BLG will be hosting a panel discussion entitled “Privacy Class Actions: Update, Strategy and Lessons Learned” at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium taking place on May 27-29 in Toronto. The panelists include Barry Glaspell, Robin Gould-Soil, CIPP/C, Director, Information Access and Privacy, University Health Network as well as myself. The panel will be moderated by Dean Dolan, […] Read more
I will be participating at an event entitled “Courriel Express. Après-midi d’étude interdisciplinaire” (Email and interdisciplinary study) taking place on may 7th in Montreal. The event is organized by Vincent Gautrais and Marie Demoulin (teachers at the ÉBSI) in the context of the LCCJTI.ca project of the University of Montreal. It can be summarized as an afternoon of interdisciplinary study […] Read more
I am delighted to be delivering a keynote (at 4h10min) on the topic of “Are Privacy Laws Adequately Protecting and Servicing Privacy?” at the Pathways to Privacy Research Symposium. This initiative was established by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) to increase awareness of the outcomes of privacy research and knowledge translation projects in […] Read more
Dr. Avner Levin and myself are delighted to be co-chairing this year’s 12th Edition of the Canadian Institute Privacy Law and Compliance event taking place in Toronto, Tuesday, February 24 to Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Marriott Bloor Yorkville, Toronto. The Privacy field has been rapidly evolving as practitioners are increasingly having to deal with […] Read more
I will be teaching, for a third consecutive year, DRT-6929E-A, a privacy law course at the University of Montreal Law Faculty. The class is offered to Masters degree students and takes place every Monday from 4 to 7pm, January 12 to April 13, 2015. I have been teaching since 2009 (e-commerce law from 2009 – […] Read more
The Quebec private sector data protection law, An Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector is celebrating its 20 years of existence. The Quebec bar is organizing an event to celebrate the existence of this law : Les 20 ans de la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé. The event is taking […] Read more
I will be participating at the CMA event “Digital Crossroads – Marketing, Privacy, Data and Consumer Trust” taking place in Toronto on November 25th. Digital Crossroads – Marketing, Privacy, Data and Consumer Trust is a must-attend event for professionals responsible for building consumer trust and keeping their organisations compliant with current and upcoming digital marketing […] Read more
I will be participating at the email marketing conference organized by Les Affaires entitled “Email marketing à l’ère de la loi C-28” together with my colleague Elisa Henry. This two day event is taking place at the Sheraton, Montreal, on November 11 and 12, 2014. Elisa Henry will provide a workshop on the new anti-spam […] Read more
July 22, 2014
New York
Today I will be speaking on location privacy issues at the Place 2014: The Business of Location event in NYC. The panel will be moderated by Jules Polonetsky, Executive Director and Co-chair of the Future of Privacy Forum. My co-panelists include Maya Mikhailov, EVP and Co-Founder, GPShopper, Amanda Koulousias, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission and Kate […] Read more