Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 Edition

68 www.finance-monthly.com Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 CANADA EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAWYER OF THE YEAR Winner: Personal Bio In August 2013, Sebastien Anderson founded the Labour Rights Law Office, one of the first virtual employment, labour law and human rights firms in Canada. We incur lower overhead costs due to our innovative web-based virtual environment and that allowed us to reduce our lawyers’ hourly-billing rates, which has had the net affect of increasing “access to justice.” We are able to provide our clients with timely legal advice via web conference in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. The only things our clients need is an e-mail account and either a computer equipped with a web camera or a smartphone. If necessary, or if our clients prefer to meet in person, we can arrange an appointment to meet our clients in a business centre office or boardroom. Our firm sends correspondence digitally and we share our digital files with our clients via a secure file-sharing facility. We send digital copies of our invoices, which clients can pay on-line conveniently using their credit or debt cards. At the same time, our lawyers enjoy “work-life balance” provided by flexible hours of work and being able to work from home. We conduct conferences between our lawyers or firm meetings via web conference with only a few mouse clicks. As a means to increase lawyer self-sufficiency, and to minimize the demands placed on our administrative staff, we utilize automation provided by various applications. Our firm’s model is also environmentally conscious since none of our firm members have to drive a vehicle to commute to work, and all our files are digital. The success of our innovative approach to the delivery of legal services is demonstrated by the growth of our client-base across Canada and by the consistent gradual growth of our legal team. Contact Details Sebastien Anderson- Barrister & Solicitor Email: s.anderson@labourrightslaw.com Tel: 1-604-475-0041 Web: www.labourrightslaw.com Sebastien Anderson CANADA INTERNATIONAL PATENT PROSECUTION FIRM OF THE YEAR FIRM PROFILE Contact Details: PatentAxis Inc. 10 King Street East, suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1C3 Canada Tel: +1-416-556-2999 Email: mail@patentaxis.com Website: www.patentaxis.com Winner: Pursuit of benefits of patent ownership continues to steadily increase among market participants and is particularly prevalent among small and medium sized innovator companies. With the increased global recognition has come an increased competition for developing new and useful technologies and filing patent applications to protect the fruits of inventive investigation. Patentaxis Inc stands ready to help entrepreneurs and innovators protect their technological advances by providing patent analysis, patent filing and patent prosecution solutions. PatentAxis Inc. is a Canadian patent services firm located in Toronto, specializing in patent filing and prosecution. For local clients, patent portfolios and international filing strategies are managed and executed. International clients are represented for Canadian patent prosecution to achieve grant of a Canadian patent. A major emphasis is placed on prompt communication with clients and providing clients with clear and practical advice to allow clients to make informed and educated decisions. The firm endeavours to provide clients with a competitive advantage in relation to patents. Typically, this means successfully obtaining a patent for a client. But, sometimes providing a patent analysis or strategy tailored to a client’s commercialization goals can be significant. Accessibility and direct responses to clients wishing to discuss strategy or query a patent practice is a cornerstone of PatentAxis Inc.’s service model. Open communication channels provide clients with opportunities to make informed decisions when considering multiple parallel options that can arise during filing and prosecution and ultimately obtain patents that are better correlated with client goals. Jai Chatterjee is a Director of PatentAxis Inc., and has over a decade of experience helping clients obtain patent protection for various technologies. His scientific background is in the health sciences having received a PhD in Biochemistry from McGill University. Early in his career his patent practice related to medical and biotechnology fields as a natural progression from his doctoral research, but over the years he has helped a great variety of clients having diverse technologies to the point that now discussions on most technologies are welcome. Jai enthusiastically accepts this accolade from Finance Monthly on behalf of PatentAxis Inc. and provides further comments expressing appreciation: “PatentAxis Inc. is delighted to be counted among winners of the Global Awards 2016. The firm maintains a tremendous respect for the time intensive nature of innovative activity. As such, the firm is grateful to clients who have taken time out of busy schedules to cast favourable votes and fondly looks upon this award as a reflection of developing trusted and valued client relationships.”