Joanna Fine

Joanna is a member of the Privacy and Data Management group. She provides practical and strategic privacy compliance advice to organizations across all sectors, from large multi-national companies to emerging companies.

Joanna regularly assists clients in identifying and managing privacy risks associated with complex and innovative data collection and use initiatives, including interest-based advertising, “big data” analytics, AI, surveillance technologies, and anti-fraud initiatives. Joanna also assists clients with security incident response and privacy regulatory investigations, including liaising with federal and provincial privacy regulators in Canada.  

She regularly provides privacy and anti-spam training to clients, drafts privacy policies and procedures, conducts privacy reviews, and advises on privacy issues in mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing arrangements (including transborder data flows).


Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized in Privacy & Data Protection

    —Chambers Canada
  • “Stand-out Lawyer” 2024

    —Thomson Reuters
  • Recognized in Privacy and Data Security Law 2025

    —Best Lawyers in Canada
  • Recognized in Technology and Health Sciences 2024

    —Lexpert Special Edition

Credentials

Education

  • University of Toronto, J.D.
  • York University, M.E.S.
  • McGill University, B.A.

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • The Canadian Technology Law Association
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Ontario Bar Association, member of the Privacy Law Section Executive
  • The Law Society of Ontario
  • Toronto Computer Lawyers' Group