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.
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Latest Insights
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Osler Update March 19, 2025
Québec’s privacy regulator prohibits retailer’s use of facial recognition for loss prevention
On February 18, 2025, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (the CAI) issued a decision prohibiting a major grocery and pharmacy...
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Webinar December 11, 2024
AccessPrivacy Monthly Call: data litigation roundtable
In this month’s webinar, Adam Kardash was joined by Chris Naudie, Kristian Brabander, Tommy Gelbman, and Jessica...
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Report December 5, 2024
Privacy and data-related law reform to continue in 2025
A growing array of privacy and data obligations are being introduced in sector-specific and other legislative proposals.
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Report November 5, 2024
Osler Privacy Jurisprudence Review – Third Edition – Fall 2024
Comprised of case summaries accompanied by expert commentary, the Privacy Jurisprudence Review will help readers identify and understand emerging...
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Osler News May 21, 2024
Prominent privacy lawyers Éloïse Gratton and François Joli-Coeur join Osler’s market-leading national Privacy and Data Management practice
Osler is pleased to welcome prominent privacy law practitioners Éloïse Gratton and François Joli-Coeur to the firm’s market-leading national...
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Media Mentions September 20, 2023
Federal parties look poised to use new law to fight B.C. privacy regulations, court documents indicate – The Hill Times
Adam Kardash says in an interview that the argument federal political parties are making that they should be exempt from B.C.’s privacy laws is...
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Osler News November 24, 2022
Osler welcomes Kristian Brabander to the Litigation team in Montreal
Kristian Brabander has joined Osler’s Litigation team in Montreal, with extensive experience in a wide range of litigation matters, including...
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Osler News November 23, 2022
The class actions certification pendulum is swinging back, say lawyers – Lexpert
After showing a “great willingness to certify” class actions, Canadian courts are increasingly looking for “some meat in the action.” Osler...
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