Simon Hodgett

Partner, Technology

Toronto

(416) 862-6819 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Newfoundland, 1996 | Ontario, 1992 |

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Areas of Expertise

Simon’s practice focuses on technology related commercial contracting and advice.  He advises enterprises whose businesses rely on technology and complex services. He also advises technology suppliers ranging from large established software providers to early stage technology companies.

He leads a team providing innovative legal services models to the firm’s high growth technology clients pursuing a wide variety of cutting edge technology and business models, including FinTech, artificial intelligence, data analytics and eHealth. Simon has been lead counsel on projects across a broad range of industry verticals, including the technology, banking, pension, investment, healthcare, energy, telecommunication and retail sectors. He also advises on selling technology to governments and large enterprises.

Simon writes and lectures on various areas of technology law, both in public forums, firm seminars and client education venues. He is a past President of the Canadian Information Technology Law Association (IT.Can).  

Areas of Expertise

Representative Work

  • Assisting provider of AI analytics in the utilities sector with reseller arrangement with Deloitte
  • Assisting provider of AI enabled robotic technology with customer agreements
  • Assisting provider of property tax services with negotiation of provincial government contracts through multiple renewals and negotiations and assisting with successful founder exit transaction
  • Assisting provider of mortgage services with multiple agreements for foundation technology and services supporting product offering.
  • Assisting provider of regional diagnostic imaging repository with agreement relating to its critical technology provider
  • Assisting viral AI app developer with agreements for Discord channel and other commercial advice
  • Assisting mobile game developer with its agreements with media owners (Sony and Mattel)
  • Assisting leading social media company with product rollouts and general technology law issues for its Canadian business
  • Assisting provider of Pension Administration Systems with agreement with major public sector pension plan
  • Assisting provider of machine learning system for the electricity distribution industry with agreement for distribution of its applications
  • Assisting with all aspects of negotiation with Neo Financial of a nationwide financial service offering
  • Negotiating agreements relating to spin out of AI technology from major Canadian enterprise to establish multiple AI-based businesses
  • Advising on procurement and negotiations for pension administration system for multi employer pension provider
  • Advising on procurement and negotiations for pension administration system for single employer pension provider
  • Advising leading provider of LLM AI systems on agreement with major Japanese technology company
  • Advising regional credit union on acquisition of new credit card processing service provider
  • Assisting large multi-national utility with negotiations related to its ongoing deployment of SAP ERP and related agreements with IBM
  • Assisted with negotiation of renewal agreement for Canada wide e-prescribing system
  • Assisted with negotiation of collaboration agreement between AI provider and TELUS Health
  • Assisting provider of property assessment services software products with services agreement with Bearing Point for Irish property taxation authority
  • Assisting large energy company with negotiations of licensing and other agreements related to its establishment of net zero drop in aviation fuel technology

Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Information Technology
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Computer & IT Law; Technology Transactions; Ontario’s top computer and IT lawyers in 2021
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Information Technology Law; Technology Law; “Lawyer of the Year”, Technology Law (2023)
  • Legal 500: Recognized in Technology, Media and Telecoms
  • Who Who Legal: Recognized in Data – Information Technology; Fintech & Blockchain – Blockchain, Canada – Data; Canada – Fintech & Blockchain
  • Lexpert Special Edition: Recognized in Technology and Health Sciences

Media Mentions

  • Osler News Jun 29, 2023

    29 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health 2023

    Congratulations to 29 of our lawyers for their inclusion in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health 2023.

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  • Osler News Aug 25, 2022

    Osler recognized in 2023 edition of Best Lawyers Canada

    Congratulations to 170 of our lawyers who have been ranked across multiple practice areas and 13 who earned recognition as “Lawyer of the Year”.

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  • Osler News Jun 15, 2022

    28 Osler lawyers recognized by Lexpert as leaders in Technology and Health Sciences

    The Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2022 recognizes 28 Osler lawyers as leaders.

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  • Osler News Feb 19, 2021

    Lexpert recognizes 21 Osler lawyers as technology leaders

    Osler is pleased to announce 21 of our lawyers have been recognized as leading lawyers in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2021.

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Credentials

Education

  • London School of Economics, LL.M.
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B.
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland, B.A.

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • FinTech Working Group, Ontario Ministry of Finance
  • IT.Can Law Association, former Board Member and President
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Toronto Computer Lawyers Group, former Chair
  • American Bar Association

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