Allyson Whyte Nowak is an intellectual property lawyer based in Toronto, focusing on IP disputes and related commercial litigation. She has extensive experience litigating in the Federal Court in high-stakes litigation including infringement, impeachment, damages, unfair competition and passing-off actions related to patents and trademarks in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, life sciences, medical devices, toys, telecommunications and financial services industries.

Allyson has extensive experience in section 8 damages actions under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations having litigated more than a dozen section 8 cases over 19 years. She is known for her work in complex and multi-jurisdictional litigation in which she has developed a reputation for achieving practical, strategic and business-minded results that assist clients with the protection and enforcement of their intellectual property rights on a global scale. She has received client and rankings recognition for providing "excellent advice, strategic counsel and solutions that are very thoughtful and aligned with a company's overall objectives, while maintaining an outstanding level of client service." Allyson's achievements have included "big wins" both inside the courtroom based on her significant trial and appellate experience including before the Supreme Court of Canada, and outside the courtroom where she has an impressive record of achieving favourable settlements in high-stakes litigation. 

Allyson's strategic intellectual property advice includes freedom to operate, validity and infringement opinions, as well as advice in connection with the protection of trade secrets, including non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements and non-competition agreements. She writes and speaks extensively on issues related to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights and she has been recognized in a number of peer and industry rankings for intellectual property law litigation.