David M. Carrick

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner, 1990 - present. Associate, 1987 - 1990.

• Chair of the Firm’s Tekno Law Practice Group, which is effectively a full service intellectual property / information technology boutique.
• Assists entrepreneurs in developing, protecting and commercializing their inventions, other intellectual property, information technology and biotechnology.
• Advises suppliers of information technology in the protection of information technology, as well as the development, distribution, licensing and sales of information technology.
• Advises users of information technology in the acquisition of information technology, often negotiating the acquisition and related agreements on behalf of these users.
• Advises lenders in structuring loan transactions to both suppliers and users of information technology.
• Advises businesses regarding outsourcing initiatives, often negotiating the outsourcing agreements on behalf of these businesses.
• Advises businesses regarding their personal information management systems, for the purpose of compliance with federal and provincial privacy laws.
• Advises businesses regarding their e-commerce initiatives.
• Frequent speaker and author of an extensive number of published papers regarding all aspects of technology law, privacy law and technology commercialization.

Scarth, Simonsen, Dooley, Olson & Wiens
Associate, 1982 - 1987.

Education

• University of Toronto, LL.B., 1981
• University of Manitoba, B.Comm. (Hons.), 1978

Call to the Bar

• Manitoba, 1982

Awards

• Named in the 2006 inaugural edition and in the 2007 - 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada, for Information Technology Law, by virtue of national peer review
• Named as a “Repeatedly Recommended” practitioner in Computer & I.T. Law in the 1997 – 2007 editions of LEXPERT, again by virtue of national peer review
• John Willis Award, University of Toronto
• Canada’s Recreational Fisheries Award, Department of Fisheries and Oceans - 1993

Presentations

• “Protecting and Commercializing Software - Selected Legal Issues and Practical Advice” - Presentation to CEO Manitoba Patent Workshop, November 5, 2009
• "Protecting and Commercializing Intellectual Property" - Presentation to Red River College's Technology Based Entrepreneurship Course, May 24, 2008
• “Privacy Law Compliance for Archives and Museums – Privacy Project Documentation and Workshop” – Presentation to Manitoba Archivists and Museums, June 19, 2007
• “Software Copyright Issues” – Presentation to Intellectual Property Management Studies – University of Manitoba Continuing Education, November 21, 2006
• Privacy Presentation to Winnipeg Military Family Resource Centre, April 7, 2006
• "Intellectual Property and Protection" – Presentation at Investment Canada Workshop, January 26, 2006
• "Privacy Law Compliance – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Manitoba Archivists and Museums, November 9, 2005
• "References – Landmines and Lessons Learned" – Presentation to Volunteer Manitoba, June 1, 2005
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Manitoba Association of Multipurpose Senior Centres, May 13, 2005
• "Privacy, Legal and Ethical Issues with Respect to Case Management" – Presentation to Case Management Today & Tomorrow – 8th Annual Symposium, April 12, 2005
• "Impact of PIPEDA on Project Management" – Presentation to Project Management Institute of Manitoba, April 5, 2005
• "Software Copyright Issues" – Presentation to Intellectual Property Management Studies – University of Manitoba Continuing Education, November 22, 2004
• "Privacy and Commercial/Business Law – Creeping Up the Radar Screen" – Presentation at the 2004 Isaac Pitblado Lectures, November 19, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to WRHA Community Development/Support Services to Seniors, October 21, 2004
• "Personal Information Protection: What You Need to Know About Employee Privacy and New Legislation" – Presentation to Infonex Conference Entitled Effective Human Resource Management in Aboriginal Communities, October 6, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to AGM of Manitoba Association of Career Colleges, August 12, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba, June 9, 2004
• “Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Selkirk & District Chamber of Commerce, June 8, 2004
• “Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Dauphin & District Chamber of Commerce, June 2, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to AGM of Manitoba Supported Employment Network, May 28, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Canadian Information Processing Society, May 27, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, May 27, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to the Insurance Institute of Manitoba, May 26, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Morden & District Chamber of Commerce, May 18, 2004
• "Maximizing IP Ownership and Minimizing IP Risk" – Presentation to the Canadian Information Processing Society (Manitoba Branch) Spring Symposium, April 14, 2004
• "Complying with PIPEDA – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (Manitoba Chapter), April 6, 2004
• "Software Copyright Issues" – Presentation to Intellectual Property Management Students, University of Manitoba Continuing Education, March 15, 2004
• "Legal Risk Management" – Presentation to Public Relations Fundamentals I and II, University of Winnipeg Continuing Education, March 11, 2004
• "PIPEDA and Non-Profit Organizations – Doing What Needs to be Done" – Presentations to the Non-Profit Sector Sponsored by The Volunteer Centre of Winnipeg, February 24, 25 and 26, 2004 (Winnipeg) and March 9, 2004 (Brandon)
• "PIPEDA and the Construction Industry – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to the Winnipeg Construction Association, February 17, 2004
• "PIPEDA, Boma and its Members – Understanding (and Doing) What Needs to be Done" – Presentation to Building Owners & Managers Association (Manitoba), February 11, 2004
• "PIPEDA and Non-Profit Organizations – Understanding What Needs to be Done" – Presentations to the Non-Profit Sector Sponsored by The Volunteer Centre of Winnipeg, January 13, 14 and 15, 2004
• "Pre-Investment Due Diligence – Attracting Investment for ICT Companies" – Co-Presented with Robert Hendry to STAP Manitoba, November 4, 2003
• "Pre-Investment Due Diligence – Attracting Investment for ICT Companies" – Co-Presented with Robert Hendry and Brian Bowman to STAP Manitoba, March 25, 2003
• "Legal Responses to Technological Change" – Co-presented with Brian Bowman to The University of Winnipeg, Department of Continuing Education, November 22, 2002
• “Hi-Tech Start-Ups: Legal Considerations” – Presentation to the Asper Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Manitoba, June 11, 2002
• “Pre-Investment Due Diligence – Attracting Investment for ICT Companies” – Presentation to Industry Canada Short Term Accelerator Program, April 23, 2002
• “Commercializing Research/Technology – Creating Business and Legal Synergies” – Presentation to National Research Council, February 27, 2002
• “Educating in Cyberspace: Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Issues” – Presentation to the Post-Secondary Education Committee on Learning Technologies, December 3, 2001
• “Pre-Investment Due Diligence – Attracting Investment for ICT Companies” – Presentation to Investment Canada Workshops, April 3, 2001
• "Securing Intellectual Property Rights Through Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements" – Presentation to the Law Society of Manitoba, January 17, 2001
• "Legalities in the E-World" – Presentation to the Manitoba Seed Industry Days 2000, December 6, 2000
• “Doing Business in Cyberspace – Moving From Bricks to Clicks” – Presentation to the Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson/Dorsey & Whitney Joint Seminar, June 15, 2000
• “Technology Law Considerations in Buying and Selling a Business in Manitoba” – Presentation to Lorman Education Services Seminar, June 6, 2000
• "Privacy and the Private Sector – An Overview of Part 1 of Bill C-6" – Presentation to the Corporate Counsel Section of the Manitoba Bar Association, February 24, 2000
• More than 50 Y2K presentations in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta between November 24, 1997 and November 9, 1999
• "Protecting the Crown Jewels" – Presentation at the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce’s "Harness Technology – Mission Possible!" Conference, March 3, 1998
• "Lending to the Technology Reliant Customer" – Presentation to the Bank of Nova Scotia, January 13, 1998
• "Computer Software Development, Ownership and Licensing" – Presentations to Red River Community College, October 30, 1997 and November 19, 1997
• "Acquiring Software and Doing Business on the Internet" – Presentation to Manitoba Small Business Week, October 22, 1997
• "Intellectual Property – 'Who Owns Your Mind?'" – Presentation to the Canadian Information Processing Society, October 21, 1997
• "Lending to the Technology Reliant Customer" – Presentation to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, September 25, 1997
• "Legal Aspects of Technology Development" – Presentation to the Graduating Class of the Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Divisions, University of Manitoba, September 18, 1997
• "Technology Law Audits" – Presentation to the Royal Bank of Canada, June 3, 1997
• "Lending to the Technology Reliant Customer" – Presentation to the Toronto Dominion Bank, May 31 and June 20, 1996
• "Lending to the Technology Reliant Customer" – Presentation to the Business Development Bank of Canada, April 16, 1996
• "Lending to the Technology Reliant Customer" – Presentation to the Bank of Montreal, March 14, 1996
• "Lending to the Technology Reliant Customer" – Presentation to the Royal Bank of Canada, February 15, 1996
• "Systems Acquisitions", Co-ordinator and Chair of Panel Discussion at the Business Frontiers Conference of the Information Services and Telecommunications Advisory Panel of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, January 30, 1996
• "Software Development, Licensing and Distribution - Protecting the Crown Jewels" – Presentation to the Electronics & Information Association of Manitoba, January 25, 1996
• "System Acquisitions – Business and Legal Considerations" – Presentation to the Winnipeg Construction Association, October 24, 1995
• "System Acquisition and Outsourcing – Negotiating Your Way Through the Minefield" – Presentation to the 1995 Western Regional Conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors, August 2, 1995
• "Outsourcing – Business and Legal Considerations" – Presentation to the Institute of Internal Auditors (Manitoba), February 22, 1995
• "Systems Acquisitions" – Presentation to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (Manitoba), December 15, 1994

Legal Writing

• Privacy Project Documentation Initiative – 6 turnkey documents for privacy projects for archivists and museums, available through The Association for Manitoba Archives and The Association of Manitoba Museums
• "Company Websites: No Shortage of Legal Issues" - Fall 2007 edition of UPword Magazine (the Voice of the Construction Industry in Manitoba)
• "Privacy and Commercial/Business Law – Creeping up the Radar Screen" – 2004 Isaac Pitblado Lectures
• Privacy Project Documentation Initiative – 9 turnkey documents for privacy projects for day care centers and home care centers, available through The Manitoba Child Care Association
• Privacy Project Documentation Initiative – 9 turnkey documents for privacy projects for organizations dedicated to the promotion of employment of people with disabilities, available through The Manitoba Supported Employment Network
• Privacy Project Documentation Initiative – 11 template documents for privacy projects for non-profit organizations, available through Volunteer Manitoba
• More than 40 Y2K articles published in the Winnipeg Free Press, the Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson Report and the Computer Post between June, 1997 and January, 2000
• "Marketing Online: Privacy Aspects and Guidelines" - (co-authored with Graham Robson), October 1997 edition of The Computer Post
• "Source Code Escrow - A "Win Win" Solution" (co-authored with Francis St. Hilaire), Fall 1996 edition of the Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson Report
• "Computer Crime and the Criminal Code - Time Out for Sober Second Thought" (co-authored with Francis St. Hilaire), October 1996 edition of The Computer Post
• "Employer Due Diligence - Part II" (co-authored with Francis St. Hilaire), August 1996 edition of The Computer Post
• "Employer Due Diligence - Part I" (co-authored with Francis St. Hilaire), July 1996 edition of The Computer Post
• "Surfing the Internet... Watch Out for the Sharks!" (co-authored with Francis St. Hilaire), Fall 1995 edition of the Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson Report
• "EDI - Don’t Forget to Paper the Unpapered", Spring 1995 edition of the Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson Report

Professional Associations

• The Law Society of Manitoba
• Manitoba Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association

Miscellaneous Affiliations

• Member of the Board of Management of the Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
• Founder and President, Fish Futures Inc., which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2008
• Chairman of the Project Review Committee of the Manitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund