Education
1998, LL.B., University of British Columbia
1995, B.Sc. (Biochemistry), First Class Honours, Queen’s University
Bar Admission
1999, British Columbia
Profile
Sze-Mei first joined Richards Buell Sutton LLP as an associate in the Technology Group in 1999, and rejoined the firm in June 2005. Sze-Mei practised technology, corporate-commercial and health law at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP from 2000 to 2004. She worked for MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) as in-house counsel from 2004 to 2005. At MDA, she provided legal support for the Information Products business unit which provides land information products and geospatial services to customers on a worldwide basis. She serviced the acquisitional, licensing and commercial needs of MDA and its subsidiaries in Canada, the US and the United Kingdom.
Areas of Practice
Technology, Intellectual Property, Corporate-Commercial, Health
Sze-Mei advises companies, hospitals, universities and health authorities with respect to technology transfer issues, licensing agreements, software development and distribution agreements, Internet and e-commerce agreements, and corporate-commercial matters.
Articles, Speeches and Seminars
• Speaker: "Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues", UBC Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth, August 2005
• Speaker: "Software / IT Licensing: Key Issues in a Digital Age", Canadian Institute Intellectual Property License Agreements conference, June 2005
• Speaker: "The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Acts", Clinical Research Professionals of BC, 2001 Speaker Series
• Guest lecturer, "Privacy Issues", Simon Fraser Faculty of Commerce, 2001
Professional/Business Affiliations
Member, Law Society of British Columbia
Member, Business Law and Corporate Counsel subsections of the Canadian Bar Association
Member, Licensing Executives Society
Member, Association of University Technology Managers
Member, Women in Technology, BC Technology Industries Association
Former director (2000-2001), B.C. Medical Device Industry Association