Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG‘s almost 150-strong technology department routinely assists Canadian and international clients in both the private and public sectors with e-commerce law, M&A transactions, outsourcing and cybersecurity matters. The group is also regularly engaged in projects involving AI, blockchain and fintech. Viona Duncan steers the practice and specializes in assisting clients with M&A and debt and equity financings with technology components, as well as technology contracting matters such as licensing, joint venture, strategic alliance and distribution agreements.
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‘The team at offers a multitude of services in a large amount of practice areas. They have a seamless and integrated local and international team that cooperate between different practice areas to offer the best and most complete client service.’
‘The practice is both very practical and highly responsive. They return timely and business-enabling guidance regardless of the complexity of challenges thrown their way.’
‘Despite her heavy workload, Wendy Wagner is able to deliver high-quality advice based on her own experience and a strong bullpen of partners and associates who support her work.’
Key clients
- eBay
- META Platforms
- Amazon and Amazon Web Services
- Swift Labs
- Glia Technologies
- ACTO Technologies
- Miovision Technologies
- McRock Fund II LP
- Flahmingo Investments
Work highlights
- Acted as in-house product counsel for Central Product Platforms (META Platforms), managing and mitigating privacy, regulatory, commercial and risk.
- Advised Amazon providing a broad range of ongoing legal services, government-related and strategic advice including the opening of its data services and fulfilment centres in Canada.
- Advised Miovision on a funding round that raised $260m in growth funding, and acted as lead and corporate counsel in the acquisition of Rapid Flow Technologies.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Viona Duncan