Ravi Shukla

Ravi Shukla’s practice focuses on information technology and Internet law with an emphasis on intellectual property law.

Although he at one time had a significant involvement in litigation matters before a variety of levels of court, Ravi now approaches his practice primarily from the standpoint of a solicitor and is extremely knowledgeable on both the technology and the business issues that his clients face. He acts for significant suppliers of information technology products and services as well as significant customers of those products and services and on projects arising from those relationships. Ravi’s work includes outsourcing projects and includes the acquisition of outsourced services from Canadian financial institutions.

Ravi is extremely knowledgeable in structuring agreements relating to technology enterprises, technology development, licensing and transfers. He has significant experience obtaining, licensing and enforcing patent and trade secret rights, as well as counselling clients concerning the protection of privacy rights, confidential information and other intellectual property assets. Ravi has a strong background in matters involving on-line marketing and promotions, and has served on the boards of both public and private organizations ranging in size from large multi-billion dollar enterprises to technology focused start-ups.

Ravi’s broad range of experience includes:

• Advising JFS Inc., an affiliate of Loblaws Inc., on the ongoing technology and infrastructure matters in connection with the retail expansion of Joe Fresh into the US
• Advising a Canadian grocery chain on the national rollout of its point-of-sale software and associated services deal in excess of CDN$25 million
• Acting as counsel to Rogers Communications Inc. on its human resources outsourcing services agreement valued in excess of $100 million
• Advising Canada’s sole provider of radio and television ratings with respect to information technology matters in a joint venture with the leading provider of television audience measurement and related services worldwide, thus creating a single consistent measurement system for the television industry in Canada
• Advising Rogers Communications Inc. on information technology matters during its implementation of Amdocs latest billing products and services across Rogers' wireless, cable and telecom businesses
• Advising a major multi-national insurance company on information technology matters during its acquisition of an accident and sickness, liability, property and automobile insurance company for approximately $310 million
• Advising a global leader in business communications on intellectual property and information technology matters during its acquisition of a premiere developer of embedded, peer-to-peer call processing software for $46 million
• Advising a national Canadian grocery chain during the re-negotiation of a relationship-defining agreement with a national telecommunications company

Ravi is a frequent writer, speaker and presenter on matters within his professional interest.

Select Publications, Appearances and Presentations

• Speaker, “Privacy Breach Guidelines & Practices,” 5th Managing Privacy Compliance Course, Federated Press, March 29, 2012
• Speaker, “Electronic Contracts: Click Wrap and Browse Wrap Agreements,” The Legal and Practical Guide to Protecting Your Brand on the Web and in Social Media, Osgoode Professional Development, September 26, 2011
• Speaker, “Privacy and Outsourcing,” Lexpert’s Information Privacy and Data Protection Conference, November 2010
• Speaker, "Service Level Agreements in Hosted Software Services (SaaS) Agreements," AceTech Roundtable, November 2010
• "The Benefits and Risks of Outsourcing," paper presented to the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, National Spring Conference, April 2010
• Speaker, "Understanding Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing Issues," Banff New Media Institute and Telefilm Canada, December 2009
• Speaker, "Information Privacy and Data Protection Conference," November 2009
• Featured, "Social Media Tripping Up Litigants," (Robert Todd), Law Times, November 2009
• Guest, Segment on the agreement between Facebook and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, (Stephen LeDrew), CP24, August 2009
• Featured, "CIPPIC Encourages Advocacy on Canadian Copyright Law," (Jennifer Kavur), Computer World Canada, August 2009
• Co-author, "New Rules on Outsourcing Business Activities," (with H. Lefton), International Law Office, July 2009
• "Staying Tuned 2009," BBM Canada, February 2009
• Speaker, "Sustain," Interactive Screen 0.8, Banff New Media Institute, August 2008
• Presenter, "Outsourcing: How to Navigate the Minefields," ( with E. Kydd), Ethidex User Group Meeting, May, 2008

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