John Simpson

Shift Law is an entrepreneurial law firm with expertise in intellectual property, dispute resolution, strategic advice and practical solutions. We combine experience at Canada's top trade mark, copyright, litigation and business law firms with an accessible, agile and creative small firm approach. We make a point of knowing each client’s business and its overall objectives before we get to work, no matter what we're asked to do - whether it's acting as your trade mark lawyer to register a trade mark, drafting a demand letter or a software licensing agreement, representing you in a trade mark or copyright infringement action, conducting an IP audit or due diligence review, clearing a television documentary... or any other legal service we provide. Tailoring our approach to your business and objectives is how we add value.

John Simpson is the Principal and founder of Shift Law. John is an experienced and highly regarded Toronto trademark lawyer, copyright lawyer, licensing lawyer and litigator in all areas of intellectual property, including confidential information and publicity rights. John is one of a select number of trademark and copyright lawyers who have been certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as specialists in trademark and copyright law.