David McHugh

Background

About David McHugh

My practice focuses primarily on the needs of technology businesses. I assist businesses with: software development; software licensing; open-source licensing; crypto-asset and blockchain law; privacy law and anti-spam law compliance; data security and data breach obligations; comprehensive website terms of use, user agreements, and privacy policies; protection and licensing of trade secrets and confidential information; business sales and acquisitions; intellectual property acquisitions; employment and contractor matters; corporate structuring; financing; shareholder agreements; tax-driven transactions; and general regulatory matters. I am experienced with drafting and negotiating software development agreements, software licensing agreements, software-as-a-service agreements (SaaS), cloud services agreements, end-user license agreements (EULAs), distribution agreements, comprehensive website terms of use, privacy policies, cyber-security incident response plans, technology acquisition agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements, non-disclosure and confidential agreements (NDAs), trade secret licensing agreements, master services agreements, tech-worker employment agreements, tech-consultant agreements, sales representative agreements, shareholders’ agreements, section 85 tax deferred rollovers, section 86 share exchanges and estate freezes, legal opinions, and many other legal documents and instruments. I regularly blog on technology law related topics: https://segev.ca/author/david-mchugh/ Memberships:* Canadian Technology Law Association * Canadian Bar Association (CBA), British Columbia Branch * CBA Business Law Section * CBA Intellectual Property & Technology Law Section * CBA Employment Law Section * CBA Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section * CBA Competition Law Section * CBA Entertainment, Media, and Communications National Section * CBA Freedom of Information & Privacy Law Section * CBA Securities Law Section * CBA Taxation Law Section * CBA Wills & Trusts Section * BC Chapter of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association