My practice focuses primarily on the needs of technology businesses. I assist businesses with: software development; software licensing; open-source licensing; crypto-asset and blockchain law; privacy law and anti-spam law compliance; data security and data breach obligations; comprehensive website terms of use, user agreements, and privacy policies; protection and licensing of trade secrets and confidential information; business sales and acquisitions; intellectual property acquisitions; employment and contractor matters; corporate structuring; financing; shareholder agreements; tax-driven transactions; and general regulatory matters.I am experienced with drafting and negotiating software development agreements, software licensing agreements, software-as-a-service agreements (SaaS), cloud services agreements, end-user license agreements (EULAs), distribution agreements, comprehensive website terms of use, privacy policies, cyber-security incident response plans, technology acquisition agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements, non-disclosure and confidential agreements (NDAs), trade secret licensing agreements, master services agreements, tech-worker employment agreements, tech-consultant agreements, sales representative agreements, shareholders’ agreements, section 85 tax deferred rollovers, section 86 share exchanges and estate freezes, legal opinions, and many other legal documents and instruments.I regularly blog on technology law related topics: https://segev.ca/author/david-mchugh/Memberships:* Canadian Technology Law Association* Canadian Bar Association (CBA), British Columbia Branch* CBA Business Law Section* CBA Intellectual Property & Technology Law Section* CBA Employment Law Section* CBA Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section* CBA Competition Law Section* CBA Entertainment, Media, and Communications National Section* CBA Freedom of Information & Privacy Law Section* CBA Securities Law Section* CBA Taxation Law Section* CBA Wills & Trusts Section* BC Chapter of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association
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