Javad Heydary, Chairman and Managing Director of Heydary Hamilton PC, a technology and gaming lawyer himself, welcomed the addition to the firm, stating,“Emir is a welcome addition to our growing intellectual property and gaming practices. His reputation and expertise in these areas is unparalleled.”

Professor Crowne is the co-founder and co-chair of the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot, the Donald G. Bowman National Tax Moot and the John G. Fleming Torts Moot. He is also an appointed member of the Justices of the Peace Review Council, and belongs to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s Bank of Speakers (where he is a specialist speaker on intellectual property). In 2010, he received the Young Practitioner Award from the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto.