Confidential client

Advised a U.S.-based distributor of plumbing supplies in connection with a cybersecurity incident affecting the acquisition of its affiliate, including successfully negotiating follow-on remediation with regulators. 

Confidential Private Equity Firm

Acting for a Canadian mid-market private equity firm on a cybersecurity incident involving a business email compromise and attempted fraudulent wire transfer. 

Canadian automotive group

Acting for a Canadian automotive group in cybersecurity matters. 

Confidential client

Acting for the heir of a substantial estate in connection with multi-jurisdictional shareholder and fraud litigation and investigations.

Louis Dreyfus Company Canada

Acting for Louis Dreyfus Company Canada in prosecuting injunction proceedings relating to its operations in Port Cartier, Quebec.

A large optical products retailer

Advising a large optical products retailer on general privacy and compliance matters as well as its response to a ransomware incident and related investigation with cross-border implications. 

Manufacturer of aircraft components

Acted for a manufacturer of aircraft components in a confidential dispute with its customer.

U.S. public company

Acting for a U.S. public company in responding to a ransomware attack with cross-border implications.

Confidential Client

Acted for a confidential client in connection with an investigation by the Directeur général des élections du Québec.

Confidential client

Acted for a Canadian nonprofit research organization in connection with a dispute with its former general counsel and related investigation.

Confidential Client

Acted for a global supplier of medical devices in responding to a ransomware incident.

Confidential Client

Acted for a confidential client in a series of disputes related to one of Canada’s most significant ongoing PPP projects.

Liquidators of an estate

Acted for the liquidators of an estate valued at over $100 million in connection with a challenge to the testator's will on grounds of incapacity and undue influence.

Priceline.com and Kayak.com

Acting for Priceline.com and Kayak.com in defence of a drip pricing class action filed in the Superior Court of Québec.

The Airport Authority of India

Acting for the Airports Authority of India in defending against the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards issued against the Republic of India, including on the basis of foreign state immunity. 

Shareholder in a beverage production and distribution company

Acting for a significant shareholder in a major alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage production and distribution company in oppression litigation. 

Foreign Institute of Company Directors

Advised a foreign Institute of Company Directors on Canadian privacy and cybersecurity law as part of an international comparison of cybersecurity obligations.

Sleep Country Canada

Acted for a Canadian retailer and its affiliate in responding to a large-scale cybersecurity incident arising from the zero-day vulnerability within MOVEit Transfer.

Confidential client

Acted for a public mining company in responding to a ransomware attack affecting its mining operations in British Columbia.

A former senior employee

Acted for a former senior employee claiming an indemnity in lieu of notice following his termination without cause by a holding company.

A global retailer

Acted for a global retailer in responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting operations in multiple jurisdictions, including with respect to the forensic investigation, consumer and employee notifications, and regulatory reporting.

An institutional investor

Acted for an institutional investor in responding to a major ransomware attack involving critical infrastructure facilities in which the client holds a substantial interest, including with respect to related litigation.

A large institutional investor

Acted for a large institutional investor in connection with its cybersecurity insurance coverage.

A real estate company

Acted for a real estate company arbitrating the fair market value of properties in and adjustments applicable to a $500-million real estate portfolio being divided with a former partner.

A multinational automobile equipment supplier

Acted for a multinational automobile equipment supplier in connection with insurance claims relating to losses suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Confidential client

Acting for a Canadian law firm in connection with challenges to the fairness and reasonableness of its contingency fee arrangements.

A holding company

Acted for a holding company in defending contract and related intellectual property claims brought by a former shareholder of a portfolio company.

Pharmaceutical Company

Acting for a pharmaceutical company in responding to cybersecurity incidents, including an incident caused by a third-party supplier.

Giving Meaning to Meaningful Consent: The Federal Court of Appeal’s Landmark Decision on Data Privacy

Sept. 30, 2024 - In a recent ruling, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal held that Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms Inc.) breached its obligations under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by sharing Facebook users’ personal information with third-party apps hosted...

The Power and Peril of IP Addresses: The Supreme Court of Canada Weighs in on the Changing Landscape of Online Privacy

Mar. 22, 2024 - The Supreme Court of Canada recently delivered a landmark decision on the privacy rights of Internet users. In R v Bykovets, police investigating an alleged online fraud requested and obtained a suspect’s Internet Protocol (IP) address from a third-party payment processor without a...

Young Bar of Montreal, Legal.IT v.17, “En route vers les JO 2024 : en(jeux) de protection des renseignements personnels d’ici et d’ailleurs”; Montréal, QC

Mar. 21, 2024

Ontario Securities Commission and Osgoode PD, Reg2030 Seminar, “Artificial Intelligence and the Markets”; Toronto, ON

Mar. 01, 2024

Consultation on Strengthening Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime with Minister of Justice, the Honourable David Lametti

July 12, 2023 - Government of Canada
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Privacy Connect, “Bill 64 (Law 25): What your organization needs to know”; Webinar

May 03, 2023

New York State Bar Association International Section Executive Leadership Town Hall, “Canadian Privacy Developments”; April 12, 2023

Apr. 12, 2023

First OPC Ruling for 2023 Will Impact Third-Party Processor Contracts

Feb. 08, 2023 - The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) recently released findings stemming from a customer complaint that Home Depot of Canada (Home Depot) had violated the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by disclosing customers’ personal information...

Privacy + Security Forum, “Managing a Global Cyber Incident”; Washington, D.C.; Nov 2-4

Nov. 03, 2022

Co-Chair, Privacy Connect, “Canada | Evolving Regulation around Sensitive Personal Information in Canada”; Webcast

Oct. 13, 2022

Privacy Connect, “East Coast | US State Privacy Laws”; Webcast

Oct. 12, 2022

3rd Annual Cybersecurity and Privacy Canada Conference, “Modernizing Company Practices”; Toronto, ON

Sept. 29, 2022

The International Investigations Review, Canada chapter, co-author

July 17, 2022 - The Law Reviews (Law Business Research)

Lord Reading Law Society, “Practicing Abroad – Movers and Shakersˮ; Montréal, QC

May 10, 2022

Québec’s Bill 64: The Newest Consumer-Friendly Patch on the Privacy Quilt, co-author

Oct. 18, 2021 - Legaltech News, Law.com (American Lawyer Media)

Québec Court Refuses to Certify Class Action for Recovery of COVID-Related Business Interruption Losses

Sept. 30, 2021 - The Québec Superior Court has refused to certify a class action proceeding seeking the recovery of business interruption losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision, in Centre de santé dentaire Gendron Delisle inc. v La Personnelle, assurances generales inc., is among the...

Québec Ushers in a Brave New World of Privacy

Sept. 24, 2021 - The Québec National Assembly has passed and the Lieutenant-Governor has assented to Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Act). The Act, which became law on September 22, 2021, contains a broad range of important amendments...

ZHAW School of Management and Law and New York State Bar Association, “Update: Cybersecurity and Privacy ‒ Compliance and U.S. Lawˮ; Webinar

May 10, 2021

New York State Bar Association, Recent Developments in Internet Law 2019, “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law in Europe”; New York, NY

Oct. 18, 2019

New York State Bar Association International Section Seasonal Meeting 2018, Where Do We Go From Here?, “Breach and Incident Response”; Montréal, QC; October 23-26, 2018

Oct. 23, 2018

Challenges of a National 72-Hour Data Breach Notification Standard, co-author

June 01, 2018 - New York Law Journal

New York State Bar Association, Internet Law Update 2018, “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law in Europe: Coping with the New GDPR”; New York, NY

Apr. 25, 2018

Constitutionality of State Cybersecurity Regulations, co-author

June 15, 2017 - Banking Perspectives (The Clearing House)