Privacy and Data Security Disputes

Privacy is a business-critical issue for all companies, both domestic and international – and is becoming ever more so. When your reputation and bottom line are at stake, you need not only expert privacy lawyers, but also a leading privacy litigation team in Canada in your corner.

That’s why social media giants like Facebook and TikTok, as well as established national and international corporations, all turn to Osler for representation on their privacy matters.

A rapidly evolving space

Data breaches. Ransomware attacks. Cybersecurity risks. As threats to Canadians’ privacy continue to multiply – often with potentially devastating commercial consequences – privacy-related investigations and litigation are becoming more and more prevalent. It is essential to put the necessary measures in place to mitigate these risks, and our decades of experience handling actual or threatened litigation and investigations in this space have demonstrated that involving privacy litigation experts from the beginning significantly improves outcomes.

Experience that goes above and beyond

For every matter where privacy or sensitive information is at risk, Osler’s market-leading privacy group works hand in glove from the outset with a member of Osler’s dedicated privacy litigation team to provide necessary strategy for minimizing risk and cost.

Be it regulatory investigations, or defending individual, group, or privacy class actions, or for other litigation – our expert team has you covered.

The expertise you need to drive results

Our fully integrated team is comprised of industry-leading privacy and litigation lawyers from across the country. Individually, they bring deep insight, exceptional talent and valuable experience to every matter. Collectively, they are a combination without equal:

These principal team members are joined by the expertise of Robert Carson, Deborah Glendinning, Geoffrey Hunnisett, David Rankin, and Lauren Tomasich, litigation partners in our Toronto office; Kristian Brabander, a litigation partner based in Montréal; Tommy Gelbman, a litigation partner practising out of Calgary; and Vancouver-based litigation partner, Emily MacKinnon.