Vinay Desai Bio

Vinay Desai is a technology and commercial law lawyer. Vinay's commercial work specializes on software licensing, license and distribution, franchise work, IT services, and managed services. In the corporate sphere, he has carved out a niche in private and cross-border M&A leading buy-side and sell-side transactions across various industries and supporting clients with business expansions, particularly within the IT and IP sectors. He frequently works with and advises a diverse range of clients, ranging from startups and emerging organizations to established IT-focused enterprises, as well as companies in pharmaceutical, healthcare, and life sciences industries seeking to enhance and safeguard their IT offerings or expand their business offerings into the Canadian and Québec markets via acquisitions or otherwise. Vinay's versatile practice means he is often called upon to be the first point of contact for advising foreign companies with their business operations and expansions in Canada.