Kevin Sartorio is an intellectual property litigator in the Toronto office of Gowling WLG and is head of the office's Intellectual Property Department. A Registered Trademark Agent, and a partner in the firm since 2007, Kevin has extensive expertise covering all areas of IP contentious work, including patent, design, trademark, copyright and trade-secret litigation, as well as opposition proceedings before Canada’s Trademark Opposition Board. He has appeared as counsel of record in numerous reported decisions of the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada, including in some of Canada’s most important intellectual property decisions. Kevin is consistently recognized as a leading IP lawyer by leading legal directories, including: The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory; World Trademark Review (WTR); Benchmark Canada: Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys; managing intellectual property: IP Stars; and The Best Lawyers in Canada.