Carolyn Brandow

Privacy, Data and Information Security Lawyer

Phone:

519.640.6356

Fax:

519.932.3356

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Privacy Law Areas of Focus

Professional History

Representative Work

Achievements

Selected Presentations/Publications

Memberships

Education

Privacy Law Areas of Focus

Private business, public health sector and educational sector
Complaints, Litigation
Policy/Agreement Review

Professional History

Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Civil Procedure” (2016)
Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Comparative US/Canadian E-Discovery Law” (2010)
Partner, Lerners LLP (2008 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (2006-2008)
Associate lawyer, Ledroit Beckett (1999-2006)
Articling Student, Harrison Elwood (1998-1999)

Representative Work

During her years at Lerners, Carolyn’s practice has focused on a combination of litigation and administrative/regulatory matters including privacy law. Carolyn has acted for individuals, businesses, public agencies and educational institutions on privacy policy, information requests, and complaints. Carolyn regularly assists clients with privacy commissioner, tribunal and court matters involving privacy issues. She has brought appeals and judicial review applications before single judges, Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. She has spoken at events both for Ontario lawyers and lawyers across North America. Carolyn has been selected by her peers to be included in Lexpert since 2018 and she has been listed in Best Lawyers in Canada since 2014.

Achievements

Best Lawyers in Canada, Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Health Care Law, Lawyer of the Year, Medical Negligence & Professional Malpractice Law - London/Windsor
Recognized as a leading practitioner by Lexpert in the area of medical negligence [represents defendants] (2018-2022)
Recipient, 2018 Lexpert Zenith Award recognizing mid-career excellence in the legal profession
Junior Counsel to the Honourable Mr. Justice R.J. Haines, Review of the Meat Inspection and Regulatory Regimes in Ontario (2004)

Selected Presentations/Publications

Section 75 Investigations, the Osgoode Certificate in Professional Regulation and Discipline in the Ontario Health Care Sector, June 4, 2014, Toronto, Ontario
Challenges of Informed Consent in Research Protocols, Panelist at the 2013 Canadian Bar Association National Health Law Summit: Critical Issues in Health Law, Halifax, May 2013
Health Care Reform & Medical Malpractice Law: How Canada Balances Patient Rights, Physician Interests, and System Costs, Guest Speaker on Tort system from defence perspective in Canada, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, August 5, 2011
Summary Judgment Motions: Persuasive Advocacy – Winning Tactics, Guest Speaker on Expert Evidence on Summary Judgment Motions, Ontario Bar Association Conference, May, 2011

Memberships

Ontario/Canadian Bar Associations
The Advocates’ Society
Middlesex Law Association

Education

Admitted to Ontario Bar (2000)
Bachelor of Laws, The University of Western Ontario (1998) (Dean’s List 1996-1997)
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, The University of Western Ontario (1995) (Dean’s List (1992-1995)

Privacy Law Areas of Focus