Nika Pidskalny,

Nika has a general commercial practice, providing legal advice to clients of all sizes in a variety of industries, including technology, utilities, transportation, manufacturing, construction and consumer products.

Her experience includes the preparation, review and negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements, including:

• Technology licensing agreements, including software licenses
• Software-as-a-service agreements 
• Development agreements
• Reseller agreements
• Data protection agreements 
• Supply agreements
• Professional service agreements
• Manufacturing and additive manufacturing agreements

Nika is a member of the firm’s Corporate Commercial Group, Technology Group, Intellectual Property Group, and Privacy & Data Management Group. She also has significant experience in Marketing and Advertising Law, including advising on contests and promotions. Nika was a contributing author of the textbook Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada, 4^th Edition, a leading legal reference for advertising and marketing professionals.

In addition to several years of law firm experience, Nika has almost a decade of experience as in-house counsel, both within a large legal department in a highly regulated industry as well as within a high growth SaaS company, where she was the first in-house counsel and General Counsel, ultimately taking the company through acquisition by a global leader in the industry. Because of this experience, Nika understands first-hand the needs and challenges of high growth start-ups and scale-ups, as well as in-house legal departments.

• Law Society of British Columbia, Member
• Canadian Bar Association, Business Law Section, Member and past Director and Vice Chair (Alberta Branch)
• Kelowna Bar Association, Member