09/23/2024
Meet Mark!
Mark is a partner at Cedar Coast Law Group. Mark obtained his law degree from the University of Ottawa and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2016.
Mark advises individuals and organizations on privacy and data protection, insurance, and employment law issues.
Mark is a Certified Information and Privacy Professional (CIPP/C). Mark assists businesses, organizations, and individuals navigate privacy laws in Canada, including:
- Advising businesses on complying with the Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act, the Privacy Act, and the BC Protection of Personal Information Act
- How to integrate the Canadian Standards Association’s best practices on privacy into your data collection and use
- Assisting organizations to collect and use personal and marketing information while still abiding by the requirements of notice, consent, and access
- Responding to requests from individuals and from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC or the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Creation of privacy policies
- Conducting privacy audits
- How to handle and respond to breaches of data
- coverage advice on Cyber Liability policies and Technology Errors & Omissions policies
As an insurance litigator, Mark has a keen interest in the role of insurance in data protection. Many new insurance policies have started to become available to those looking to protect themselves and their businesses from clandestine attacks on personal data. It is important to know that most general commercial liability insurance policies no longer cover your business against cyber attacks or the loss of data by an employee.
As information about employees is considered ‘personal information,’ Mark believes privacy and employment issues go hand-in-hand. Mark assists businesses, organizations, and individuals understand employment laws in British Columbia and with:
- Employment contracts
- Wrongful dismissal claims
- COVID-19 vaccination policies
