Richard Austin

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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Introduction Richard practices corporate and commercial law at Austin Technology Law with a focus on information technology and business process outsourcing, applications development and systems implementation projects. Prior to returning to private practice, Richard was General Counsel at EDS Canada for 18 years where he headed a team of lawyers and contract professionals with responsibility for the legal aspects of EDS' business in Canada. Richard’s responsibilities at EDS Canada included providing strategic advice on and negotiating IT and business process outsourcing transactions with public and private sector entities. Richard is a frequent speaker on technology law issues including on outsourcing, privacy, cloud computing, social media and software development. He is a Director and former President of the Canadian IT Law Association.