About Daanish
Daanish Samadmoten is a member of Fasken’s Privacy and Cybersecurity group and is the Firm’s Chief Privacy Officer. Daanish frequently advises clients on various privacy and cybersecurity matters by providing practical and strategic advice in respect of privacy compliance, data breach incidents, and privacy litigation.Daanish works closely with clients to achieve business objectives through the innovative use of personal information, while ensuring compliance and managing risk. He helps clients to identify and implement creative solutions to all manner of privacy issues, including data projects and marketing initiatives.Daanish frequently advises clients and their Boards of Directors about cybersecurity risks, Board responsibility, implementing effective governance, risk transfer, and incident response planning. This advice will often involve working closely with outside cybersecurity experts to manage cybersecurity risks and conduct strategic risk assessments.Daanish has helped numerous clients respond to a full range of data breach incidents involving millions of affected records and individuals, including some of Canada’s most high-profile breaches. Clients have looked to Daanish to help effectively investigate and respond to significant matters such as:Large-scale ransomware attacksCyber extortion in the context information theft and DDoS attacksSophisticated hacking, malware, and phishing attacksLost and stolen laptops, drives, and paper informationData breaches impacting payment cards and PCI rulesCareless exposure, snooping, and rogue employeesVendor and service provider breachesWith considerable experience and an ongoing practice in the fields of commercial, civil, and administrative litigation, Daanish brings to bear key legal and litigation risk management considerations in relation to privacy and cybersecurity matters.In the freedom of information and access to information field, Daanish assists clients with strategic requests to obtain material information for business or legal purposes and with resisting the disclosure of information before institutions and regulators.Daanish is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, teaching a course on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
Daanish Samadmoten is a member of Fasken’s Privacy and Cybersecurity group and is the Firm’s Chief Privacy Officer. Daanish frequently advises clients on various privacy and cybersecurity matters by providing practical and strategic advice in respect of privacy compliance, data breach incidents, and privacy litigation.Daanish works closely with clients to achieve business objectives through the innovative use of personal information, while ensuring compliance and managing risk. He helps clients to identify and implement creative solutions to all manner of privacy issues, including data projects and marketing initiatives.Daanish frequently advises clients and their Boards of Directors about cybersecurity risks, Board responsibility, implementing effective governance, risk transfer, and incident response planning. This advice will often involve working closely with outside cybersecurity experts to manage cybersecurity risks and conduct strategic risk assessments.Daanish has helped numerous clients respond to a full range of data breach incidents involving millions of affected records and individuals, including some of Canada’s most high-profile breaches. Clients have looked to Daanish to help effectively investigate and respond to significant matters such as:Large-scale ransomware attacksCyber extortion in the context information theft and DDoS attacksSophisticated hacking, malware, and phishing attacksLost and stolen laptops, drives, and paper informationData breaches impacting payment cards and PCI rulesCareless exposure, snooping, and rogue employeesVendor and service provider breachesWith considerable experience and an ongoing practice in the fields of commercial, civil, and administrative litigation, Daanish brings to bear key legal and litigation risk management considerations in relation to privacy and cybersecurity matters.In the freedom of information and access to information field, Daanish assists clients with strategic requests to obtain material information for business or legal purposes and with resisting the disclosure of information before institutions and regulators.Daanish is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, teaching a course on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
Daanish Samadmoten is a member of Fasken’s Privacy and Cybersecurity group and is the Firm’s Chief Privacy Officer. Daanish frequently advises clients on various privacy and cybersecurity matters by providing practical and strategic advice in respect of privacy compliance, data breach incidents, and privacy litigation.
Daanish works closely with clients to achieve business objectives through the innovative use of personal information, while ensuring compliance and managing risk. He helps clients to identify and implement creative solutions to all manner of privacy issues, including data projects and marketing initiatives.
Daanish frequently advises clients and their Boards of Directors about cybersecurity risks, Board responsibility, implementing effective governance, risk transfer, and incident response planning. This advice will often involve working closely with outside cybersecurity experts to manage cybersecurity risks and conduct strategic risk assessments.
Daanish has helped numerous clients respond to a full range of data breach incidents involving millions of affected records and individuals, including some of Canada’s most high-profile breaches. Clients have looked to Daanish to help effectively investigate and respond to significant matters such as:
With considerable experience and an ongoing practice in the fields of commercial, civil, and administrative litigation, Daanish brings to bear key legal and litigation risk management considerations in relation to privacy and cybersecurity matters.
In the freedom of information and access to information field, Daanish assists clients with strategic requests to obtain material information for business or legal purposes and with resisting the disclosure of information before institutions and regulators.
Daanish is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, teaching a course on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
