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Fasken works with clients ranging from start-ups to established, multinational companies to determine how to navigate the rapidly evolving legal landscape surrounding AI innovations. We’ll help you get answers, whether your questions relate to the creation, protection, commercialization or acquisition of AI technology.
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Overview

From finance to healthcare, from supply chain to drones, developments in artificial intelligence will have a significant impact on our societies.

We create pragmatic legal strategies for companies that are focused specifically on AI technology. This includes strategies and agreements pertaining to the acquisition, the use of datasets and ownership and also the use of data and outputs generated by AI applications. Patent strategy is also a key focus.

We regularly advise on copyright and privacy & cybersecurity issues surrounding datasets and AI outputs as well as other regulations surrounding AI in different industries, including the healthcare industry.

We aim to be thought leaders with respect to emerging legal matters involving AI. Members of our team lecture or publish regularly on ethics, privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property and other legal issues pertaining to AI. We often network across our ten offices and many practice areas to collaborate as developments progress in this field.

Subscribe to our “Communications Bulletin”, and our “Privacy & Cybersecurity Bulletin”, attend a presentation where we’ll be speaking about AI issues, or contact any of our lawyers to learn more.

Achievements

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Alex Cameron, Partner | Co-Leader, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4505, [email protected]
  • Kateri-Anne Grenier, Partner | CO-LEADER, PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY, Québec, QC, +1 418 640 2040, [email protected]
  • Will Shaw, Partner | National Co-Leader, Emerging Technology & Venture Capital, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4554, [email protected]
  • Jean-Philippe Mikus, Partner | Trademark Agent | Intellectual Property, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5176, [email protected]
  • Julie Uzan-Naulin, Partner | Privacy and Cybersecurity Law, Montréal, QC, +1 514 871 5967, [email protected]
  • Andrew C. Alleyne, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3338, [email protected]
  • Christopher Ferguson, Partner | Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4425, [email protected]
  • Karam Bayrakal, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4850, [email protected]
  • Ariel Laver, CPA, CA, Partner | Information Technology, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3201, [email protected]
Alex Cameron Toronto Lawyer Alex Cameron Partner | Co-Leader, Privacy & Cybersecurity Toronto, ON +1 416 865 4505
Kateri-Anne Grenier Kateri-Anne Grenier Partner | CO-LEADER, PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY Québec, QC +1 418 640 2040
Will Shaw Toronto Lawyer Will Shaw Partner | National Co-Leader, Emerging Technology & Venture Capital Toronto, ON +1 416 865 4554
Jean-Philippe Mikus Intellectual Property Lawyer in Montréal Jean-Philippe Mikus Partner | Trademark Agent | Intellectual Property Montréal, QC +1 514 397 5176
Julie Uzan-Naulin | Privacy & Cybersecurity Lawyer in Montréal Julie Uzan-Naulin Partner | Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Montréal, QC +1 514 871 5967
Andrew Alleyne Toronto Lawyer Andrew C. Alleyne Partner | Corporate/Commercial Toronto, ON +1 416 868 3338
Christopher Ferguson Toronto Lawyer Christopher Ferguson Partner | Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Toronto, ON +1 416 865 4425
Karam Bayrakal, Partner | Corporate/Commercial Karam Bayrakal Partner | Corporate/Commercial Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 4850
Ariel Laver, Partner | Information Technology Ariel Laver, CPA, CA Partner | Information Technology Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 3201

Experience

  • BDC Capital's StrongNorth Fund leads $16 million investment in Lastwall to strengthen Canada’s defence capability, [Deal - BDC Capital], BDC’s StrongNorth Fund has made its first cybersecurity investment.
  • FireSwarm Solutions receives ITB investment from KONGSBERG Canada, [Deal - FireSwarm Solutions Inc.], ITB defence investment from KONGSBERG Canada in autonomous drone technology for wildfire and emergency response.
  • Quandri scales enterprise customer contracting for leading insurance brokerages, [Deal - Quandri Technologies Inc.], Quandri Technologies scales enterprise AI contracting with leading insurance brokerages.
  • Eliza Foundation successfully completes investment in Secure Blockchain Development Corp., [Deal - ], Private placement deal in artificial intelligence and blockchain technology company.
  • Pender Ventures invests in Engineered Intelligence, [Deal - Pender Ventures], Pender Ventures leads financing in Engineered Intelligence, expanding its grid asset management platform for utility companies across North America, Europe and globally.
  • Femtum Inc. completes a C$16 million Series A financing round, [Deal - Femtum Inc.], Series A financing (C$16 million) for a photonics technology company.
  • Walter Software acquired by Legora, [Deal - Walter Software Corporation], Acquisition in the Legal-Tech industry.
  • Uniblock completes C$5.2 million funding round, [Deal - Uniblock], C$5.2 million blockchain infrastructure funding round for Uniblock.
  • Dynatrace acquires DevCycle to enhance progressive delivery and real‑time feature management capabilities., [Deal - Dynatrace], Dynatrace, a global observability and application performance monitoring company, acquired DevCycle, a Toronto‑based feature management platform built on the OpenFeature standard, to strengthen its progressive delivery capabilities for cloud‑native and AI‑native software. The acquisition enhances...

Knowledge

  • Adopting AI in Financial Services: Key Takeaways from the Second Financial Industry Forum on AI, 4/9/2026
  • Could Artificial Intelligence Soon Prescribe Drugs in Canada? Lessons from Utah's Landmark Program, 3/12/2026
  • AI Compliance FAQ – What Businesses and Developers Need to Know, 12/9/2025
  • AI and Copyright - Who owns AI-generated content?, 9/22/2025
  • AI and Copyright - AI-generated deepfakes and the law, 9/15/2025
  • AI and Copyright - Training AI with copyrighted material, 9/8/2025
  • Doing Business in the United Kingdom, 7/9/2025
  • Banking Regulatory Year in Review and 2025 Outlook, 12/17/2024
  • Ontario’s Cyber Security Legislation for Health Institutions Receives Royal Assent, 12/10/2024
  • Ontario’s Public Sector Cyber Security Legislation Receives Royal Assent, 12/2/2024

Events

  • E-Commerce and AI: cocktail and panel on “The Legal Do's and Dont's for AI in E-Commerce”, 6/11/2025
  • AI and Automation in Mining, 2/25/2025
  • Feedback on Law 25: Where do We Stand?, 11/20/2024
  • Experience Feedback: Law 25, Where Do We Stand?, 9/18/2024
  • Law 25: Are you ready for the second wave of changes?, 11/1/2023
  • Law 25: Are you ready for the second wave of changes?, 9/20/2023
  • Choosing legally winning brands, 4/26/2023
  • Symposium 2021 - A.I. and Legal Ethics For In-House Counsel and Other Lawyers (Ethics) [Previously recorded in 2020], 11/17/2021
  • Symposium 2020 - A.I. and Legal Ethics for In-House Counsel and Other Lawyers [ETHICS], 11/18/2020
  • Fasken Automotive Summit, 6/8/2018

News

  • Ariel Laver discusses Canada’s AI Strategy in Canadian Lawyer, 6/4/2026
  • Julie Uzan-Naulin comments on the EU Commission’s proposal to simplify its digital regulatory framework in Canadian Lawyer, 1/20/2026
  • Sophie MacRae and Heather Whiteside comment on virtual care, AI, and big data in Lexpert, 6/17/2024
  • CNBC Africa interviews Venolan Naidoo in a report on AI and its integration in the workplace, 3/18/2024
  • American Lawyer Magazine quotes Justin P’ng in an article on Canada’s new AI regulations, 7/5/2022
  • Huffington Post Québec quotes the firm in an article on the first school of artificial intelligence in healthcare, 11/24/2018

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