Overview
Tony focuses on the strategic development of patent portfolios, open source software compliance and due diligence, mitigation of AI‑related legal risks, and M&A, licensing, and other technology-driven transactions. He founded and co-leads the firm’s open source software practice and has extensive experience advising clients on open source use, including reviewing the results of thousands of code scans.
As co‑lead of GTC’s Artificial Intelligence practice, Tony has long advised clients on traditional AI/ML and now concentrates on generative and agentic AI. He specializes in data set licensing and data acquisition strategies, AI‑focused patent portfolios, AI‑related contract terms, and risk assessment and mitigation, and related policies and guidelines, including in respect of using AI to generate and test software code and to address the intersections between open source software and AI. Tony also serves as co‑lead of the AI & Cloud Computing sector of the Licensing Executives Society.
Tony’s clients range from individual inventors to Fortune 100 companies, and he is a trusted advisor on both the buy and sell sides of mergers and acquisitions, patent purchases and sales, and IP and technology licensing transactions. For acquirers, he leverages his experience to quickly identify and assess IP‑related risks; for sellers, he helps position IP assets to maximize value and minimize issues during rigorous due diligence.
*Principal in GTC Law Professional Corporation, the Canadian affiliate of GTC Law Group PC
News & Insights
- Presented “The 2025 Open Source Year in Review,” a webinar hosted by Black Duck Software covering significant legal developments in open source software in 2025 (January 2026).
- Various presentations regarding generative AI tools and software development, including to the L Suite, OpenChain and Board Risk Committee communities (2022-present).
- Presented “IP Protection Strategies for Digital Health Technologies” to a health tech incubator cohort (November 2025).
- Attended The Economist’s General Counsel Summit in NYC (September 2025).
- Presented “From Start-up to Scale: A Different and Better Way to Build your Patent Portfolio” to the L Suite community (August 2025).
- Taught a course at the Vector Institute for AI titled, “Open Source x AI Workshop,” educating startups and researchers on legal aspects of open source software and intersections with AI (February 2025).
- Presented “The 2024 Open Source Year in Review,” a webinar hosted by Black Duck Software covering significant legal developments in open source software in 2024 (January 2025).
- Presented “Growth of Web Services & APIs and the Risks in M&A,” a webinar hosted by Black Duck Software (December 2024).
- Attended the AUTM Eastern Region Meeting (September 2024).
- Presented “AI: The Current Legal Landscape,” a webinar hosted by OpenChain (September 2024).
- Presented “How to Prioritize the Software You Diligence in Software Due Diligence,” a webinar hosted by Synopsys (July 2024).
- Presented “Fundamentals of Open Source Risk Management,” a webinar hosted by Synopsys (May 2024).
- Presented “Open Source Software: Commercial and Legal Risks,” as a panelist at the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group (March 2024).
Professional & Community Involvement
- Licensing Executives Society, Co-Chair of AI & Cloud Computing
- University of Toronto Law School, Mentor
Prior to GTC
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom – Member of IP & Technology, Internet & E-Commerce and M&A practice groups
- Research and professional experience in a diverse range of fields, including patent valuation, law and economics, molecular evolution, apoptosis, and lipid biochemistry