Keith Spencer is a partner with the Technology and Intellectual Property Group and chairs the Vancouver office's Securities and Technology Business Unit. Keith's clients range from start-up and emerging technology companies to large multi-national technology and telecom companies, and parties in outsourcing transactions. He is a member of various boards and advisory boards for a significant number of private early-stage technology companies.
Keith was in-house counsel to the Vancouver-based Wireless Data Group of Motorola, Inc. (formerly MDI Mobile Data International), where he had overall responsibility for its legal affairs. Keith has lectured in the area of technology, outsourcing, e-commerce and intellectual property law at The University of British Columbia Law School and at various Continuing Legal Education and Information Technology industry conferences. He has also authored articles in the areas of computer and information technology, outsourcing, e-commerce and intellectual property law.
Keith provides legal services through Keith E. Spencer Law Corporation.
Honours and Awards
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2012, Information Technology Law and Technology Law
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2010, Information Technology Law
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Most Frequently Recommended, Technology Transactions
Community Involvement
- Director, BC Science Fair Foundation
- Partner, BC Technology Social Venture Partners
- Director, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), Vancouver Branch
- Director, Family Services of Greater Vancouver (1995-2000)
- Director, BC Technology Industries Association (1999-2004)
- Director, Leading Edge BC
Membership/Affiliations
- Director, Layer 7 Technologies Inc.
- Director, INETCO Systems Limited
- Director, Elastic Path Software
- Former Director and Regional Vice President (BC), Canadian IT Law Association
- Computer Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
- Intellectual Property Committee, Canadian Council for International Business