Innovation and Emerging Growth

Across Western Canada, innovative companies are developing solutions for today’s biggest challenges. It’s an exciting time of growth as government support and funding becomes more readily available for tech startups and entrepreneurs.

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With a focus on the ever-expanding technology market, we provide strategic advice for startups looking to accelerate their businesses and help growing companies with venture capital opportunities. We support companies at various stages of development, including high-growth firms looking to scale up and be more productive and competitive in the market.

An early-on, strong legal strategy is critical. To succeed, your emerging growth company must have capacity to accelerate beyond the startup stage and accomplish your business objectives. This is where we come in. Our knowledge in emerging growth technology goes beyond the legal realm. We understand this market’s business landscape and help you access new opportunities and move your business forward, delivering long-term value to Western Canada’s technology ecosystem.

Services for emerging growth companies include:

Investment readiness
Corporate finance and securities
Intellectual property advice and protection plans
Patents, copyrights, industrial designs and trademarks
Technology evaluation, collaboration and commercialization agreements
Equity compensation plans
Labour and employment
Immigration
External general counsel services for clients without internal legal teams
Privacy, data protection and cybersecurity

We act for founders, angel investors, venture capital firms and corporations, and have collaborated with emerging growth technology companies across multiple industries, including innovations in health care, energy and resources (both traditional and clean tech), food and agriculture, logistics, aviation, financial services and manufacturing.

Our team members also have knowledge in emerging blockchain technology businesses, including private equity investing, initial coin offerings, tokenization of products and regulatory advice.

Technology Evaluation, Collaboration and Commercialization Agreements

We can help you take your innovations from ideas to commercial operations. We have experience drafting and negotiating:

Research agreements and setting up research consortiums
Commercialization and technology transfer agreements
Joint development and strategic alliance agreements
Seed financing share purchase agreements
Intellectual property assignment agreements
Strategic licensing agreements
Research and development agreements
Stock option plans
Share subscription agreements

Our team can help you find and structure the funding you need, along with planning and executing the right exit strategy to maximize the value of your technology or innovation.