Partner of Fraser Milner Casqrain LLP
Address: 1 First Canadian Place 39th Floor 100 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5X 1B2
Languages Spoken: English Phone: +1 416 862 3412
Primary Email: michael.beairsto@fmc-law.com
EDUCATION
University of New Brunswick, LL.B., 1987
University of New Brunswick, B.B.A., 1985
OVERVIEW
Mike is a partner in the Business Law Department of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, practising corporate commercial law and specializing
in technology and e-commerce/internet matters. Mike heads the Technology Law Group practice in our Toronto office and is a member of
FMC' s National Technology Group.
Mike has extensive experience in technology and corporate transactions, including software licensing and development, technology
acquisition, service agreements and outsourcing arrangements. He also advises on intellectual property licensing matters and protection
of intellectual property and information. Mike regularly advises clients with respect to e-commerce matters and internet-based channels of
business, including privacy-related issues and internet law matters. Mike also represents clients on technology acquisitions, financing and
corporate mergers and acquisitions in the technology field.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Acted as Canadian counsel to Irdeto Holdings on its $72.5M acquisition of Cloakware Inc., a Virginia-based software
company
Representing one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics in the world, and their Canadian subsidiary, in all types of licensing
as well marketing and advertising IP matters
Representing an agency of the Government of Ontario involved in sponsoring medical disease related research in their agreements with
doctors and research professors
Represented one of Canada's largest Schedule 1 chartered banks in a trade mark infringement matter involving the intensely competitive
and very short retirement savings season, in order to stop the offending use of our client's trade mark
Acted for acquirer of portfolio of patented prescription pharmaceutical drugs for rights to the Canadian market (2004)
Acted for the buyout of strategic investors for worldwide IT consulting and training business by founders (December 2005) and subsequent
follow-on investment (September 2006)
Acted for LexisNexis in connection with the acquisition of Quicklaw (Canadian based legal and case law information database service)
from founders and employees (July 2002)
Acted as counsel to one of the parties in a Canadian joint venture involved in the media industry (August 2006)
Acted for the acquirer' s interest in a Canadian agro-chemical business (March 2006)
Acted for LexisNexis in connection with its acquisition of PCLaw (law firm software) and Alumni Computer Group from founders
PUBLICATIONS
Member of the Expert Panel (editorial review panel) for Marketing (2nd Canadian Edition), to be published by Houghton Mifflin in 2007
Unwinding the Technology Deal: Effective Exit Strategies, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Section of the Ontario Bar
Association, March 2002
Editor of an online legal information service, focusing on technology and e-commerce current development, Lawsof.com
(www.lawsof.com)
Member of the Expert Round Table (editorial review panel) for the Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications, a university-level
marketing text, published by Prentice Hall/Pearson Education (2001)
Member of the Expert Round Table (editorial review panel) for the Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications, a university-level
marketing text, published by Prentice Hall/Pearson Education (2001)
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