Our Team

Sana is a Partner at Lenczner Slaght and leads the firm’s growing Intellectual Property practice. She represents diverse clients in patent, copyright, and trademark matters, at all levels of the Ontario and Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Sana is Chair of the firm’s EDI Committee and a diversity champion who spearheaded ReferToHer in 2019, a series of lists of experienced female lawyers to whom lawyers and clients can confidently refer work. As Chair of the firm’s Innovation Hive and member of the Strategic Planning Committee, Sana also evangelizes the use of technology in and out of the courtroom by leading the firm’s Digital Default and technology adoption initiatives. Sana has been recognized for her professional expertise by prominent ranking publications including Chambers, Lexpert, and IAM Patent 1000. She holds a JD from the University of Toronto, a BSc in Biochemistry from Queen’s University, and an MA in Biotechnological Law and Ethics from the University of Sheffield, UK. Prior to entering private practice, Sana clerked for Justice Rosalie Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada. She has held numerous volunteer leadership positions including Director and Secretary of the Writer’s Trust of Canada, President of the University of Toronto Alumni Association, and Director of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Sana lives in Toronto with her husband, two sons (and Mabin students), and a neurotic, yet lovable, Australian Shepherd.