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The information technology and related computing industries in Canada constitute almost six percent of our nation's total GDP, and it is difficult to think of a business that does not depend on data processing, automated business systems, advanced communications, electronic records, the Internet and some form of e-commerce, and the developing integration of content, communications and computing in convergent transactions. Bennett Jones represents some of the world's largest multinational IT and computing enterprises as well as small businesses that depend upon IT infrastructures.

Our IT lawyers are regularly retained by large and sophisticated clients, including general counsel, CIOs, audit committees, business development executives and procurement directors to provide legal, consulting and transactional assistance related to: technology development; R&D transactions: strategic alliances; business intelligence software procurement; ERP, CRM and all related enterprise systems procurement and implementation; IT consulting retainers; VAR, marketing representative and other distribution channel transactions; offshore manufacturing; convergence transactions among communications, entertainment and computing enterprises; new media transactions, including sensory technologies and all gaming products and services; all aspects of regulation, such as export control, CICA audit guidelines for data processing, technology standards, regulatory compliance and privacy matters; IT governance issues; procurement best practices, including RFPs, contracting processes and related risk management; e-commerce and website legal issues; B2B exchanges and B2B procurement; Internet and IT use policies; and large and complex outsourcing and related shared service transactions.

Our IT vendor clients include emerging IT businesses and some of the world's most sophisticated multinational IT and computing corporations. We assist foreign IT businesses to penetrate the Canadian market, develop their distribution strategies, execute transactions and ensure that they are carrying on business in full legal compliance in Canada. Industries who purchase and depend upon IT that we are best known for representing include: manufacturing; telecommunications; mining sector; both established energy and emerging energy sectors, such as atomic, oil and gas, wind power, agra-fuels, and hydrogen fuel cell; health care sectors; the finance sectors, such as banking, insurance and investment applications of IT; all highly regulated industries, such as the media, transportation and pharmaceutical sectors; and many municipalities, provincial governments, quasi-governmental agencies and Crown corporations.

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  • Stephen D. Burns Stephen D. Burns, Partner, Trademark Agent
  • Matthew  Flynn Matthew Flynn, Partner
  • Barry J. Reiter Barry J. Reiter, Partner
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Recent Experience

United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited (UFA), in all of its technology initiatives, including hardware, software licensing, systems licensing and outsourcing agreements, and advised on data protection, cybersecurity and privacy matters.
Celero Solutions, Inc., in the negotiated settlement of vendor breaches of software licenses and renegotiated and closed extended long-term master license, co-operative marketing, and ancillary services agreements with major international financial technology software provider.
Payments Canada, as lead external law firm to transform and modernize Canada's financial clearing, settlements and payments infrastructure.
BSM Technologies Inc., in its approximately $117.3 million sale to Geotab Inc. by way of plan of arrangement.
CIP Capital Management LLP, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of People 2.0, Inc.
S.i. Systems ULC, in its acquisition of Aandrajax Technologies Inc.
A privately held company, in the IT and business services sector in the purchase of the issued and outstanding shares of a privately held company.
A privately held company, operating in the software and information management industry and advising the board of directors in a hybrid transaction with a value of $11.3 million.
ATCO Ltd., in the disposition of ATCO I-Tek Inc. and ATCO's Australian IT operations to affiliates of Wipro Ltd. for aggregate sale proceeds of approximately $210 million.
ATCO Ltd., in the negotiation, structuring and other commercial matters relating to ATCO entering into a strategic alliance with Wipro including 10-year master service agreements governing the provision of IT services by Wipro to the ATCO Group of Companies valued at approximately $1.2 billion.
Canadian counsel to Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited, in a $84-billion (implied enterprise value) reorganization and combination of their respective businesses and the separation of their non- property and property businesses into two new Hong Kong-listed companies, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited. The transaction also involved a transfer of approximately 6% percent of the shares of Husky Energy Inc.
Continental Airlines, in the transfer of a domain name under the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
District Ventures, in its fund to invest in early state opportunities in the consumer packaged goods and health and wellness spaces.
Westport Innovations Inc. extended the maturity of its 9% unsecured subordinated non-convertible debentures , and raised an additional $19 million through the issuance of debentures offered by Richardson GMP Limited on identical terms, on a private placement basis, bringing the total outstanding debentures to $55 million.
OMERS Ventures LP, in its participation in the $46-million Series C funding round of Wattpad.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., as Monitor of Poseidon Concepts Corp. in its cross-border Companies Creditors' Arrangement Act proceedings, including in its Court sanctioned role of taking proceedings against Poseidon's directors and auditors to recover additional funds for the estate.
Research In Motion Limited, in its $150-million acquisition of Certicom Corp.
RuggedCom Inc., with its $46-million initial public offering, governance matters and general corporate matters.
Successfully defended the use of surveillance cameras as an anti-crime measure in a formal inquiry at the Alberta Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada
Ranked, Information Technology
Chambers Fintech Guide
Ranked, Chambers Fintech
Chambers Global The Worlds Leading Lawyers for Business
Ranked, Information Technology
The Legal 500 Canada
Ranked, Technology, Media and Telecoms
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Consistently recommended, Technology Transactions, Toronto
Consistently recommended, Technology Transactions, Calgary

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