Maryna is an associate in the Privacy and Data Management Group. As an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/C), Maryna is well-versed in Canadian privacy laws at the federal and provincial/territorial levels. Her practice covers a wide range of privacy, data management, and cybersecurity matters, including advising on privacy and anti-spam compliance, drafting privacy policies and procedures, conducting diligence and negotiations in a transactional context, and managing and responding to access to information requests.
Maryna holds a joint Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. While at McGill, she co-founded Tech Law McGill – an organization for students interested in the intersection of law and technology. In 2020-21, Maryna was a Legal Fellow at the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Prospector Capital Corp.
Prospector Capital Corp. in its business combination with LeddarTech for US$ 348 million
- OneComply
OneComply in its acquisition by GeoComply Inc.
- Safran
Safran in its acquisition of Orolia
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
- VTS
VTS in its acquisition of Lane Technologies
- TopBuild
TopBuild in its $1 billion acquisition of Distribution International
Prospector Capital Corp. in its business combination with LeddarTech for US$ 348 million
OneComply in its acquisition by GeoComply Inc.
Safran in its acquisition of Orolia
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
VTS in its acquisition of Lane Technologies
- TopBuild
TopBuild in its $1 billion acquisition of Distribution International
Latest Insights
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Report Dec 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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Osler Update Sep 20, 2024
Completing the Law 25 puzzle: insight into the right to data portability
Starting September 22, 2024, the final Law 25 amendments to the Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (the...
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Osler Update Mar 1, 2024
Canada’s new Online Harms Act (C-63): what you need to know
The Government of Canada introduced its long-anticipated online harms legislation, Bill C-63, on February 26. We look at the key duties the bill...
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Osler Update Dec 11, 2023
The wave of privacy and data legislation reform will continue in 2024
There are clear signals that privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to be focal points in the highly dynamic Canadian privacy arena...
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Awards and Recognition
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Honourable Mention, Canadian Law and Society Association English Language Article Prize (2020)
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Bereskin & Parr Prize in Industrial and Intellectual Property (2018)
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Third Place, Best Policy Briefing – uOttawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society Copyright Policy Moot (2018)
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Research Group on Constitutional Studies Prize (2014)
Community Involvement
- Mile End Legal Clinic, Student Intern (2017 – 2018)
- Legal Information Clinic at McGill, Case Worker (2016 – 2017)
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
Publications
- Co-Author, “The Freight Train of Privacy Legislative Reform Keeps Rolling,” Osler Legal Year in Review, 2022.
- Co-Author, “Canada’s Freight Train of Privacy Legislative Reform Continues,” Osler Legal Year in Review, 2021.
- Author, “Legislating Mis- and Disinformation in Canada,” World Intermediary Liability Map, News. Stanford University Center for Internet and Society. 2021.
- Author, “A Right to De-Indexing in Canada,” World Intermediary Liability Map, News. Stanford University Center for Internet and Society. 2021.
- Co-Author, “Platform Responsibility and Regulation in Canada: Considerations on Transparency, Legislative Clarity, and Design,” Harvard Journal of Law and Technology Digest. 2021.
- Co-Author, “Waszul, Wiseau, and Moral Rights on the Internet,” The Record, Yale Journal of Law and Technology. 2020.
- Co-Author, “Copyright and Memes: Drake Effect, Exceptions to Infringement,” The Lawyer’s Daily, LexisNexis Canada. 2020.
- Co-Author, “Need a Good Laugh? Memes and Copyright,” The Lawyer’s Daily, LexisNexis Canada. 2020.
- Co-Author, “You Can’t be Blue Anymore: Blame Colour Monopolies,” The Lawyer’s Daily, LexisNexis Canada. 2020.
- Co-Author, “Transgressing the Division of Powers: The Case of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement,” Canadian Journal of Law and Society 34, no. 3 (2019): 393-415.
- Co-Moderator, “Women’s Healthtech: Legal Implications of a Changing World,” CAN-TECH Law Fall Conference, Toronto, 2022.
- Moderator, “Shooting the Messenger? Intermediary Liability and Harmful Online Speech,” Tech Law McGill, McGill Faculty of Law, Montreal, 2018.
- Paper Presenter, “Best We Forget: Expressive Freedom and the Right to be Forgotten,” USENIX Free and Open Communications on the Internet Workshop, Vancouver, 2017.
- Paper Co-Presenter, “Constitutionalizing Self-Government for Whom? Provincial Interests and the Negotiation of the James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement,” Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canadian Political Science Association, Ottawa, 2015.
Events
Credentials
Education
- McGill University, B.C.L./LL.B.
- McGill University, Political Science (First Class Honours)
Languages
- English
- French
- Ukranian
Professional Affiliations
- Ontario Bar Association – Privacy and Access to Information Law Section
- Women in Tech Law Committee – Canadian Technology Law Association (CAN-TECH)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association
