
Technology
- Overview
- Who To Contact
- Representative Matters
- Recent Developments
We are focused on supporting emerging and established technology companies, businesses that have technology opportunities and organizations that use technology to make money. The Aird & Berlis LLP Technology Group works with a broad range of clients, from startup companies to well-established industry leaders. Big or small, our clients appreciate that our services are tailored to suit their specific needs. We assist clients by providing solutions to most effectively achieve their business goals through the development, exploitation, protection or harnessing of technology.
Specialized Expertise
Technology outsourcing and procurement
- Technology development agreements
- Confidentiality agreements
- Technology purchasing and/or licensing agreements
- Technology service, support and maintenance agreements
- Technology supply and distribution agreements
- Web hosting agreements
- Telecom agreements
- Strategic partnership agreements
- Consulting agreements
- Escrow arrangements
Internet strategy
- Site and content development matters
- Site content issues (infringement, libel, slander, misrepresentation, Competition Act)
- Links
- Legal notices/disclaimers
- Language laws compliance
- Domain name protection (including proactive protective registrations)
- Moral rights, meta tags, business method patents
- Foreign jurisdiction issues
Privacy and information management
- Information management policy design
- Information gathering and database storage, use and access
- Privacy and personal information regulatory compliance
- Contract compliance
- Privacy methodologies
Employee-related matters
- Policies regarding internal and external e-mail communications
- Policies regarding web access/usage
- Proprietary rights agreements
- Employee surveillance policies
- Security policies and procedure
- Password policies
- Encryption use
- Data back-up procedures
- Disaster recovery arrangements
- Escrow services arrangements
- Anti-virus capabilities
- Employee training
- Termination of employment
- Transformation workflow
Contacts
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Don offers his clients more than legal advice – he enjoys getting to know them and uncovering their goals in order to offer the right advice.
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Having practised technology law for more than 20 years, David has extensive technical knowledge that he expertly translates into practical advice for ...
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Paige has earned a reputation as an exceptional corporate/commercial legal advisor to both domestic and multinational entities.
Group Members
Representative Matters
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Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. Completes $14.8 Million Private Placement
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc., a leading provider of high-performance analog semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, completed a brokered private placement of 11,183,990 common shares ... -
Baylin Technologies Inc. Completes $15 Million Private Placement
Baylin Technologies Inc., a leading, diversified, global technology company, recently completed a private placement offering of 17,648,000 common shares at a price of $0.85 per common share for aggreg... -
Haywood Securities Inc. Leads Syndicated Private Placement for MineHub Technologies
Represented Haywood Securities Inc. and a syndicate of agents in connection with the $10.1 million subscription receipt financing of MineHub Technologies Inc. and related go-public transaction on the ... -
EQ Inc. Acquires Paymi
EQ Inc., a leader in geospatial data and artificial intelligence driven software has acquired all of the shares of Integrated Rewards Inc., and its consumer-facing application Paymi.com. -
Spectra7 Microsystems Closes Private Placement
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc., a leading provider of high-performance analog semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, completed a brokered private placement led by Cormark Securities In... -
First Gulf and STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Partner on New Data Centre in Toronto
First Gulf, a leader in Canadian development and construction, has partnered with STACK INFRASTRUCTURE, a U.S. digital infrastructure company, to develop a 56 MW data centre campus on a 19-acre site l... -
goeasy Ltd. Acquires LendCare for $320 Million
On April 30, 2021, goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY), a full-service provider of goods and alternative financial services, completed its acquisition of LendCare Holdings Inc., a Canadian point-of-sale consumer f... -
EQ Inc. Closes Overnight Marketed Public Offering of Common Shares
EQ Inc. (TSX-V: EQ) (the “Company”), a leader in geospatial data and artificial intelligence driven software, closed its previously announced overnight marketed offering of an aggregate of 7,187,500 c... -
Baylin Technologies Inc. Completes Private Placement
Baylin Technologies Inc., a leading, diversified, global technology company, recently completed a private placement offering of 6,666,700 units at a price of $0.75 per Unit. -
1Password Completes a US$200-Million Series A Round
1Password, a leading password manager and digital vault, completed a US$200-million Series A Round led by Accel, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
Recent Developments
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Discussion on the Metaverse Part 3: Employment and Labour Law
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Notice to Canada: Commercial Space Launch Is Here… To Stay
On January 20, 2023, the Government of Canada officially announced its support for the modernization of the existing regulatory framework, safety standards and licensing conditions for commercial spac... -
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Discussion on the Metaverse: Part 2
- 04:00 PMThe metaverse has the potential to transform the internet and following in its path will be a major challenge to data security and privacy. The metaverse is a sizeable database of personal and privat... -
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What the Private Sector Should Not Forget About the Right To Be Forgotten
The “right to be forgotten” is tricky in Canada. It exists, but may not always be enforced or enforceable. Businesses need to carefully consider the impact of not responding positively to a request fo... -
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‘Tech-ing’ Stock of 2022 – A Synopsis of Key Developments in Canadian Technology Law
As an eventful year draws to a close, we take stock of some of the key technology law developments from Parliament, the courts, and regulatory bodies in Canada. -
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Keeping Up With Crypto Asset Anti-Touting Laws – A Reminder From Kim Kardashian
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently fined Kim Kardashian US$1.26 million following her failure to disclose that she was being paid for a promotional Instagram post plugging crypto tok... -
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Discussion on the Metaverse
- 04:00 PMThe definition of the Metaverse and what it means in a socio-economic and legal sense remains nebulous, but there is near consensus that interoperability and openness are cornerstones to a virtual wor... -
Firm News
2022 Edition of Doing Business in Canada Now Available!
Aird & Berlis is pleased to present the 2022 edition of Doing Business in Canada. This publication was developed to provide a general overview of Canadian federal and Ontario law, and is intended for ... -
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Rethinking Liability Regimes for AI-Related Claims – Should Canada Follow Europe?
While Canada has no strict liability regime under tort law on manufacturers for defective products, Canadian courts have historically held them to high degrees of accountability. -
Firm News
88 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023
Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 88 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. The firm is recognized across 43 practice ... -
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On June 1, 2022, a joint investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British... -
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IP 101: Understanding the Basics of Intellectual Property
Generally, intellectual property falls into four main categories – patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Being knowledgeable about the different forms of IP can help you understand what c... -
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Aird & Berlis Recognized in 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
51 members of Aird & Berlis have been recognized in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. -
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Uncovering Canadian Cryptocurrency Challenges
- 02:30 PMACCESS ARCHIVE Encrypted digital currencies - or cryptocurrencies - have risen in popularity as the world of international commerce moves faster t... -
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5 Surprising Reasons Canada is a Premier Destination for Growing European Companies
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Firm News
84 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022
Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 84 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. The firm is recognized across 43 practice ...