Lawyer Profile
Kelly L. Friedman
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Historical BLG Toronto senior counsel and e-discovery leader. BLG announced in 2018 that Kelly Friedman joined its Discovery Services Group as National Counsel. BLG materials describe her as Senior Counsel and National Leader of Beyond eDiscovery, with more than two decades of litigation experience and expertise in electronic discovery, data management, cybersecurity, privacy and anti-spam regulation. She has appeared before all levels of Ontario courts, the Supreme Court of Canada and administrative bodies including the Ontario Energy Board.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1996 (ON)
Professional Details
Education
McGill University, bachelor's degree
University of Toronto, LL.B.
Associations
Co-editor, ISO/IEC 27050-3:2017 international code of practice for electronic discovery
Chair, Precedents Subcommittee of the Ontario E-Discovery Implementation Committee
Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission of Canada
Member, Canadian Advisory Committee on Information Technology and Security (ISO SC27)
Awards & Recognition
Canadian Lawyer Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada, 2011
Who’s Who Legal: Canada E-Discovery Practitioners and Who’s Who Legal Litigation: E-Discovery Lawyers, recognized annually since 2015 (BLG materials)
Relativity Fest AI Innovation Award, 2022
Articles & Speeches
AI Visionary Kelly Friedman on the Inevitable Intersection of e-Discovery, Cybersecurity, and Data Privacy, Relativity, 2022
Beyond eDiscovery service materials, BLG, 2022
Electronic-document and e-discovery standards presentations and commentary cited by Canadian Lawyer and industry conference materials
Support Team
Cindy Clarke, BLG National Group Head, Specialized Litigation