Alan Gahtan
Gahtan Law Office |
Areas
of Practice
Information Technology / Computer Law
E-Commerce
Outsourcing
Qualifications
and Career Profile
Alan Gahtan practices primarily in the information technology and intellectual
property law field. His practice emphasizes technology contracting,
outsourcing, Internet and electronic commerce issues. As a former senior LAN
Administrator and a former manager of a computer and telecommunications
company, Mr. Gahtan brings strong technical expertise and business and
technology industry insight to his legal practice.
In
his practice, Mr. Gahtan drafts, reviews and negotiates technology-related
agreements such as software licensing, software development, hardware
acquisition and maintenance, consulting and professional services, database
licensing, on-line services, joint venture, outsourcing, telecom (including IRUs), value-added reseller (VAR) agreements, and provides
a wide range of other services for businesses involved in the development,
distribution and use of information technology, healthcare technology and
intellectual property assets.
Mr.
Gahtan provides advice on electronic commerce, EDI and Internet-related issues
including registration and protection of domain names, electronic formation of
contracts, website content review, liability, jurisdictional and infringement
issues, linking, affiliate, web hosting and development agreements. He also
provides advice, in consultation with litigation counsel, in disputes relating
to ownership of intellectual property and infringement claims. Clients include
financial and healthcare institutions, consulting firms, web developers and
emerging technology firms.
Recognition
and Media Consultation
LEXPERT identifies Mr. Gahtan as a leading
Mr.
Gahtan is frequently consulted by the media and has been interviewed on CBC’s Venture program (E-Commerce and the Law, April 2000)
and the CBC National News, and quoted in The Globe
& Mail, Wall Street Journal, The Toronto Star, The National Post, Law Times
(Canada), The Lawyers Weekly (Canada), Canadian Lawyer, Advisor's
Edge, The National Law Journal (US), Computerworld, PC World
and other publications.
Publications
Mr. Gahtan is a frequent writer, speaker and conference chair on information
technology law issues. He is author of Electronic Evidence and of The Year
2000 Computer Crisis Legal Guide, and co-author of Internet Law: A
Practical Guide for Legal and Business Professionals and a contributing
editor of E-Commerce Law (Carswell, 2002). He
has also authored or co-authored contributions to numerous publications
including "Overview of the Legal Framework for Electronic Commerce"
in Law of International On-line Business: A Global Perspective and
"Computer Technology during Trial" and "Discovery of Electronic
Evidence" in The Expert: A Practitioner’s Guide. He has contributed
articles to The Lawyers Weekly (Canada), Information & Technology
Law, Law Times, Hospital Quarterly, Cyberspace Lawyer
and The E-Commerce Law Report. Mr. Gahtan is also a long time
columnist on technology issues for Law Times. A list of published
articles is available at http://www.gahtan.com/alan/articles. Copies
of more recent articles are published on Alan Gahtan's
Techlaw
Blog.
Course
Instructor and Speaking Engagements
Mr. Gahtan developed and taught Canada’s first computer law course at Osgoode
Associations,
Memberships and Admissions
Mr. Gahtan is the founder and past-chair of the Information Technology and
Electronic Commerce Section of the Ontario Bar Association; past chair of the
Toronto Computer Lawyers’ Group (1998-1999) and a former Director of the
Canadian IT/Law Association (2000-2002). He is a member of the American Bar
Association, Canadian Bar Association, Computer Law Association, Law Society of
Upper Canada, State Bar of California, and the Canadian IT/Law Association. He
was the first Canadian lawyer to create a web presence and currently maintains
a number of technology and legal related websites (see www.gahtan.com).
Education
B.A,
M.B.A.,
LL.B.,
Mr. Gahtan is admitted in Ontario (1991) and California (1996).
Mr. Gahtan is the principal of Gahtan Law Office. He was formerly a partner with the U.S. law firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP.
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