Technology Transactions

Today, nearly every business is touched by technology. Whether technology is the core of a client’s business, or simply provides the infrastructure necessary to run their operations, the Technology Transactions Practice Group at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) advises domestic and multi-national businesses, government agencies and academic institutions in the creation, acquisition, use and commercial exploitation of technology and associated intellectual property.

In addition to negotiating the legal terms of such transactions, our industry-related experience allows us to anticipate and identify each of our clients’ most critical business and legal issues. In doing so, we are able to assist our clients in managing their risks, making business decisions in a practical and effective manner and structuring their businesses with an eye to the future.

Several members of our group have served as in-house counsel to technology companies, which gives us  an “insider’s” understanding of our clients’ needs and the pressures under which they operate. We provide timely and efficient advice that is always focused on our clients’ key goals and objectives, and work closely with the firm’s other practice groups to provide our clients with expertise in related areas such as tax, securities, venture capital, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory issues and employment law.

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Representative Work
Acted as Counsel to United Way of Greater Toronto in respect of its Master Services Software and Development Agreement for a licensing and development transaction with Blackbaud Inc. signed on April 1, 2011 for the next generation fundraising and constituent relationship management solution for UWT
Acted for a developer of cutting edge software platform technology for 4G mobile and tablet devices in a strategic licensing agreement with a multinational computer technology company (March - April 2011)
Acted for a developer of cutting edge software platform technology for 4G mobile and tablet devices in the negotiation of a licensing agreement with a large U.S. book retailer (March 2011)
Acted for an innovative cancer treatment technology company in several strategic agreements with world leading pharmaceutical companies (February - April 2011)
Represented a Canadian national news agency in an outsourcing transaction and in the formation of a social media election website (February - April 2011)
Represented an innovative online solutions provider on the licensing of their technology to a leading global internet services provider (February - March 2011)
Did you know?
Mike Beairsto, Craig McDougallTom Reaume and Tom Sides are all recognized by IAM Licensing 250: The World’s Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Lawyers 2011
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 ranks Mike BeairstoCraig McDougall and Tom Sides as leading lawyers in the area of information technology law.
The LEXPERT/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2012 recommends Thomas Houston as a leading lawyer in the area of technology transactions.
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