University of Calgary, 1975; University of Calgary, 1975; University of Calgary, 1976; University of Calgary, 1976
Law School Attended:
University of Toronto, LL.B., 1983
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, Ontario
ISLN:
909342133
Areas of Practice (9)
Information Technology
Privacy Law
Licensing
Outsourcing
Technology Contracting
Security
Cloud
Mobile
CASL
Peer Reviews
4.9/5.0(22 reviews)
Legal Knowledge
4.9/5.0
Analytical Capability
4.8/5.0
Judgment
4.8/5.0
Communication
4.9/5.0
Legal Experience
4.9/5.0
4.6/5.0
Rated
by a Partner
on 06/12/13
in Technology Law
I have known Richard for many years both on the other side of deals as (in his role as an in house lawyer and private practitioner)and through professional organizations. He is an able lawyer with a very good grasp of issues and keen interest in the...
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I have known Richard for many years both on the other side of deals as (in his role as an in house lawyer and private practitioner)and through professional organizations. He is an able lawyer with a very good grasp of issues and keen interest in the innovations in the law and client service.
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3.8/5.0
Rated
by a Partner
on 06/14/13
in Technology Law
Richard has been out of private practice for many years. He has always shown excellent executive judgement in the course of commercial IT transactions. Almost all of his career has been devoted to the vendor side of IT transactions, so he brings exce...
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Richard has been out of private practice for many years. He has always shown excellent executive judgement in the course of commercial IT transactions. Almost all of his career has been devoted to the vendor side of IT transactions, so he brings excellent experience to that side of the transactions table.
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