Transactional lawyer with 25+ years experience in the technology industry. Domestic, cross-border and international experience.Expertise in M&A, commercial contracts, intellectual property (IP), software licensing, software as a service (SaaS), e-commerce, cloud, data security and privacy, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), dispute, claims, and litigation management.Licensed and admitted to practice in Quebec and New York, with Civil and Common Law degrees.As General Counsel for Aptos, David is responsible for the legal affairs of the company which includes providing legal and strategic advice to the executive team; drafting and negotiation of contracts with clients (including on premise and hosted software agreements, software as a service (SaaS) and professional services agreements), suppliers and partners (including in-bound license agreements, channel agreements, joint ventures, and co-marketing agreements); intellectual property protection (trademark, copyright, patent) protection; mergers and acquisitions (M&A); litigation and dispute management (including patent infringement claims); providing counsel with respect to employment law issues; management of regulatory compliance; implementing risk management processes; and addressing general corporate and commercial matters.