Dentons is pleased to welcome our new partner Matthew Diskin, our new associate Meredith Bacal and their legal assistant Nekeisha Mitchell to our national Litigation and Dispute Resolution group.

Based in Toronto, Matthew and Meredith’s respective law practices will focus primarily on intellectual property litigation.

“We are delighted to welcome Matthew, Meredith and Nekeisha to Dentons,” said Blair McCreadie, Managing Partner of Dentons’ Toronto office. “The arrival of this established team will grow our national core Intellectual Property practice and increase our bench strength in intellectual property litigation in the Toronto office, which will further enhance our service offering to our clients.”

Matt is an experienced intellectual property, entertainment and commercial litigator, as well as one of Canada’s leading authorities on IP litigation.  Matt also regularly advises clients on international disputes regarding jurisdiction, and the enforcement of foreign judgments and foreign letters of request.  Matt also teaches Trial Advocacy at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, and is a devoted and active supporter in our legal community through various pro bono efforts.

Meredith’s practice focuses on media, entertainment and technology litigation.  She is also a registered trademark agent and has experience in trademark prosecution. Meredith was lead counsel on one of the highest moral rights awards in Canadian copyright jurisprudence.