Ryan Berger

Ryan is a leading privacy and employment lawyer, with a primary focus on providing strategic advice to businesses and employers. Ryan leads Lawson Lundell’s Privacy Group and routinely advises public and private sector organizations on data protection, business confidentiality and privacy compliance, risk management strategies, breach response, access to information, and litigation. He manages breach response teams for clients, including forensic investigation, crisis communications and notification. On the transactional side, Ryan works closely with the firm’s business group on technology development, innovation and deals involving data, as well as Cloud and Software as a Service agreements. He has experience in health care, advising and representing health authorities in privileging, discipline and related employment matters. He also advises electronic medical records providers, clinics and technology companies in the evolving digital health care world. Ryan is recognised by Chambers Canada for Privacy & Data Protection and The Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour & Employment Law, Municipal Law and Privacy & Data Security Law. They also named him the 2022 Lawyer of the Year: Privacy & Data Security Law (Vancouver).