Best Lawyers in Canada for Technology Law
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Virginia Schweitzer practices in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, mining, energy and technology law. Regularly advising clients on public offerings, including IPOs, in Canada and the United States, Virginia has also assisted with private placements for technology, biotechnology and mining clients. Her expertise also extends to negotiating mergers, takeovers and acquisitions on behalf of both public and non-public companies. Virginia also advises corporatio...
Misha Benjamin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Information Technology Law and Technology Law. Misha, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Misha is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Paul Armitage is a partner in the firm's Vancouver office practising in the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Groups. His practice focuses on procurement, technology licensing, outsourcing, commercial contracts, privacy law, data security, cloud computing, e-commerce, and anti-spam and anti-spyware (CASL) compliance. Paul has extensive experience in the information technology, financial services, telecommunications, life sciences and health industries, as well as infrastructure and fac...
Vincent Chaurette is a partner in the Corporate and Commercial Law group at the Montreal office. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions of private companies, with notable expertise in transactions involving private equity firms. He regularly assists entrepreneurs and portfolio companies, both in transactional contexts and for their ongoing legal and business needs. Vincent has also been involved in several intergenerational transfers of family businesses. Known for his pragmatic approach,...
Jayde Wood is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law. Jayde, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jayde is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Eliane Ellbogen is an intellectual property lawyer at the Montréal office. Her practice is focused on IP litigation and IP strategy. It covers a broad range of industries, with an emphasis on life sciences, emerging technology, e-commerce, and the creative industries. As a litigator, Eliane advises and represents clients in complex patent, trademark, and copyright infringement and trade secret matters. She also litigates constitutional and regulatory cases in the life sciences sector. ...
After my law studies at McGill, I completed my internship with the Quebec Bar and the Ontario Bar as an articling student at the Federal Court of Canada in Ottawa. Back in Montreal, I worked as an associate at a national firm in the business law and technology groups. As such, I acquired experience in corporate and commercial law, while specializing in privacy, intellectual property, cybersecurity and data protection law. I joined Blue HF in September 2019 to pursue my goal of marrying busi...
I started my career and practiced for most of it in M&A, securities, and governance within a leading international law firm where I had the opportunity to work for major public and private companies as well as entrepreneurs and innovators. After almost 10 years with this same firm, I had the chance to join the legal department of a company working in AI as Director of Corporate Affairs where I worked on its initial public offering. I joined Blue HF to strengthen and develop a growing M&am...
Jennifer Davidson practices technology law and intellectual property law at Deeth Williams Wall LLP, advising clients on a wide range of technology-related matters, including outsourcing, SaaS, licensing, privacy, data protection and the protection of intellectual property in innovations, particularly with respect to emerging technologies, fintech, blockchain, NFTs and artificial intelligence. Jennifer also advises on cybersecurity, acting as “breach counsel” for cybersecurity inc...
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