Gowling WLG‘s technology group is led out of Vancouver by corporate specialist Aimee Halfyard. The group combines the firm’s strength in corporate transactions, data protection and privacy to assist with both contentious and non-contentious matters. It has helped clients with commercial arrangements, negotiating technology agreements, technology M&As, outsourcing and fintech issues. Wendy Wagner sits in Ottawa and is a data protection and cybersecurity specialist, she assists clients with data processing agreements, privacy impact assessments and AI-related issues. Over in Montréal, Marc Tremblay handles M&As for information technology and manufacturing sectors, while Antoine Guilmain is the go-to for data protection issues.
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‘The team is able to take advantage of different skills from different individuals. When one person isn't that close with a specific topic, they can work with another individual within the organization to get the answer needed for the client.’
‘The people we work with respond well to questions, are able to work through complex challenges and fully understand the complexity of health care privacy.’
Key clients
- Meta Platforms
- Amazon Web Services
Work highlights
Advised Meta on Reality Labs as its in-house product counsel.
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Practice head
Aimee Halfyard
Other key lawyers
Antoine Guilmain; Wendy Wagner; Marc Tremblay; Parna Sabet-Stephenson