Sam Ip

Sam Ip

Partner, Technology

Toronto

(416) 862-5955 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2014

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Areas of Expertise

Defence, Security and Aerospace
Telecom
Government and Public Sector
Professional Services
Fintech
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Assets and Blockchain
Commercial Technology Transactions
Intellectual Property

Sam is a member of the Technology Group that regularly works with artificial intelligence companies or organizations making use of artificial intelligence technologies. This includes helping clients understand evolving global standards and regulations, assessing potential risks and liabilities associated with this emerging technology, and identifying processes for integrating artificial intelligence risk management strategies into organizational activities.

His practice also includes technology procurement, contracting, and other commercial and corporate matters, with a significant focus on advising clients on complex and thorny issues related to the use of data, blockchain technology and, open-source software.

Sam is also a Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, a licensed professional engineer and was the co-creator of Osler’s free open-source tool, Osler Code Detect. He regularly helps organizations comply with ambiguous provisions found in many open-source licenses, developing policies that are used by engineers, and negotiates various open-source issues as part of licensing and M&A transactions.

Outside of work, Sam enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys and once completed the Ironman Triathlon at Mont-Tremblant.

Areas of Expertise

Artificial IntelligenceCommercial Technology TransactionsDefence, Security and AerospaceDigital Assets and BlockchainFintechGovernment and Public SectorIntellectual PropertyProfessional ServicesTechnologyTelecom

Representative Work

  • Clio

    Clio in its US$1-billion acquisition of vLex and US$500-million Series G investment round

  • Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc.

    Xanadu in its cross-border de-SPAC transaction

  • Nelnet Inc.

    Nelnet Inc. in its agreement to acquire the student loan servicing business of Finastra in Canada

  • Norwest Venture Partners

    Norwest in its strategic investment in PSD Citywide

  • Ultimarii 

    Ultimarii in its $2.6-million Seed financing

  • Telus Digital

    TELUS Digital in its agreement to be acquired by TELUS Corporation

  • Ontopical

    Ontopical in its acquisition by SOVRA

  • Novari Health Inc.

    Novari Health Inc. in its acquisition by VitalHub Corp.

  • Cohere

    Cohere in its acquisition of Ottogrid

  • Publicis Groupe

    Publicis Groupe in its acquisition of Moov AI

  • Pocketed (deepND Inc.)

    Pocketed (deepND) in its acquisition by Deloitte Canada

  • Reach

    Reach in its strategic investment by Primus Capital

  • Agnostiq Inc.

    Agnostiq Inc. in its acquisition by DataRobot

  • Purolator

    Purolator in its acquisition of Livingston International

  • Spire Global

    Spire Global in its agreement to sell its maritime business for approximately US$241 million

  • Chevron Canada Limited

    Chevron Canada Limited on the sale of its interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and the Kaybob Duvernay Shale Gas Project to Canadian Natural Resources Limited for US$6.5 billion

  • Viggle AI

    Viggle AI in its securing of $26-million Series A financing

  • Cohere

    Cohere announced it has raised US$500 million in its Series D financing round at a US$5.5-billion valuation

  • Battery Ventures

    Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation

  • Kyndryl

    Kyndryl in the sale of its Securities Industry Services business to Broadridge

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  • Acted for various international companies in acquisitions of technology firms
  • Acted for major Canadian companies in the procurement of software development and integration services
  • Acted for a large utility on outsourcing matters
  • Acted for major Canadian banks in the procurement of software and hardware services
  • Acted for various technology sectors clients with respect to licensing, software-as-a-service, consulting, consulting, partnership, services, distribution, reseller, and R&D agreements
  • Advised various clients on matters that require deep technical software development expertise
  • Advised various clients on issues related to open source software, agile software development and blockchain technologies

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Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized in Information Technology

    —Chambers Canada

  • Recognized in Information Technology Law; Technology Law

    —Best Lawyers

  • Recognized in Information Technology

    —Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

  • Recognized as 2023 CAN-TECH LAW Rising Star In Tech Law Award

    —Canadian Technology Law Association

  • Recognized in Technology

    —Lexpert Special Edition

Community Involvement

  • Law Help Ontario, Duty Counsel Volunteer (2013–Present)
  • UWO Journal of Legal Studies, Editor (2011)

Credentials

Education

  • University of Western Ontario, J.D./MBA
  • Professional Engineers of Ontario, P.Eng.
  • University of Waterloo, B.A.sc. in Computer Engineering

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Professional Engineers of Ontario
  • Free Software Foundation
  • Open Source Initiative

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