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Expertise

Alyssa Riley

Practice Assistant

Toronto
ariley@blg.com
416.367.6749
416.350.2667

Bonnie practises corporate commercial law and works closely with lawyers in the Information Technology Group. Bonnie’s expertise lies in the interpretation and application of privacy, information and access-to-information laws.

She advises clients in the private and public sectors on managing the information they collect or create, including:

  • financial services
  • energy
  • education
  • health
  • consumer products
  • publishing

Bonnie provides advice to federal and provincial healthcare and health informatics sectors. She collaborates with key industry stakeholders, including:

  • hospitals
  • clinics
  • healthcare professionals
  • registries and other prescribed entities
  • government and community agencies
  • industry associations
  • regulatory bodies
  • laboratories
  • pharmacies
  • pharmaceutical manufacturers
  • non-commercial providers of information technology services

Bonnie has been at the forefront of information technology law and led a project for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in 2009.

She has acted as external counsel for a number of health professional regulators and also spent several years as director of legal services for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Experience

  • Negotiating and drafting agreements relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal, confidential and personal health information, including system access, data sharing, research, and IT services agreements.
  • Analyzing legislative requirements of laws and regulations governing privacy, data protection, electronic communications and commerce, access to information, healthcare funding and health services delivery.
  • Assisting organizations to find practical means of complying with legislative requirements.
  • Advising on shared electronic information systems and projects, including privacy models and options for privacy governance.
  • Reviewing privacy impact and related assessments.
  • Assisting with the management of privacy and security breaches.
  • Facilitating stakeholder discussions and preparing and delivering orientation and other educational materials relating to privacy, access-to-information, the healthcare system, and not-for-profit corporations and organizations.

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Member-at-large, Executive Committee, Privacy Law Section, Ontario Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Director and chair, Program and Quality Committee, Baycrest, 2007-2011

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2022 (and since 2019) editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Health Care Law) and in the 2022 edition (Privacy and Data Security Law)

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 1991
  • LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2005
  • MBA, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 2002
  • LLB, University of Toronto, 1989
  • MA, Middlebury College, 1986
  • BA, American University of Paris, 1985