Best Lawyers in Canada for Privacy and Data Security Law
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Lisa is a partner in Torkin Manes’ Business Law Group, specializing in the areas of information technology and business law and is the leader of the firm’s Technology, Privacy & Data Management Group. Lisa has particular expertise in preparing and negotiating technology agreements, including Internet-related, m-commerce and e-commerce agreements, cloud computing agreements (SaaS, PaaS, IasS), cloud retail agreements, cloud storage agreements, app development agreements, hostin...
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...
Kaylea is a partner in the McKercher LLP Saskatoon office where she defends both personal injury and professional liability actions, provides policy coverage opinions and advances subrogated claims. Kaylea practices largely in civil litigation. A member of the Firm’s Insurance Law Practice Group, she defends both personal injury and professional liability actions, provides policy coverage opinions and advances subrogated claims. She has also worked with a major natural resources company...
Elyse is a partner with the law firm Rosen Sunshine LLP. Elyse assists health care professionals, health associations and organizations by providing advice and opinions with respect to regulatory, administrative and civil matters. Elyse has experience in assisting various health professionals with professional matters before their licensing bodies (including, registration, complaints, discipline, fitness, and quality assurance), hospitals, employers and the government. Elyse also assists heal...
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...
Daanish Samadmoten is a member of Fasken’s Privacy and Cybersecurity group and is the Firm’s Chief Privacy Officer. Daanish frequently advises clients on various privacy and cybersecurity matters by providing practical and strategic advice in respect of privacy compliance, data breach incidents, and privacy litigation. Daanish works closely with clients to achieve business objectives through the innovative use of personal information, while ensuring compliance and managing risk. H...
David’s practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes involving Property & Casualty and Specialty lines (with particular emphasis on Cyber and Technology insurance). David has extensive dispute resolution experience both as a litigator in trial and appellate courts as well as in mediation, arbitration and negotiation. His advice is regularly sought by Canadian, American and Lloyd’s insurers. David is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Defence Lawyers, and he ...
John is a senior partner who is Past Chair of the firm’s Technology practice group, and was Co-Founder of both the Outsourcing practice group and the Privacy and Access to Information practice group. His practice is focused on technology, outsourcing and procurement, and privacy law matters. John works closely with clients in advising on and negotiating various technology-related transactions, including outsourcing/procurement, licensing, development, implementation, distribution, techn...
John Cassell is the Canadian co-head of our cybersecurity and data privacy practice. John assists clients with all manner of privacy and cybersecurity law issues including: responding to complex local and international cybersecurity incidents, advising on risk management strategies, assisting clients with access to information requests, complying with Canada's anti-spam legislation and proceedings before the offices of the Alberta and federal privacy commissioners.
Nareg is a technology lawyer with Fasken's Privacy and Cybersecurity group. He provides practical and actionable advice to some of Canada’s leading institutions and startups. 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 response). His breach response work has helped organizations navigate complex cybersecurity events in a v...
Roxanne Caron is a privacy and technology lawyer. Her practice focuses on information governance, data privacy, cybersecurity and commercial intellectual property. She advises clients on compliance with all Canadian federal and provincial privacy, data protection and data management laws, cybersecurity breaches and reporting. She also regularly assists in corporate mergers and acquisitions, with respect to intellectual property, IT, privacy and various technology aspects.
Nayla El Zir is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Privacy and Data Security Law. Nayla, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nayla is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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 ...
Andrew T. Johnson practices in the areas of franchise, technology, and privacy law. Drew’s practice focuses on providing legal services to businesses involved in the manufacture and distribution of goods and services via franchising, multi-level marketing, and technology transfer, development, distribution, and licensing. Drew also advises clients on matters relating to cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy. Drew endeavours to find the best outcome for his clients in the most cost...
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