Justin is an associate in the Privacy and Data Management Group of our Toronto office. His practice focuses on privacy, cybersecurity, and technology matters, and involves assisting clients with privacy compliance, data governance, data security incident response and preparedness, commercial agreements and transactions, and regulatory investigations.
Justin is a Certified Information Privacy Professional for Canada (CIPP/C) and the United States (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Justin holds a J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School and an LL.M. from Georgetown Law where he was a National Security Law Scholar and focused his studies on privacy, cybersecurity, and AI law and policy. At Georgetown, he was an Assistant Notes Editor for the Georgetown Law Technology Review, a Peer Reviewer for the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, and a Legal Extern at the Center for AI and Digital Policy. At Osgoode, he was an oralist for the winning team at the national Julius Alexander Isaac Moot Competition.
Justin is frequently involved in community volunteering and is the former President and Chair of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (Ontario Region). In recognition of his community leadership, he received the Emerging Leader Award from his alma mater, Victoria College at the University of Toronto.
Prior to joining Osler, Justin was a privacy and cybersecurity associate at another international law firm based in Canada.
Representative Work
Prior to joining Osler
- Assisted companies in various sectors on privacy risk management processes, including implementation of privacy policies and consent management procedures.
- Assisted various clients with identifying and mitigating privacy and cybersecurity risks in M&A and other commercial transactions.
- Advised domestic and international clients in the context of data security incidents involving multiple Canadian jurisdictions, including investigations, notifications, and reporting.
- Assisted clients in regulatory investigations and individual complaints involving federal and provincial privacy commissioners.
- Advised an American multinational manufacturing company on privacy compliance issues in connection with the management and cross-border data transfers of employee information.
- Assisted a Canadian hospitality services business with the privacy compliance review and implementation of a company vehicle surveillance system.
- Advised a Canadian information services provider in its response to one of the largest ever data breaches in the Canadian healthcare sector and related regulatory investigation.
- Advised a Canadian healthcare SaaS provider in its response to a data exfiltration incident impacting personal health information records managed by Canadian and American third-party organizations.
Latest Insights
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Osler Update February 10, 2025
A practical approach to enhancing cybersecurity trust: standards and validation programs for SMEs
As cybersecurity threats become more prevalent, the need to implement cybersecurity controls based on accessible, pragmatic and achievable standards...
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Osler Update December 3, 2024
The Québec AMF’s new information security incident reporting regime: what financial institutions need to know
Québec’s financial regulatory agency published a new information security incident reporting regime, with obligations for certain financial...
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Awards and Recognition
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Victoria College (University of Toronto), Emerging Leader Award (2024)
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Georgetown University Law Center, Distinction and Dean’s List (2024)
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Georgetown University Law Center, National Security Law Scholarship (2023)
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Osgoode Hall Law School, Julius Alexander Isaac Moot – First Place (2018)
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Osgoode Hall Law School, Jack Walker QC Award for Excellence in Legal Ethics and Professionalism (2018)
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Osgoode Hall Law School, Stringer LLP Essay Prize in Labour Law (2018)
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Osgoode Hall Law School, BLG Professional Excellence Award (2016)
Community Involvement
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canada-Asia Young Professionals Fellow (2023-24)
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers – Ontario Region, President and Chair (2022-2023), Secretary (2019 – 2022)
- Internet Law and Policy Foundry, Fellow (2022 – 2023)
- Pro Bono Ontario, Duty Counsel (2019 – 2023)
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Moot Coach – Julius Alexander Isaac Moot (2020 – 2022)
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, “Privacy Protection in a Wired Workplace: The Supreme Court of Canada sets new rules”, Lancaster House, September 26, 2024
Speaker, “Private Aspects of Cybercrime Investigations”, Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association Cybercrime Course, University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, August 17, 2023
Speaker, “Public and Private Aspects of Cybercrime Investigations”, Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association Cybercrime Course, University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, August 18, 2022
Published Work
Author, “The Resurrection Will Not Be Televised: Legal Remedies for Posthumous Deepfakes”, Georgetown Law Technology Review, Volume 8 Number 2 (2024)
Author, “The Gatekeeper’s Jurisdiction: The Law Society of Ontario and the Promotion of Diversity in the Legal Profession”, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, Volume 77 Number 2 (2019)
Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. (Distinction and Dean’s List), National Security Law
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
- University of Toronto, Hons. B.A. (High Distinction), International Relations
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
