Lawyer Profile
Ebad Rahman
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Ebad is an experienced corporate lawyer with deep technology industry knowledge, counselling leading financial institutions, retailers and other organizations spanning sectors in their outsourcing, transactional and other commercial work.
Ebad’s diverse technology practice includes advising on technology contracting, outsourcing and general commercial agreements, as well as on software development, cloud computing and procurement matters. He also counsels clients on sponsorship, licensing and naming rights agreements, frequently sought out by corporate sponsors to advise on how best to structure their sponsorship arrangements to maximize their return on investment.
Ebad co-heads Torys’ Payments and Cards practice and supports clients in the acquisition and development of card programs, payment systems and mobile payment solutions, as well as related outsourcing arrangements.
Scotiabank in the negotiation of a long-term SaaS agreement with Engine by Starling to upgrade Tangerine Bank’s core digital banking system
Bank of Montreal in its acquisition of the AIR MILES Reward business of LoyaltyOne, Co. as part of its restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
CIBC in its acquisition of the existing Canadian Costco credit card portfolio, as well as the negotiation of a long-term co-branded credit card agreement to become the exclusive issuer of Costco Mastercards in Canada
Parkland Fuel in its US$1.21 billion transformational business combination with SOL Limited, the largest independent fuel marketer in the Caribbean
Prior to his law career, Ebad worked in the software industry developing database applications for a company that specialized in electronic tolling systems. He also has direct knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, having worked as legal counsel on secondment at GlaxoSmithKline.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2004 (ON)