Monica is a business lawyer with extensive experience advising clients on intellectual property, technology, privacy and commercial law matters. Her practice includes transactions involving intellectual property and technology, negotiating technology and commercial contracts, and advising on privacy law issues.
Monica’s clients operate in a wide range of industries, including financial services and payments, retail, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, technology, professional services, marketing, advertising, clean tech and life sciences. She is a pragmatic advisor, approaching her work with a solutions-based nature to help her clients achieve their goals.
Having practiced in law firms as well as in-house for several major companies, Monica brings a practical and unique perspective to providing legal advice to executive and management teams. During her in-house career, Monica was an integral part of commercial operations, which has given her a unique understanding of the internal operations of businesses and how those operations interact with the law.
Monica understands the challenges businesses encounter on a day-to-day basis: from commercial risk management and mitigation, to protecting, promoting and gaining strategic value from intellectual property and technology assets. Her multi-disciplined practice allows her to serve our clients’ interests in a way that considers commercial and legal aspects.
Work Highlights
Leading creator and distributor of Internet stock photography, music and multimedia products
- Intellectual property and corporate counsel for restructuring of $1 billion business
- Intellectual property and corporate counsel for $50 million dollar share purchase of private stock photography business
Major electricity, natural gas, renewable energy, and value-added services provider
- Intellectual property and technology counsel for $250 million business process outsourcing transaction
International software and media development and engineering company
- Technology and commercial counsel for agile software development transaction with global education services provider
Transactional Services in Intellectual Property, Technology and Commercial Law
| Structuring, negotiating and closing national and international transactions involving the purchase, sale, and licensing of intellectual property and technology | Structuring and negotiating technology licensing, software development, technology procurement, acquisition and implementation, cloud computing, and information technology supply arrangements and other complex commercial contracts for national and international clients |
| Protection, development and commercialization of intellectual property and technology assets | Mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate reorganizations and other transactional matters for both purchasers and vendors of shares and assets, including restructuring transactions and share and asset purchase transactions |
| Outsourcing (customer service and business process) transactions | Negotiating and advising on commercial contracts including services, distribution, licensing and development agreements. |
Intellectual Property, Marketing, Consumer Protection and E-Commerce Services
| Trademark, copyright and trade secret matters, including advice on obtaining registered trademark protection | Marketing, advertising, e-commerce, consumer protection and competition law issues, including review of promotional contests, advertising copy, websites and online contractual terms |
Privacy and Data Security Services
| Privacy and anti-spam (CASL) advice; advising on data security matters |
Awards & Distinctions
- Best Lawyers® in Canada, Technology Law, 2021-2025, Intellectual Property Law, 2022-2025, and Information Technology Law, 2022-2025
- Lexpert, “Repeatedly Recommended” Lawyer for Intellectual Property Law
