Regulations.
Kirby has trial and appellate experience and has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Commercial List, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, as well as the Supreme Court of British Columbia and in arbitration.
Kirby has been recognized as a “Rising Star” and "Notable Practitioner" by IP Stars, and as “One to Watch” in corporate and commercial litigation by Best Lawyers in Canada.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2015 (ON)