Bio

David Crane is a partner in the Business Law and Information Technology Law groups in Vancouver. His practice focuses primarily on complex commercial transactions, in particular those involving technology and intellectual property. For over 20 years, David has been assisting clients in a wide range of sectors with their complex and strategic technology-related transactions, including technology procurement, business process and technology-based outsourcings, IT systems development, integration and implementation projects, inbound and outbound technology licensing, cloud (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) services agreements, telecommunications services agreements, supply agreements, data sharing arrangements, joint venture and other strategic alliance arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, and financings. With a deep understanding of not only the legal issues, but also the business and technological issues that arise from established and emerging technologies, he brings a practical, solution-oriented approach to getting deals done efficiently and effectively. Further, David’s experience and industry contacts allow him to stay abreast of current market terms and specific technology vendor considerations. David also provides strategic advice with respect to technology and data commercialization, intellectual property, e-commerce, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, procurement, open source software, blockchain, artificial intelligence, anti-spam and social media.