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Organizations today must have the right technology, systems and services in place to compete in today’s marketplace. Suppliers need to be able to future-proof their products and services in order to maintain their competitive advantage. In either case, you need the right contract and commercial approach that reflects your unique business needs.

Take advantage of Dentons’ deep experience to quickly get to the heart of your legal and commercial issues. We represent suppliers and customers, investors and new ventures, some of the world’s most recognizable brands, and the big brands of tomorrow. We cover mass-packaged software, high-end software, bespoke applications, integrators and solution providers. Leverage our know-how for advice on a spectrum of international to local business requirements, including:

IT security, encryption and attendant regulation, including solutions for financial services businesses and government and defense agencies
financial technology, including core banking systems, and data and platform licensing and access
processing for e-money products—cards, e-wallets and alternative payments systems
health technology, such as electronic health and medical record systems and the processing of digital images
digital media and games

Partner with a team that has decades of experience, with lawyers who have worked as in-house counsel for technology companies or have trained in software engineering.

Dentons delivers intelligent solutions that help you achieve your strategic objectives, striking a balance to address risk, to flex with the technology, and to produce agreements that work.

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8080 Labs: Advising the shareholders of Frankfurt-based software startup 8080 Labs on the sale of all shares in the company to US-based technology unicorn Databricks.
Amber Road: Advising this provider of global trade management software solutions in connection with its US$65 million financing agreement with Goldman Sachs and subsequent IPO on the NYSE.
Ciklum: Advising Ciklum, a global product engineering and digital services company, on its acquisition of CN Group, a Czech-based software development firm, from Genesis Capital, one of the leading private equity funds in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Dye & Durham: Advising Canada-headquartered Dye & Durham, a provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions designed to improve efficiency and increase productivity for legal and business professionals, on its acquisition of SAI Global’s Property Division for AUS$91 million, or approximately CA$87 million, in cash.
ESI Group: Advising the global supplier of end-to-end virtual prototyping software on their acquisition of ICIDO Gesellschaft für innovative Informationssysteme GmbH from several venture capital funds and former founding shareholders.
First Data: Advising a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing in relation to its Binding Corporate Rules for data privacy (BCRs). Our team of privacy lawyers enabled First Data to become only the eleventh company to obtain BCR approval from European Data Protection regulators. The BCRs will be implemented by First Data’s subsidiaries in more than 50 jurisdictions.
Flurry, Inc.: Defending one of a number of defendants in a putative national class action in Quebec relating to iPhone and iPad apps and providing guidance with respect to communications with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The putative class proceeding alleges the intentional interception of user's personally identifying information without the user's consent.
Large North American energy company: Serving as counsel with the negotiation for the development and implementation of a new software system to replace its legacy scheduling system that is used throughout the company, and which interfaces with suppliers, customers and other internal groups in Canada and the United States. The company undertook a complex dual-track negotiation with the two short-listed software license and service providers within each of the multiple modules of the project, following vendor responses to an issued RFP for each module. The new system will allow for the automation of many functions and better collaboration, coordination and communication amongst the control centre operations group, the scheduling group and other internal groups within the organization.
Nortel Networks Inc: Serving as Canadian counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in the cross-border CCAA/Chapter 11 proceedings.
OMV/Petrom: Advising on a major IT outsourcing contract under which IBM took over all of Petrom’s data processing. The outsourcing contract was one among the four concluded between OMV Petrom and IBM and a first of its kind to be concluded in Romania. As a result of the multifaceted transaction, IBM moved to OMV Petrom’s new headquarters (known as Petrom city) in north-west Bucharest. The data center provides an environment to support mission critical infrastructure services with advanced cooling, power, redundancy and sustainability features.
Piano Software: Representing Piano Software, developer of an audience management platform offering digital advertising solutions, in closing on US$88 million to fund its future growth objectives.
Synchronoss: Representing a provider of management software for activating mobile devices with respect to intellectual property due diligence related to its acquisition of FusionOne, a California-based provider of technologies that enable the transfer of content between mobile devices.
Volpi Capital: Advising the client on its investment in insurance software provider Adacta.

Insights

Top 10 IP and TMT CJEU judgments of 2023

March 19, 2024

EU: The past year witnessed several landmark CJEU judgments with direct implications for data protection, technology, media, and intellectual property. These rulings not only influence the interpretation of existing laws but also introduce fresh obligations for businesses. Dentons hereby draws your attention to what it considers to be the top 10 CJEU judgments that you should be aware of as a must.

Top 10 IP and TMT CJEU judgments of 2022

March 9, 2023

EU: Last year brought a number of interesting CJEU judgments that directly affect the fields of data protection, TMT and intellectual property. The decisions impact the application of current laws and give rise to new obligations for businesses. Dentons has compiled a list of the top 10 CJEU judgments that you need to know.

Canada’s Bill C-27: What it means for children’s privacy and the impact on business

September 28, 2022

Canada: Bill C-27’s proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) includes new protections for minors by requiring a higher standard of diligence and protection in respect to the collection and processing of their personal information.

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Dentons deepens cyber security, privacy and technology expertise in Australia with new partner

November 30, 2023

Dentons is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Park as a Partner in its leading Intellectual Property and Technology practice in Melbourne.

Dentons Advises AccountancyManager on its sale to Hg Capital-backed Bright Software Group

April 1, 2022

The Dentons team in Scotland is delighted to have advised the founders of AccountancyManager on its sale to Hg Capital-backed Bright Software Group. The investment from Bright will accelerate the speed at which AccountancyManager is able to evolve its product, enhancing the ability to bring functions to the practice management component faster and better.

Dentons advises digital health company Kaia on its $75 million Series C financing

May 5, 2021

Global law firm Dentons has advised digital health company Kaia Health Software GmbH on its Series C financing, in which the company is raising US$75 million to expand its clinical capabilities and transform the treatment pathway for musculoskeletal (MSK) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the US and Europe.

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