Find Lawyers in Quebec, Canada for Privacy and Data Security Law
Practice Area Overview
Privacy and Data Security lawyers provide preventative compliance guidance, business transaction support, and regulatory, litigation, and dispute resolution advice across many different sectors. Preventative compliance guidance includes assessing compliance gaps in policies and procedures, creating information collection and use models, assessing legal requirements for security safeguards to protect data, conducting privacy impact assessments for new products and programs, and developing management compliance programs that meet or exceed industry standards and government requirements.
Privacy and Data Security lawyers also provide expert advice regarding privacy and data security issues during business transactions (mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, secured lending, etc.), public-private partnerships, and inter-governmental sharing, including with respect to compliance due diligence, representations and warranties, indemnities, and limitations of liability. Practitioners assist in developing programs for the orderly and lawful transfer of data in connection with business transactions, partnerships and lawful sharing programs. As information travels across national boundaries, Privacy and Data Security lawyers provide guidance on data residency requirements, obligations when transferring information, and risk management. The practice involves negotiating data transfer provisions in larger scale commercial transactions and cloud services.
In addition, Privacy and Data Security lawyers are key advisors when breaches of security safeguards occur and in responding to complaints and regulatory investigations. Privacy and Data Security lawyers advise on mandatory breach reporting to regulators and individuals, manage privilege in forensic investigations, and provide representation during any subsequent regulatory investigations, complaints, and litigation.
Privacy and Data Security lawyers also assist clients in responding to law enforcement requests, data subject information access requests, freedom of information requests, as well as complaints, regulatory investigations, and court actions.
Practitioners ranked in this area have demonstrated expertise in understanding privacy law, regulator priorities, international developments, and industry best practices. These practitioners demonstrate business acumen by providing practical advice in an area that is constantly developing.
Imran Ahmad is a senior partner and the Canadian head of technology and Canadian co-head of cybersecurity and data privacy. He is based in our Toronto and Montreal offices and is recognized as a leading cybersecurity and privacy lawyer by several legal directories. Imran advises clients across all industries on a wide array of technology-related matters, including outsourcing, cloud computing, SaaS, strategic alliances, technology development, system procurement and implementation, technology...
Jocelyn Auger is a partner in the Business Law Group in our Montreal office. His field of experience extends to marketing, intellectual property protection, financing, privacy, data protection and cybersecurity. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1997, Jocelyn has successfully combined his legal background with the business experience he acquired during his years as a senior manager. He has worked in the information technology and telecommunications industries, as well as in green...
Véronique Barry's practice covers all aspects of commercial and corporate law, with a particular focus on drafting commercial contracts and on matters relating to life sciences and healthcare. Véronique has gained valuable experience in personalized medicine, clinical trials and other research projects, artificial intelligence and other innovative technologies, and the use of technology in healthcare. She has also developed a keen interest in access to information and protection...
Hélène is a partner and the National Leader of the Data Privacy and Cyber Security Law practice at Deloitte Legal Canada. She advises Canada’s leading institutions and their boards on significant digital risks including cyber security matters and data management. Hélène is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Information Technology (IT) law and Technology law; by the Lexpert® Magazine as they Repeatedly Recommended her for Computer and ...
Caroline Deschênes is a partner in the Montréal office of Langlois Lawyers. Her practice is focused on civil and commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on class actions, privacy issues, access to information, construction law, product liability and professional liability. She represents various corporations before courts of first instance and appeal in Quebec, and before administrative tribunals. Caroline has acted in several class actions involving the protection of p...
As a member of the administrative law team, Raymond Doray heads the information law practice and, more particularly, is involved in issues pertaining to access to information, privacy and defamation, as well as the application of the Canadian and Quebec charters of rights and freedoms. He is also specialized in constitutional law. Over the past few years, Mr. Doray has represented many public, private and media organizations before the courts in cases involving the confidentiality of document...
Kateri-Anne Grenier has leading expertise in the areas of commercial litigation, more specifically contracts, construction contracts and liability. Kateri-Anne also has in-depth knowledge of issues related to access to information (federal and provincial law), privacy law and the protection of personal information. She has assisted clients in responding to multi-jurisdictional data breaches involving personal information and employee personal information, including: review of disclosure oblig...
Antoine Guilmain is a partner in Gowling WLG's Montréal office where he co-leads the firm's national Cyber Security and Data Protection Law Group. He holds two PhD's in Information Technology Law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Montréal. He has published multiple monographs and articles, frequently gives conferences, and teaches at several universities.
Matt has established himself as a unique leader in privacy law and data security. Matt is an experienced Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and he works closely with clients to provide responsive and comprehensive advice regarding privacy preparedness and data breaches. Matt is also the Chair of the Access & Privacy Law Section (Nova Scotia) for the Canadian Bar Association. Serving clients in t...
Nikita Stepin practises in all areas of commercial technology and intellectual property law as well as intellectual property litigation before the Federal Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal. Mr. Stepin provides legal advice and services relating to corporate and commercial transactions involving technology and intellectual property rights, including the negotiation and drafting of software as a service agreements, technology sales agreements, research and development agreements and i...
Stéphanie Thurber holds a bachelor's degree in law from Université de Sherbrooke and a master's degree in information technology law from Université de Montréal. She began her career in business law and quickly became interested in intellectual property and technology, fields that fuel her curiosity for innovation and correspond to her artistic interests and her thirst for discovery. She daily develops strategies to protect copyrights, trademarks, industrial design...
Registered at the Paris and Montreal bars, Julie Uzan-Naulin is partner in our Privacy and Cybersecurity group. She has gained valuable experience in the GDPR and in personal data protection in Canada more generally, and advises many organizations of all sizes on these issues. Julie holds a PhD in law and has extensive experience in the area of privacy protection. She understands the legal issues clients may face and works to align their business activities and objectives, in compliance with ...
Aya Barbach is a lawyer within the Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. She practises in the areas of data protection, privacy, access to information, cybersecurity, and online marketing. Aya advises and supports both private businesses and public bodies on all matters relating to information technology and to data protection. In particular, Aya practices in the area of all legal and governance issues concerning the protection of personal information and privacy, including the ma...
William’s practice includes a focus on commercial law, data governance, privacy, cybersecurity and online marketing. He assists emerging tech companies and data-driven businesses with legal risk management and contractual negotiations, and advises them on the operationalization of concepts such as privacy by design in a wide range of industries, including software-as-a-service (SaaS), big data, FinTech, EdTech, MedTech, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), neurote...
Nareg is a specialized technology attorney with Fasken's Privacy and Cybersecurity group. Nareg provides practical and actionable advice to some of Canada’s leading institutions and startups, leaning on over six years of advisory experience at the intersection of law and tech. His practice focuses on data protection issues, with a particular penchant for cybersecurity breach preparation and response (incl. bespoke advisory work, gap assessments, crisis simulation, and holistic breach re...
Geneviève is a member of the Intellectual Property and Life Sciences Groups at the Québec City office. In intellectual property, she advises clients in both litigation and in contract matters in various fields of intellectual property law, including trademarks. As part of her practice, she also drafts and negotiates different types of contracts such as contracts for services, licensing and distribution, and participates in due diligence of intellectual property assets as part of...
Soleïca Monnier is a lawyer in our Privacy and Cybersecurity group. She advises clients on privacy law enforcement in the private and public sector, particularly in the programmatic advertising industry. Soleïca has advised several companies, government departments and agencies on technology law, privacy law enforcement and the Act respecting the legal framework for information technology, digital transformation, issues surrounding technology documents and electronic signatures, as ...
Olivia is an Associate in KRB’s Business Law group whose practice focuses primarily on commercial, regulatory, privacy and technology law, although she is also recognized for her proficiency in health law. Prior to joining KRB, she held the position of Director of Regulatory Affairs and Senior Legal Counsel for a public company recognized as a leader in the virtual health field. Olivia additionally worked as a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer for a reputable national law firm an...
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