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Dentons Offices
2500 Stantec Tower
10220 - 103 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0K4
Canada
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Mr Tom Sides
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Senior Counsel
Career
Tom is a partner and chair of the National Technology Transactions Law Group. His practice focuses extensively on technology, intellectual property, privacy and related commercial legal matters, as well as procurement and construction advice, for clients in the energy, financial institution, health, advanced education, forestry, information technology and telecommunications industry and public sectors.
Tom has significant experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including collaboration, research and development, joint venture, distribution, OEM, alliance, reseller and technology transfer agreements. His experience extends to leading or advising on merger and acquisition transactions involving technology, IP and general commercial legal issues.
In addition to technology and other industry sector clients that Tom has represented at Dentons, he has extensive legal and business experience in the software and telecommunications businesses, serving as a member of the executive of the Canadian subsidiary of a multinational software company and the ISP and data subsidiary of one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies.. Tom’s unique combination of business and legal experience allows him to provide practical, business-focused legal advice to his clients.
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Languages
English
Memberships
Education
Dalhousie University, 1986, LLB
University of Alberta, 1982, B.Comm
Harvard University’s Program of Instruction for Lawyers Negotiation and Advanced Negotiation Courses
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Technology
The over 40-strong team at Dentons is known for assisting clients with matters relating to blockchain, fintech, cryptocurrency, virtual reality and AI, as well as offering regulatory and M&A counsel. Ottawa-based David Little co-heads the group and has focused his practice on venture capital financings. Alongside him, senior counsel Tom Sides co-leads from Edmonton and specializes in technology, intellectual property and privacy matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation
- Business immigration
- Construction
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Telecoms
- Cannabis
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Environment
- Indigenous law
- Insurance
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Transport > Other transport
- Pensions
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Infrastructure projects
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology