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Nareg Froundjian, Associate | Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Nareg Froundjian

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2022 | Québec, 2019
Language(s) English, French, Spanish, Armenian
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Nareg is a technology lawyer with Fasken's Privacy and Cybersecurity group. He provides practical and actionable advice to some of Canada’s leading institutions and startups.

His practice focuses on data protection issues, with a particular penchant for cybersecurity breach preparation and response (incl. bespoke advisory work, gap assessments, crisis simulation, and holistic breach response). His breach response work has helped organizations navigate complex cybersecurity events in a variety of sectors: telecommunications, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, banking, finance, transport, energy. He also acts as a subject matter for corporate transactions and assists with contractual matters, where he helps quantify and mitigate cybersecurity and privacy risk. He has broad experience with the Canadian privacy landscape and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/C) and a Certified Cybersecurity Professional (CC from ISC2).                                                                                                                   

He was formerly involved in building a community of young technophile lawyers as a board member of the Young Bar of Montreal, in pioneering access to justice initiatives as a researcher at the Cyberjustice Laboratory, and in innovating the legal profession as a mentor at LawWithoutWalls.

Achievements

Career & Education

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws University of Montreal
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Trilingual

Accreditations

  • Certificate, Certified in Cybersecurity International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC²)
  • Certificate, Certified OneTrust Privacy Professional OneTrust
  • Certificate, CIPP/C, International Association of Privacy Professionals IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)

Community involvement

  • Member Canadian Bar Association 2025 to present
  • Chair IT Committee of the Young Bar of Montreal 2021 to 2024
  • Director Young Bar of Montreal 2021 to 2024
  • Member Cybereco 2020 to present
  • Vice Chair IT Committee of the Young Bar of Montreal 2019 to 2021
  • Volunteer IT Committee of the Young Bar of Montreal 2018 to present
  • Mentor LawWithoutWalls 2016 to 2020

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

  • Navigating 2026: Key Trends Shaping the Technology Sector, 3/24/2026
  • The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) – How Will it Impact Canadian Businesses?, 8/6/2025
  • Fasken’s Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity in Canada, the US, and the EU (June 2025), 6/26/2025
  • Bill C-2: Strong Borders Act Introduces Lawful Access and Data Disclosure Regime, 6/25/2025
  • Tips on Implementing Effective Security Measures, 4/16/2025
  • Fasken Noteworthy Privacy & Cybersecurity News (November 2024), 11/28/2024
  • Fasken Noteworthy Privacy & Cybersecurity News (August 2024), 8/27/2024
  • Fasken Noteworthy Privacy & Cybersecurity News (June 2024), 6/20/2024
  • Fasken Noteworthy Privacy & Cybersecurity News (May 2024), 5/22/2024
  • As Alberta Inches Closer to the Federal Model for Breach Reporting, Will Québec Follow?, 4/29/2024

Events

  • Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2025: Key Developments and Insights, 10/22/2025
  • 2024 Year-End Review: Privacy and Cybersecurity Key Trends and Developments, 12/10/2024
  • Law 25: Is your organization well prepared? We will answer all your questions!, 2/7/2024
  • Law 25: Is your organization well prepared? We will answer all your questions!, 12/6/2023
  • Law 25: Are you ready for the second wave of changes?, 11/1/2023
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2023: Key Trends and Developments in Canada and Abroad, 6/6/2023

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Gestion d’un incident de cybersécurité (French only), 6/13/2022
  • Fuite de donnée: Responsabilités et gestion de crise (French only), 5/5/2022
  • Privacy and Blockchain, 2/22/2022
  • Consommation + numérique dans 10, 20, 30 ans… (french only), 1/22/2022
  • Guacamole: deux avocats, un expert, cinq incidents cyber épicés (French only), 10/7/2021
  • The Growing Threat of Cyberattacks and the Importance of Data Privacy Laws: What Lawyers Need to Know, 7/29/2021
  • Regard sur levolution de la reglementation (French only), 4/4/2021
  • Vulnerability and Control: Deepfakes, Image Based Abuse, and Online Harm, 10/18/2019
  • SpeakingEngagement
Guest lecture Gestion d’un incident de cybersécurité (French only) Université de Sherbrooke, programme de Maitrise en commerce électronique
Lecturer Fuite de donnée: Responsabilités et gestion de crise (French only) ESG+, Cybersécurité pour les gestionnaires
Guest lecture Privacy and Blockchain George Brown College, Blockchain Laws and Regulations