Arshia Tabrizi, Esq.

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Arshia Tabrizi started his legal career at a large Bay Street firm, practiced in Silicon Valley and in November 2002 founded Tabrizi Law Office to better serve the needs of high-growth and venture-backed technology companies in Canada.

Arshia brings a unique set of value-add credentials to his clients:

Silicon Valley Experience at the leading firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Technical Understanding as Honors Graduate of Computer Engineering
Industry Experience as a Software Engineer at IBM Canada
Specialized Experience with Legal Issues for Start-ups

In January 2003, Arshia was profiled in the Canadian Bar Association National Magazine Arshia Tabrizi runs his own Technology show.

Education & Memberships:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
B.A.Sc. (Hon.) Computer Engineering - University of Toronto
Bilingual International Baccalaureate Degree (English and Spanish)
Member, State Bar of California (Intellectual Property Licensing)
Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Canadian IT Law Association
Advisory Member, Canadian Venture Capital Association
Member, Toronto Angel Group

Arshia is fluent in Spanish and Farsi and conversant in French.

Stephanie Chong

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Stephanie Chong is a partner with Tabrizi Law Office specializing in intellectual property law counselling and litigation, including advising clients on matters pertaining to patents, trade-marks, copyright, industrial designs and trade secrets.

Stephanie's unique credentials include:

Listed as Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer in the 2005 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory
Awarded a "BV" Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Successful counsel in the Federal Court of Appeal in the precedent-setting case of United Artists Corp. v. Pink Panther Beauty Corp. dealing with the scope of protection for famous trade-marks under Canadian law
Stephanie's article "The Relevancy of Ethical Concerns in the Patenting of Life Forms" was cited with approval by the Supreme Court of Canada in the "Harvard Mouse" case

Education & Memberships:

LL.M. (Intellectual Property) - Osgoode Hall Law School
LL.B. - University of British Columbia
B.Sc. (Microbiology) - University of Toronto
Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
Chair CLE of IP Section, Canadian Bar Association
Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
Member, Toronto Intellectual Property Group