Technology is no longer a sector: it is a dimension of every business. Our Technology Law practice advises organizations across industries on the legal, regulatory, and commercial issues arising from the integration and deployment of technology in their operations, with a particular focus on the intersection of legal obligation, security requirements, and business strategy.

Our team brings specialized experience across the full lifecycle of technology mandates: from transactional due diligence and post-acquisition integration to technology governance, emerging technology risk, and the drafting and negotiation of complex commercial agreements. We advise both public and private sector clients, drawing on deep cross-sectoral knowledge spanning financial services, healthcare, energy, infrastructure, transport, amongst others.

We provide counsel on digital transformation initiatives, supporting organizations in governing the adoption of new technologies in a manner consistent with their legal obligations and risk tolerance. We advise on cloud services, data hub projects, and technology procurement, and assist clients in assessing and managing the legal dimensions of their vendor and technology ecosystems. Our drafting and negotiation practice encompasses technology contracts, data governance agreements, licensing arrangements, and technology transfer agreements.

On the transactional side, we advise publicly listed and privately held companies on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and investments, with a particular focus on technology and cybersecurity due diligence: assessing technology environments, identifying risk exposure, and supporting post-acquisition integration strategies. We work alongside financial and operational teams to ensure that data and technology risk is properly evaluated and reflected in transaction structuring and negotiations.

We are recognized as thought leaders on the legal dimensions of emerging technologies, providing counsel on artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, biometrics, smart contracts, and digital asset frameworks. We help clients navigate the risks of digital disruption and the competitive opportunities afforded by investment in digital capabilities: always within a framework that is legally sound, operationally realistic, and aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.

Specialty: Artificial Intelligence Governance

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal and regulatory landscape at a pace that few organizations are fully prepared for. Our AI governance practice advises organizations on the full spectrum of legal obligations and strategic risks arising from the development, procurement, and deployment of AI systems: across industries and jurisdictions.

We provide regulatory advice on the evolving and often fragmented AI compliance landscape, and sector-specific obligations in healthcare, financial services, and critical infrastructure. We help clients assess their AI environments, identify risk exposure, and develop governance frameworks that are operationally grounded and audit ready.

Our counsel encompasses data protection and AI: including privacy impact assessments for AI-driven processes, training data assessments, and the implementation of Privacy and Security by Design principles in AI environments. We advise on automated decision-making rules and the development of human-centric oversight mechanisms, including explainability obligations, challenge and review processes, and internal accountability frameworks.

We assist clients in the procurement of third-party AI products and services, addressing contractual limitations on use, data training rights, liability allocation, and ownership of AI-generated outputs. We also advise on AI risk and impact assessments, evaluating potential liabilities arising from compliance gaps, discrimination or bias risks, and ethical considerations, and supporting the development of mitigation strategies.

Our team has developed and delivered graduate-level programs on AI governance and emerging technology law and is regularly engaged as a speaker and advisor at national and international forums on the legal dimensions of artificial intelligence.

Specialty: Biometrics

Biometric data: including fingerprints, retinal scans, facial recognition, voiceprints, and emerging modalities such as gait recognition, occupies a uniquely sensitive position in privacy and data protection law. It is, by definition, non-fungible: once compromised, it cannot be reset or replaced. The legal obligations and risks associated with biometric authentication and identification are therefore among the most consequential facing organizations today.

Our biometrics practice advises organizations on the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of biometric information under applicable Canadian federal and provincial privacy law, including Law 25, which imposes specific requirements on the collection of biometric characteristics.

We assist clients in conducting privacy impact assessments for biometric programs, developing consent frameworks and data minimization strategies, and assessing the legal implications of third-party biometric service providers and vendor agreements. We advise on the specific risks associated with biometric data storage and transmission, and support clients in implementing governance structures appropriate to the sensitivity of the data involved.

As new biometric technologies emerge, from gait analysis to behavioural biometrics, the legal landscape continues to evolve. We monitor regulatory developments across jurisdictions and provide practical counsel to help organizations deploy biometric technologies in a manner that is legally defensible, operationally sound, and responsive to evolving stakeholder expectations.