Corporate & Commercial

LawsonTech advises on virtually all aspects of corporate and commercial law required by technology companies, from incorporation and the hiring of employees and contractors to the formation of joint ventures and strategic alliances. LawsonTech also assists its clients in the development of employee share ownership plans.

Corporate Finance and Securities

LawsonTech assists clients with a broad variety of corporate finance matters, including private and public share and debt offerings and investments, stock exchange listings, continuous disclosure requirements, proxy contests and take-over bids. On the investor and underwriter side, LawsonTech also acts for technology-focused venture capital firms and investment banks.

Mergers and Acquisitions

LawsonTech assists clients with share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, plans of arrangement, spin-offs and other matters. We have acted for clients both on the purchaser and vendor side in Canadian, cross-border and international transactions.

Technology Contracting

LawsonTech is frequently called upon to negotiate and create a wide variety of agreements and arrangements which involve technology. Members of LawsonTech have a broad range of experience in licensing, outsourcing, distribution, development, franchise and promotion arrangements in both traditional and "new economy" industries, including software, biotechnology, telecommunications, new media, and e-commerce.

Intellectual Property

LawsonTech assists the firm's clientele on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including copyright, trade-mark, trade-secret, industrial design, and domain name issues. The firm is registered with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office as a trade-mark agent, and members of LawsonTech have developed a global network of experienced agents to assist with the worldwide registration of intellectual property rights of every kind. We also work closely with intellectual property boutiques which gives our clients access to first-rate experience in patent matters including patent registrations, patent due diligence and patent litigation support.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

LawsonTech litigation lawyers have a broad range of experience in formal litigation settings as well as in arbitration and administrative proceedings, and are well equipped to assist our clients with any kind of dispute that may occur, including matters related to misappropriation of trade-secrets, employment matters, shareholder disputes and directors' liability matters, and contract disputes.

And More ...

As a part of Lawson Lundell, LawsonTech is able to offer all the services of a leading business law firm to its clients. If you have questions about what we can do for you, just ask Valerie Mann. Our goal is to provide first-rate legal services to our clients in the technology sector so that they can achieve success through growth.

Our recent experience includes:

• acting for an international software company in its acquisition of a software development company;
• counsel to a large venture capital company in its financing activities;
• counsel to numerous early-stage companies in their corporate organization, licensing, strategic alliance and financing activities;
• counsel to a private biotechnology company in its venture financing and mergers and acquisitions activity;
• counsel to a publicly-traded biotechnology company in various corporate matters; and
• counsel to a venture capital fund specializing in early-stage financing.