Shawn Smith

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2014

Areas of Practice
Information Technology Law

Description
Shawn Smith is a partner in the Technology and Privacy & Data Protection Groups. Shawn’s practice focuses on information technology, privacy (including Canada’s anti-spam legislation), e-commerce (including consumer protection) and emerging technologies (IoT, AI/smart contracts, blockchain, automation, etc.).

Shawn regularly advises clients on complex business process outsourcings, service arrangements, technology exploitation (including development, commercialization and licensing), transformational procurements (public and private) and domestic and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures involving technology companies, businesses and assets.

Shawn has experience assisting with technology issues across a broad range of industries, including financial services, insurance, energy, mining, telecommunications, postal service, aviation, manufacturing, retail and healthcare.

Professional Activities
Shawn is a member of the Canadian Technology Law Association, the International Technology Law Association, the American Bar Association (ABA), the ABA’s Committee on Science and Technology and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (for which he is CIPP/C (Canada), CIPP/US (United States) and CIPP/E (Europe) certified).