Overview

Antoine Guilmain is a partner in Gowling WLG's Montréal office and co-leader of the firm's national Cybersecurity and Data Protection Group. He advises organizations on privacy, cyber security, anti-spam compliance, access to information, consumer protection and European data protection requirements. His work includes strategic and operational guidance on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, large-scale data use, virtual and augmented reality, connected devices and the metaverse. Antoine helps clients address data governance, regulatory compliance, contractual issues, risk management and liability when deploying technology. He has represented clients before the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec, the Federal Court and provincial courts, and assists with regulatory investigations and security incidents. Antoine is also an associate professor at the Université de Sherbrooke's Faculty of Law. He was called to the Québec bar in 2016 and the Paris bar in 2018.

Practice Areas

• Data Protection and Cyber Security
• Technology
• Administrative and Public Law
• Defamation Law and Reputation Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2016 (QC)