Ahsan Sadiq
Law Clerk
Silicon Valley
San Francisco
Ahsan Sadiq
Law Clerk
Silicon Valley
San Francisco
Contact Details
Ahsan advises tech companies of all sizes in bringing new products and services to domestic and foreign markets in wide range of technologies, including X-as-a-Service (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS), robotics, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, blockchain and various consumer and internet applications. He also advises clients on technology use and acquisition arrangements with partners and suppliers, including in setting up of supply chain, development/licensing, distribution, outsourcing and joint ventures, and strategic IP asset use and licensing during financing and M&A arrangements.
Clients benefit from Ahsan’s experience in leading technology and business development teams in prior operational roles at a publicly listed global telecom equipment supplier, familiarity with large enterprise sourcing practices in his role negotiating enterprise deals for a Tier 1 bank, and start-up/founder issues from his days as mentor to early stage tech company teams as lead at a regional business accelerator.
Relevant A&O and previous firm experience include advising:
- Miovision Technologies Corp. in its licensing and distribution arrangements of its proprietary traffic monitoring technologies with Telus Corporation in Canada
- HiMama Inc. on sale of its SaaS product solution to various national child care franchisors in the U.S
- VueReal Inc. on its joint development arrangements for advanced screen technology manufacturing with various partners in the U.S. and Asia
- Plum.io Inc. on its contracting templates for sale of its talent management SaaS solution to Fortune 500 clients
- Ureeqa Inc. on its NFT development and distribution agreements in Canada and the U.S.
- Envoi Technologies Inc. on its seed financing and commercial agreements with key suppliers and partners in Canada
- Hong Kong based venture capital fund in resolution of a multijurisdictional dispute with an investee company
- Tier 1 Canadian chartered bank in its supplier arrangement with various multinational IT service providers in respect of cloud technologies, business process outsourcing and other bank functions
Office
Silicon Valley
550 High Street, Second Floor
Palo Alto
CA 94301
San Francisco
595 Market Street, Suite 950
San Francisco
CA 94105
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted: Ontario Bar Association, 2013*
*Not admitted in California/Supervised by the Principals of the Firm
Academic
J.D., Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2012
M.B.A., Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto), 2002
B.Sc., University of Calgary, 1998
Office
Silicon Valley
550 High Street, Second Floor
Palo Alto
CA 94301
San Francisco
595 Market Street, Suite 950
San Francisco
CA 94105
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted: Ontario Bar Association, 2013*
*Not admitted in California/Supervised by the Principals of the Firm
Academic
J.D., Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2012
M.B.A., Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto), 2002
B.Sc., University of Calgary, 1998
Pro Bono
- Advising various women and minorities focussed incubator clients on corporate and commercial issues.
- Advising environmental and sustainability focussed incubator clients on legal issues.
Experience highlights
Cognitive Systems Corp. on licensing arrangement of its proprietary technology with tier 1 U.S. telecom service provider/investor during Cognitive’s Series A funding round (previous firm experience)
North Inc. on supply agreements with its key suppliers for smart glasses in United States and Switzerland (previous firm experience)
Clearpath Robotics Inc. on its supply of turnkey robotic solutions to a multinational home appliance provider in the United States (previous firm experience)
Ourboro Inc. on its Series A financing and commercial arrangements with key partners for joint-property purchase offering in Canada (previous firm experience)
