The information technology and related computing industries in Canada constitute almost six percent of our nation's total GDP, and it is difficult to think of a business that does not dependent on data processing, automated business systems, advanced communications, electronic records, the Internet and some form of e-commerce, and the developing integration of content, communications and computing in convergent transactions. Bennett Jones represents some of the world's largest multinational IT and computing enterprises as well as small businesses that depend upon IT infrastructures.

1. Bennett Jones Lawyers and Advisors
Group on IT & Business Services
The information technology and related computing industries in Canada constitute
almost six percent of our nation's total GDP, and it is difficult to think of a business
that does not dependent on data processing, automated business systems, advanced
communications, electronic records, the Internet and some form of e-commerce, and
the developing integration of content, communications and computing in convergent
transactions. Bennett Jones represents some of the world's largest multinational IT and
computing enterprises as well as small businesses that depend upon IT infrastructures.
Of the 18 lawyers recognized as leading technology transaction lawyers in Canada by
the 2012 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, three
of them practise at Bennett Jones. Our IT lawyers are regularly retained by large and
sophisticated clients, including general counsel, CIOs, audit committees, business
development executives and procurement directors to provide legal, consulting and
transactional assistance related to: technology development; R&D transactions:
strategic alliances; business intelligence software procurement; ERP, CRM and all
related enterprise systems procurement and implementation; IT consulting retainers;
VAR, marketing representative and other distribution channel transactions; offshore
manufacturing; convergence transactions among communications, entertainment and
computing enterprises; new media transactions, including sensory technologies and all
gaming products and services; all aspects of regulation, such as export control, CICA
audit guidelines for data processing, technology standards, regulatory compliance and
privacy matters; IT governance issues; procurement best practices, including RFPs,
contracting processes and related risk management; e-commerce and website legal
issues; B2B exchanges and B2B procurement; Internet and IT use policies; and large
and complex outsourcing and related shared service transactions.
Our IT vendor clients include emerging IT businesses and some of the world's most
sophisticated multinational IT and computing corporations. We assist foreign IT
businesses to penetrate the Canadian market, develop their distribution strategies,
execute transactions and ensure that they are carrying on business in full legal
compliance in Canada. Industries who purchase and depend upon IT that we are best

2. known for representing include: manufacturing; telecommunications; mining sector;
both established energy and emerging energy sectors, such as atomic, oil and gas, wind
power, agra-fuels, and hydrogen fuel cell; health care sectors; the finance sectors, such
as banking, insurance and investment applications of IT; all highly regulated
industries, such as the media, transportation and pharmaceutical sectors; and many
municipalities, provincial governments, quasi-governmental agencies and Crown
corporations.