E-Commerce & Information Technology

We work with knowledge-based businesses, technology businesses, businesses enabled by technology and businesses serving technology companies. We counsel companies from early stage start up to maturity through each phase of their growth and assist them in enhancing enterprise value. Many of our clients view members of our group as their general counsel with whom they consult regarding legal issues and business matters that may have legal implications.

Members of our group provide corporate legal services, practical business based solutions and associated strategic advice in relation to all opportunities and roadblocks that confront growth businesses today.

We are able to assist in various aspects of financing, both traditional and non-traditional, and through our significant connections in the Region we are able to bring a refreshing array of options to the table.

We work with online clients in structuring their operations responding to the different policies and contracts required for unique e-business models. In so doing we have supported start up and ongoing Internet based businesses and managed issues of privacy, ISP service agreements, intellectual property protection, e-contracts and online service delivery.

Contact: Jay Rosenblatt
rosenblattj@simpsonwigle.com
James Brown
brownj@simpsonwigle.com

Services include:

Advise developers, vendors and suppliers of technology products and services on issues relating to the protection and supply of software and hardware and related services
Assist with acquisitions to obtain critical mass
Assist with strategic alliance introductions
Counsel to start-up enterprises with respect to their Web-based businesses
Counsel on Privacy issues
Consulting and other agreements
Create innovative personal and corporate tax structures
Develop and establish executive compensation and employee benefits, labour and employment policies to retain and motivate creative talent
Develop outsourcing agreements
Develop Internet policies
Full range of services to emerging companies
Incorporation and organizing a company
Internet content licensing
Litigation
Marketing and distribution arrangements
Negotiate agreements for technology development, licensing and distribution
Manage the Intellectual Property protection
Represent both buyers and sellers in technology company acquisitions
Service level agreements
Service and support agreements
Software and other technology licenses
Software development agreements
Web hosting, development, use and linking agreements
Hamilton t: 905.528.8411 f: 905.528.9008
Burlington t: 905.639.1052 f: 905.333.3960