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TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS
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Partner and Co-chair of the Technology, Defense, Procurement & Outsourcing
Practice Groups. Focus on all forms of technology transactions, including Healthcare,
Energy, Public Sector privatization/outsourcing, ERP transactions, IT procurement,
Defense goods and services, corporate governance, risk management outsourcing/
shared services, health informatics, and privatization. Director of numerous
corporations, and CIO advisory boards. Currently cited in: Euromoney's World's
Leading Technology Lawyers; Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for
Business; Woodward/White's ! e Best Lawyers in Canada; International Who's Who of
Internet & e-Commerce Lawyers; International Who's Who of Business Lawyers; highest
IT transactions ranking of "leading" lawyer in Canada in 2012 PLC Which Lawyer?;
Financial Post's "Best Technology Lawyers in Canada"; Guide to World's Leading
Technology & Telecommunications Lawyers; ! e 2014 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading 500
Lawyers in Canada; and 2012–2013 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-
border Corporate Lawyers in Canada. Called to Ontario and Bermuda Bars.
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Senior advisor to technology customers and suppliers in connection with the
structuring, negotiation and implementation of large, complex domestic and global
IT transactions, including outsourcings, large-scale technology projects, competitive
procurement, teaming and alliances. Also provides legal guidance in licensing, systems
integration, so ware development, hardware acquisition, reseller arrangements, shared
services and other commercial transactions, including mergers & acquisitions involving
IT. A recognized leader in respect of outsourcing transactions and specializes in cross-
border and multi-party structures, negotiation strategies, requests for proposals, service
levels, benchmarking, termination strategies, dispute resolution and governance.
Has more than 30 years of IT legal experience and frequently speaks and writes on
outsourcing and other current commercial IT topics.
Duncan
C. Card
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-6446
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
Richard J.
Coleman
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
Tel: (416) 862-6446
Fax: (416) 862-6666
Toronto
cardd@bennettjones.com
rcoleman@osler.com
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Mike Beairsto is a partner in the Business Law Department of Dentons Canada LLP,
practicing corporate commercial law and specializing in technology and e-commerce/
internet matters. Beairsto heads the Technology Law Group practice in the Toronto
offi ce and is a member of Dentons' Technology Group. Beairsto has extensive experience
in technology and corporate transactions, including so ware licensing and development,
technology acquisition, service agreements and outsourcing arrangements. He also
advises on intellectual property licensing matters and protection of intellectual property
and information. Beairsto regularly advises clients with respect to e-commerce matters
and internet-based channels of business, including privacy-related issues and Internet
law matters. Beairsto also represents clients on technology acquisitions, fi nancing and
corporate mergers and acquisitions in the technology fi eld.
Michael G.
Beairsto
Dentons
Canada LLP
Tel: (416) 862-3412
Fax: (416) 863-4592
Toronto
michael.beairsto@dentons.com
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