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Focus of Practice
Corporate and Commercial
Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Privacy
Brian T. D. Bowman
Partner

Practices as a business lawyer with a specialization in privacy, access to information, online reputation management, intellectual property and technology matters.

Brian is a nationally recognized leader in privacy and access to information law, and is a frequent speaker, media commentator and author. He writes a professional blog at brianbowman.ca, which provides practical assistance to Canadian businesses so they can better deal with issues related to privacy, access to information and other cutting edge legal issues.

He is a Past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Privacy and Access Law Section, a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and has been acknowledged by the Canadian Privacy Law Review as one of Canada’s "leading privacy law authorities". Brian founded and Chairs the Privacy Forum - an innovative legal service that provides organizations across Canada with ongoing privacy law compliance assistance.

He is involved in numerous volunteer efforts including serving as Director to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Member on the Certified General Accountants of Manitoba's Board of Governors, Province President (Manitoba, Saskatchewan) for the International Ethics Association, Phi Delta Phi and advisory council member to the eureka project - Smartpark’s Incubator (Smartpark Research and Technology Park at the University of Manitoba).

Before practicing law, Brian lived and worked in Australia and also Mexico City, where he worked for the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Academic and Professional

  • University of Toronto, Juris Doctor, 1999
  • University of Manitoba, B.A., (Advanced) 1996
  • Admitted to the Manitoba Bar 2000
  • Law Society of Manitoba - Member
  • Canadian Bar Association – Past Chair, National Privacy and Access Law Section - Director
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals - Member
  • Manitoba Bar Association - Past Chair, Technology and Intellectual Property Law Section
  • I.T. Can (an association of Canadian information technology lawyers) - Director
  • Marketing Research and Intelligence Association - Member, Litigation and Regulatory Committee

Community
  • Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce - Director
  • The eureka project - Smartpark's Incubator: Advisory Council Member (Smartpark Research and Technology Park at the University of Manitoba)
  • Alumni Association Inc. of the University of Manitoba - Past President & CEO
  • The International Legal Ethics Association, Phi Delta Phi - Province President (Manitoba, Saskatchewan)
  • 2006 Grey Cup Festival Inc. - Marketing Committee
  • Students' Law Society, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law - Past President
  • National Unity Roundtable, University of Toronto - Founder (Past Chair)

Lectures, Speeches and Publications

Honours and Awards
  • Dean's Honour List, 1994 - 1996
  • H. B. Bellan Memorial Award (St. John's College), 1996
  • The Life Saving Society of Canada Certificate of Appreciation, 2002
  • The Life Saving Society of Canada Certificate of Appreciation, 2003


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