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Amy-Lynne Williams practices exclusively in the area of information technology law.
A winner of a 2009 Lexpert® Zenith Award, and named as Best Lawyers' "Toronto Infor-
mation Technology Lawyer of the Year" for 2012, 2013 and 2014, she is also listed in the
Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada and
is a Most Frequently Recommended Technology Transaction lawyer in ! e Canadian
Legal Lexpert® Directory. She is listed in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada and is recommended
as a "leading individual" under IT in Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers
for Business. Williams advises on outsourcing, privacy, e-commerce and Internet issues,
international and domestic agreements for systems, and technology transfers. She is a past
President of the International Technology Law Association and a past President of the
Canadian IT Law Association (ITCan) (2000–2002). She was called to the Ontario Bar
in 1980.
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Managing Partner, Technology, Media and Entertainment Group and Co-head,
Private Equity Group. Practice focuses on all aspects of corporate commercial, corpo-
rate governance and securities work. Advises on mergers & acquisitions, private and
public fi nancings (including IPOs), governance, special committee matters, shareholder
arrangements, executive/employee compensation arrangements, director protection
(including D&O insurance), cyber security, licensing and distribution agreements, inter-
national corporate structurings, corporate reorganizations, and private-equity/venture
capital fund formation. Regularly represents US and Canadian private-equity and
venture-capital investors and foreign buyers acquiring Canadian businesses. Secretary of
the CVCA, Canada's venture-capital and private-equity association. Ontario Bar, 1985.
LLB, 1983, University of Toronto; BComm, 1981, Queen's University.
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Tom Houston is a partner in Dentons Canada LLP's Ottawa offi ce; he provides
strategic advice on corporate fi nance, venture capital, securities, M&A and corporate
governance matters to clients across various industry sectors, with an emphasis on the
technology and not-for-profi t sectors. Houston has particular expertise in technology
start-ups and has assisted many companies from formation through successful exits.
Many transactions have involved cross-border elements, both on investments and acqui-
sitions. Houston initiated and oversees Dentons' involvement in C100, a pre-eminent
organization formed to facilitate mentorship of Canadian technology start-ups by
successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors, including sponsorships of a number
of GROW and Accelerate events. In recent years, Houston has also become more actively
involved in providing corporate governance advice to industry associations and others in
the not-for-profi t sector.
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Derek S. Keay is a business law partner at Gowlings, and is a member of the fi rm's Corpo-
rate Finance and M&A Group and Technology Industry Group. Keay specializes in
corporate fi nance and mergers & acquisitions, primarily involving technology companies.
His practice involves advising Canadian, US and international companies and investors
in relation to corporate fi nance transactions. He also has extensive experience in advising
target companies, shareholders and buyers in connection with the purchase and sale of
businesses both in Canada and the United States. Keay works with businesses at various
stages of development, from start-ups to public companies, assisting them in many aspects
of their day-to-day legal requirements and transactional work. Keay has been named as a
leading lawyer in corporate law by ! e Best Lawyers in Canada publication since 2010 and
in ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory since 2012 for Technology Transactions.
Amy-Lynne
Williams
Deeth Williams
Wall LLP
Tel: (416) 941-9047
Fax: (416) 941-9443
Toronto
Gary S.A.
Solway
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-6555
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
Thomas A.
Houston
Dentons
Canada LLP
Tel: (613) 783-9611
Fax: (613) 783-9690
Ottawa
Derek S.
Keay
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
Tel: (613) 786-8662
Fax: (613) 788-3610
Ottawa
awilliams@dww.com
solwayg@bennettjones.com
tom.houston@dentons.com
derek.keay@gowlings.com
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