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Authors: Nathan Schissel, Danielle Graff
Published: August 7, 2017
Categories: Information Technology (IT), Intellectual Property, Science & Technology
Many IT projects continue to have an alarmingly high failure rate. In a previous blog post we discussed the importance of identifying requirements and specifications at the start of the…
Authors: Jason Mohrbutter, Kristél Kriel, Nathan Schissel
Published: June 8, 2017
Categories: CASL, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology
We previously wrote about the potential impact of the private right of action provisions of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). These provisions were scheduled to come into force on July 1,…
Authors: Jodi Wildeman, Kristél Kriel, Nathan Schissel
Published: June 6, 2017
Categories: Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology
What is a ransomware attack? Ransomware is software designed to lock or encrypt an organization’s system or data. Ransomware typically spreads through sophisticated “phishing emails,” which trick users to interact with…
Authors: Kristél Kriel, Nathan Schissel
Published: March 21, 2017
Categories: Information Technology (IT), Privacy, Science & Technology
We previously wrote about the Digital Privacy Act and its various changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”). Read about the general changes to PIPEDA and…
Authors: Andrew Dilts, Paul Goldman, David Wotherspoon, Nathan Schissel
Published: January 25, 2017
Categories: Corporate Finance & Securities, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology
Cybersecurity was recently identified as an area of priority for issuers by the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”), the collective body for the securities regulators of all of Canada’s provinces…
Authors: Breanne Lothian, Nathan Schissel
Published: December 1, 2016
Categories: Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. As an increasing number of companies are turning to public or…
Authors: Jonathan O'Connor, Kristal Allen
Published: October 25, 2016
Categories: Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. In an exciting development for British Columbia's technology sector, the Province…
Authors: Anna Beatch, Erin Smith
Published: October 13, 2016
Categories: Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Governance, Information Technology (IT), Privacy, Science & Technology
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. In a recent blog post, we discussed how two American Senators…
Author: Kristal Allen
Published: October 6, 2016
Categories: Corporate Finance & Securities, Information Technology (IT), Taxation
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Access to capital has long been a significant issue for many…
Author: Nathan Schissel
Published: August 16, 2016
Categories: Class Actions, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Along with popularising a new kind of video game, Pokémon Go…