Wendy J. Wagner

Wendy J. Wagner is the head of Gowling WLG Canada’s International Trade Group and co-leads the Cyber Security & Data Protection Group. Wendy provides compliance advice on customs, import/export controls, controlled goods, and sanctions, and represents clients before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and Courts. In her cyber security and data protection practice, Wendy advises on policies, data processing agreements, and privacy impact assessments. She addresses de-identification, AI tools, biometrics and automated decision-making, and handles breach incidents. Wendy’s experience includes data retention policies, data security, and access to information requests. She represents clients in investigations and appeals before privacy commissioners and courts. Her litigation practice includes appearances before Federal and Ontario courts, covering administrative law, constitutional challenges, and defamation law. Wendy clerked for Justice Bastarache of the Supreme Court of Canada and holds both an LLB and an MA in International Affairs. Recognized in Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, the Legal 500 Canada, The Best Lawyers™ in Canada, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Wendy was named in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2023 and 2024 lists.