100 King St W, Suite 3400, 1 First Canadian Pl, PO Box 130, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2000 (ON)
Ruth practises in the areas of privacy, data protection and management, cybersecurity and fraud. With over 20 years of experience in litigating high-stakes commercial disputes (including complex commercial fraud) marked by an impressive track record of success, Ruth has focused the last decade of her practice on advisory work surrounding regulatory compliance with privacy and emerging technology legislation, data management and governance, cybersecurity preparedness and breach response and the strategic management of associated commercial and regulatory disputes and consumer class actions. Her accomplishments have earned rankings by Chambers Canada, where she and the firm's practice group are globally recognized. She is also recognized as a Litigation Future Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada. Ruth is frequently invited to speak on emerging legal issues in the privacy/data/cybersecurity space. She has partnered with colleagues to teach the Cybersecurity Law course at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and she regularly offers seminars to law students on cybersecurity issues. Ruth is also an invited mentor for the MasterCard Emerging Leaders Cyber Initiative.
