Overview

Chantal Bernier is Co-chair, Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group and is a member of Dentons’ Canadian Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group. Chantal advises leading-edge national and international companies as they expand into Canada and Europe, enter the e-commerce space, adopt data analytics and roll out data-based market initiatives. Her clients include ad tech companies, financial institutions, biotech companies, data analytics firms and government institutions.

Thanks to Chantal, Dentons is proud to be the only law firm in Canada that has a former privacy regulator on board as a practicing lawyer. During her nearly six years at the helm of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Chantal led national and international privacy investigations in the public and private sectors, as well privacy audits, privacy impact assessment reviews, technological analysis, and privacy policy development and research.

In her Government Affairs and Public Policy practice, Chantal leverages her many years in high-ranking positions at the Government of Canada to provide her clients with strategic counsel. Her experience as a senior executive also uniquely positions her to understand corporate management challenges in both the public and private sectors to find solutions that serve corporate interests and comply with the law. She serves clients in French, English, Italian and Spanish, and is very active at the international level.

First recognized in 2017, Chantal has been commended for her extensive knowledge and experience in a variety of respected publications, including:

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Practice Areas

• Privacy Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1978 (QC)