Sam is a member of the Technology Group and his practice includes technology procurement, contracting, and other commercial and corporate matters, with a focus on advising clients on complex and thorny issues related to the use of data, AI, 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 (https://www.osler.com/en/tools/code-detect) and regularly helps organizations comply with ambiguous provisions found in many open source licenses, developing policies that are actually used by engineers, and negotiation various open source issues as part of licensing and M&A transactions.
Outside of work, Sam recently completed the Ironman Triathlon at Mont-Tremblant and enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys.