Technology & New Media

As an industry-leading boutique, we offer skill and flexibility. We integrate expertise in corporate and securities, industry, commercial and intellectual property law in order to provide creative solutions tailored to the client’s business and needs. We are known for helping fast-growing private and public companies finance, create and develop their intellectual properties with speed and efficiency. And our expertise in corporate finance and securities allows us to effectively advise clients on how to raise money for their technologies or business.

We have assisted technology companies in both development-stage and later-stage financings. Our collaborative approach means we work with other industry professionals to help clients with every aspect of their technology business. And we help our clients go from the moment of start-up to become major players in their fields.

We represent small, medium and large public and private companies in the US and Canada. Our clients have companies in the fields of technology, ecommerce, Internet, film production and distribution, multimedia production, digital media distribution, software, oil and gas field equipment, sustainable / clean technology (CO2 reduction, fuel cells, environmental reclamation technology), alternative energy production (wind, bio-fuels, hydrogen), plastics, education, advertising, fashion production and retail.

Our attorneys provide the following services in technology and intellectual property and licensing:

• Advice on corporate and operational existence

• Formation and development-stage and later-stage financings

• Advice on legal aspects of Internet presence: Internet usage, privacy policies, linking and content arrangements

• Drafting and negotiation of co-branding, distribution and Internet content licensing agreements

• Technology asset sale and purchase transaction completion

• Technology-related development, ownership, employment, joint venture and confidentiality agreements

• Licensing agreements

• Financing documents

• Close work with and referrals to patent and trademark agents

• Initial public offerings

• Private placements

• Public equity and debt financings

• Venture capital financing

• Mergers and acquisitions

• Stock exchange listings

• Corporate governance and shareholder matters

• General commercial matters

• US & Canadian Securities Law compliance

• Commercialization arrangements for technology and other IP, domestic and international licensing, cross licensing and distribution arrangements

• Research and development

• Technology transferal

• Asset portfolio management and IP protection strategies

• Copyright and domain name registration

• Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements

• Joint ventures and strategic alliances

• Litigation support

• Legal aspects of internet presence: domain name protection, privacy law, web-linking agreements

Recent transactions

• Negotiation and acquisition of oil and gas cleanup technology and manufacturing business

• Structuring acquisition of patent and technology portfolio by oil and gas services company

• Structuring acquisition, research and development of innovating carbon dioxide reduction technology

• Joint Venture Agreement between public company and P.R.C. company to develop and market online employment search and career planning services in China

• Negotiating and structuring international licensing and distribution arrangements for online music distribution business

• IPO (US) North American-based company with businesses in carbon credits, carbon reduction technologies

• Reverse merger (US) for company in China with revenues of $10 million

• Reverse merger for wind energy company with $11 million in assets

• $6 million IPO (US) for nitrogen generation equipment company, Alberta

• $5 million Prospectus (US) for sustainable technologies company, Alberta

• $5 million Registration Statement for alternative energy company, Alberta

• Reverse merger (US) for water purification company, Washington

• $2 million PIPE for sustainability company

• $500,000 PIPE for oil field services company, Alberta