Caroline Deschênes is a partner at Langlois Lawyers' Montreal office. She practises civil and commercial litigation and has specific expertise in the areas of privacy, cybersecurity and access to information. She advises clients of all sizes in a variety of fields on putting in place and implementing privacy compliance programs, on managing confidentiality incidents, interacting with various regulators and complying with Canada’s anti-spam legislation. She also represents a variety of businesses and public bodies in connection with access to information issues, particularly before Quebec’s Commission d’accès à l’information. Caroline holds the CIPP/C and CIPM certifications issued by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), which attests to her in-depth understanding of the legislative and regulatory environment surrounding the protection of personal information and to her competence in helping clients establish, maintain and manage a compliance program at all stages of the data life cycle.
