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Ainslie Parsons is an associate lawyer with Bereskin & Parr LLP.

Ainslie holds a B.Sc. with Honours from Queen’s University, and a Ph.D. and law degree from the University of Toronto. Ainslie is the recipient of a number of scholastic awards: the CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award (2004-2006) and the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Post-Graduate Scholarship (2000-2004).

Prior to being called to the Bar, Ainslie was both a summer and articling student with the firm.

Ainslie has authored a number of professional papers including, "Exploring the mode-of-action of bioactive compounds by chemical-genetic profiling in yeast," published in Cell and "The integration of chemical-genetic and genetic interaction data links bioactive compounds to cellular target pathways," published in Nature Biotechnology. Her practice focuses on biotechnology and pharmaceutical matters, including patents, licensing, and related litigation.

Professional Memberships

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
Ontario Bar Association (OBA)
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)