Adrienne Blanchard's practice is focused on the interests of companies in life sciences, food, and consumer products, with an emphasis on IP, regulatory, and commercial matters.
Ms. Blanchard's experience includes three years with the federal government developing IP policy, and private practice, initially in an IP boutique, then in national and global law firms. Adrienne started her own practice in 2015.
In commercial and regulatory matters, Ms. Blanchard negotiates distribution agreements, licences, clinical trial and other agreements, and advises on regulatory compliance. She is an experienced advisor on matters of privacy compliance and defends against access to company information held by governments. She advises clients on various matters concerning regulatory bodies including Health Canada and other government departments.
Rankings
Best Lawyers in Canada: Biotechnology Law (2021 - 2025)
Global Elite Thought Leader, Who’s Who Legal, Life Sciences (2019-2025)
Who’s Who Legal: Life Sciences Canada (2012 – 2025)
Lexpert: Life Sciences Most Frequently Recommended;
Leading Practitioner in Biotech and IP (2012 – 2025)
Best Law Firms, Best Lawyers: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Intellectual Property Law (2026)
Memberships
& Affiliations
Registered Trademark Agent
Member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
Presentations
Update on Quebec Law, Bill 92, Toronto, 2017.
Moving Food Commodities across National Borders: Compliance, Tips, and Strategies, Washington DC, 2015.
The Right to be Forgotten: Privacy versus Access to Information in the Digital Age, Webinar, 2015.
U.S. and Canadian Proposed Nutrition Label Changes: Doing Business in Both Countries, Webinar, 2015.
Legal Issues for Biologics, Toronto, 2014.
Update on Legislative and Regulatory Environment, Montreal, 2014.
Navigating Canada’s Anti-Spam Law, Ottawa, 2014.
Transparency and the Use/Disclosure of Information Held by Health Canada, Vienna, 2014.
Pan-Canadian Drug Pricing Alliance; How Will It Unfold? Montreal, 2013.
Publications
Life Sciences Law in Canada, editor of and contributing author to text (Blanchard, A.) Thomson-Carswell, 2006 – 2026
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Canada’s Patent Utility Regime on Trial, article, MLIP Newsletter, MacDonald-Laurier Institute, May 2016
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Evolution of drug reimbursement in Canada: the Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance for New Drugs, co-author of article (Husereau D., Dempster W., Blanchard A., and Chambers, J.), Value Health, December 2014
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Amendments to the Canadian Trademarks Act are Coming: What Trademark Owners Should Do, article, Pharma in Brief, October 20, 2014
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Update on Canadian Internet Pharmacy Issues, article, Food and Drug Law Institute, Update Magazine, May/June 2014
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Food Law in Canada: Looking Forward to 2014, co-author of article (Healey, M. and Blanchard, A.), Food and Drug Law Institute, Update Magazine, March/April 2014
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Will a pan-Canadian approach to drug purchasing save the provinces money?, co-author of article (Dempster W., Blanchard A., and Chambers, J.), Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Inside Policy, November 2013
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Practical Guide to Intellectual Property Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry, co-author of text (Blanchard, A., Steinberg, J., and Gill,K.) EIPR, 2007