Lawyer Profile

Frédéric Wilson

Montréal, Quebec

Frédéric Wilson

Overview

Frédéric Wilson is a Partner and National Co-Leader of BLG's Privacy & Cybersecurity practice in Montréal. He advises private and public companies on data-protection compliance, workplace monitoring, new technologies, marketing programs, AI risk, cross-border data flows, privacy impact assessments and privacy breaches. With a decade of litigation experience, he represents clients in administrative investigations, complaints and judicial reviews, including matters involving financial and fintech institutions, and has appeared before Quebec courts, the Federal Court and in arbitration. He is called to the Quebec Bar and holds B.C.L./LL.B. and B.A. degrees from McGill University. Before joining BLG, he practised commercial litigation for eight years at Norton Rose Fulbright.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Law

Bar Information

Quebec Bar, 2010

Professional Details

Education

B.C.L./LL.B., McGill University, 2008
B.A. in History and Humanistic Studies, McGill University, 2004
CIPP/C, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Seminar on pleading techniques, Barreau du Québec

Associations

Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (Québec), member
Justice Pro Bono, volunteer and coordinator for an asylum-seeker assistance program

Awards & Recognition

Best Lawyers in Canada, Privacy and Data Security Law, 2026
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Data Protection & Privacy, 2026
Lexpert Special Edition: Technology, 2026

Articles & Speeches

Decoding Tomorrow: BLG Primer on AI Governance, co-author, December 19, 2023
De-risking: What financial institutions and their customers need to know, Osgoode 2nd National AML Compliance Conference, 2021
Dismantling the right to portability, IAPP Symposium, June 2024
BLG at IAPP's Canada Privacy Symposium 2025, moderator
Alberta judgment opens the door to the legitimization of data scraping and AI model training, 2025
Preventing confidentiality incidents: BLG's translation of recent guidance from the Commission d'accès à l'information, 2026

Support Team

Andie Parent, Practice Assistant, Montréal, +1 514 954 2555