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LEXPERT • June 2014 | www.lexpert.ca | 119 TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS » » Michael Erdle is a lawyer, Chartered Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator. His expertise includes Internet and electronic commerce; structuring technology enterprises; technology development, licensing and technology transfers; network agreements; privacy; and outsourcing. He has considerable experience with technology- related copyright, trade-mark, patent and trade secret issues. Erdle is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Director of the ADR Institute of Ontario and the ADR Institute of Canada. He has previously been a director of the Canadian IT Law Association and is a past president of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. He is an active member of the Ontario Bar Association, the International Technology Law Association and other professional and industry groups. He is a Registered Trade- mark Agent. Erdle was called to the Ontario Bar in 1988. » Richard Corley's practice focuses on the intersection of law and technology with a specifi c focus on CleanTech and information technology. Extensive experience in developing creative solutions in complex commercial arrangements and assisting entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Lead counsel in major outsourcings, CleanTech and other technology acquisitions and licensing, technology-related competition law matters and corporate, commercial and fi nancing matters. Background in mechanical engineering, mathematics, colorimetry and programming. Clerkship, SCC, with Chief Justice McLachlin. LLM, Yale Law School. Recognized as a leading lawyer in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada 2014; Chambers Global 2014 (Band 1); Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyers; International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2013); and Who's Who Legal Canada (2013). Frequent speaker and author. Secretary: Centre for Outsourcing Research and Education (CORE). Member: Information Technology Law Association, CORE, ITAC, ITechLaw, IAOP, TCLG, CCLN, CBA, ABA and OSEA. » Wendy Gross is Co-chair of Osler's Technology Group. Gross specializes in outsourcing and other complex corporate and commercial transactions relating to technology products and services and business processes and related regulatory and other legal issues including the following areas: payment systems and networks; cloud computing; OSFI B-10 compliance; privacy; data protection; public and private procurement; off shore and nearshore transactions; e-commerce; social media; anti-spam; consumer protection; marketing and advertising; and intellectual property protection and licensing. Gross has extensive experience advising fi nancial services, telecommunications, energy, life sciences, e-commerce companies and retailers in these areas. She is a Registered Trade- mark Agent in Canada. Gross is also recognized in ! e 2014 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global 2014: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business and ! e Best Lawyers in Canada 2014. Became a member of the Ontario Bar in 1993. » Chris Hewat is a partner who practices in the areas of securities and business law at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. Hewat's practice has particular focus on mergers & acquisitions, corporate fi nance and private-equity transactions. M&A experience includes advising the Special Committee of Patheon on its sale to a joint venture established by Patheon's signifi cant shareholder JLL Partners and Royal DSM; e Brick on its sale to Leon's; TransGlobe Apartment REIT on its acquisition by PD Kanco and Starlight Investments; and Cliff s Natural Resources in its acquisition of Consolidated ompson. Extensive experience in public off erings, including IPOs and cross-border off erings. Recognized in ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, IFLR1000, ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. LLB, MBA, University of Western Ontario, 1985. Admitted to Ontario Bar in 1987. Michael Erdle Deeth Williams Wall LLP Tel: (416) 941-9201 Fax: (416) 941-9443 Toronto Richard F.D. Corley Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4197 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto Wendy J. Gross Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tel: (416) 862-6737 Fax: (416) 862-6666 Toronto Christopher A. Hewat Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-2761 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto merdle@dww.com rcorley@goodmans.ca wgross@osler.com chris.hewat@blakes.com