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Overview

Shelby Morrison has an intellectual property practice, with an emphasis on copyright and trademark litigation and trademark prosecution. She advises clients on strategy, and protecting, enforcing, and litigating intellectual property rights. Shelby advises clients in various industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agriculture, retail, and luxury goods. 

Shelby assists clients in all matters relating to commercialization of intellectual property. She regularly (i) consults on transactions involving IP and regulated industries; (ii) assists clients with licensing of intellectual property; and (iii) advises on the IP and regulatory aspects of corporate acquisition, re-organization and joint ventures. 

In addition to advising clients on a range of intellectual property matters, she also advises clients on regulatory, product regulation, promotion, packaging and labelling and compliance matters in relation to legal cannabis, food, medical device, natural health and drug products.

Shelby is a member of the Advocates’ Society, the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Bar Association.

Client Work

Organigram Global in its acquisition of Collective Project, a cannabis and hemp-derived beverage company
Resolve Sleep Health, a portfolio company of Kensington Private Equity Fund, in its acquisition of Aveiro Sleep, CanSleep, Parkland CPAP Services, SleepMedix, Chinook Respiratory Care and FreshAir Respiratory Care
Verillium Health in its acquisition of Wellwise by Shoppers from Shoppers Drug Mart
Employment Hero Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of Humi Holdings, valued at over C$100 million
LSI Industries (Nasdaq; LYTS), a manufacturer of commercial lighting and display solutions, in its acquisition of Canada’s Best Store Fixtures, a provider of retail fixtures and custom store design solutions for grocery, quick service restaurant, c-store, banking and specialty retail environments
Shift4 Payments and its affiliates in its acquisition of of Eigen Development Ltd. and Eigen Holdings (U.S.) Corp. 

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Guelph, BA (Hons), 2012
  • University of Windsor, JD, 2017

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2018