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Lexpert/Thomson Reuters' Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, since 2012 – Consistently Recommended practitioner in litigation, corporate commercial; Repeatedly Recommended practitioner in litigation, securities; Repeatedly Recommended practitioner in commercial arbitration
Legal Media Group's Benchmark Canada, since 2012 – Litigation Star, Ontario; Leading litigator for general commercial, intellectual property and product liability
Lexpert's Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada (US Litigation Guide), 2012 - 2017 – Leading corporate commercial litigation lawyer
Best Lawyers in Canada, 2016 - 2017 – Class Action Defence
Lexpert's Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada (US Litigation Guide), 2007 – One of Canada’s litigators to watch
Pat has taught in the trial advocacy programs in several Canadian law schools, and he has written and spoken extensively on a wide range of legal subjects. He lectures at Osgoode Hall Law School, having most recently taught in its LLM program on Protection of Intangible Business Interests.
Privacy Class Actions Against Financial Institutions: Emerging Trends, Real Risks and Mitigation Strategies
CLHIA 2013 Legal Section Annual Meeting
October 4, 2013
Privacy Class Actions: Anticipating Emerging Trends
14th Annual Forum on Class Actions, Canadian Institute
September 24, 2013
Privacy Class Actions in Canada: Are Plaintiffs Banking on Financial Institutions?
National Banking Law Review, 32 Nat. B.L. Rev, Vol. 32, Number 4,
August 2013
Privacy Breach Guidelines: Post-Breach Best Practices
Federated Press 7th Managing Privacy Compliance
March 7, 2013
Stormy Weather: Jurisdiction Over Privacy and Data Protection in the Cloud – Part 2
Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada, vol. 13, no. 10
February 2013
Stormy Weather: Jurisdiction Over Privacy and Data Protection in the Cloud – Part 1
Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada, vol. 13, no. 9
January 2013
Stormy Weather: Jurisdiction over Privacy and Data Protection in the Cloud
World Library and Information Congress, International Federation of Library Associations Conference and Assembly
August 13, 2012
Ontario Medical Device Product Liability Case Shows Class Action Trial's Immense Scope
Westlaw Journal: Medical Devices, vol. 19, issue 11
July 16, 2012
Privacy Protection in the Digital Workplace
Canadian Privacy Law Review, vol. 9, no. 8
July 2012
Customer Data: Opportunity or Minefield
Canadian Telecom Summit
June 5, 2012
Libel Law
Osgoode Hall Law School, Part-time LLM Program, Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
May 31, 2012
Privacy Class Actions: Once More into the Breach?
Class Action Defence Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3
March 2012
Critical Privacy Law Update
Canadian Institute 7th Annual Forum on Payments Compliance in Canada
February 15, 2012
The Twelve Minute Civil Litigator: Privacy Law Pitfalls in Civil Litigation
Law Society of Upper Canada
2011
Ontario Companies Doing Business with Hospitals May Become Subject to Access-to-Information Requests
Westlaw Journal: Medical Devices, vol. 18, issue 8
June 2011
Privacy Class Actions Are Here, But Do We Need Them?
Canadian Privacy Law Review, vol. 8, no. 3
January 2011
Seize the Day and a Bunch of Important Evidence: Anton Piller Orders
Osgoode Professional Development Injunctions Conference
April 2010
To Notify or Not to Notify
OBA Privacy Law Review, Eye on Privacy, vol. 8, no. 3
May 2008
Critical Tips for Effectively Managing a Privacy Investigation to Minimize Reputational Fallout
Privacy Compliance: Meeting Your Obligations and Challenges, Canadian Institute, Toronto
May 2006
Freedom of Expression: The Growing Implications for Commercial Enterprise
AIPPI Canada Annual Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Quebec
October 2005
Complaints Handling Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Canadian Institute conference, Toronto
June 2005
Patent Damages
University of Toronto Centre for Innovation Policy Technology Symposium
2004
Requests to Admit and Admissions: Unpolished Gems
Law Society of Upper Canada Civil Litigation Forum, Toronto
2004
Patent Damages in the United States and Canada
Licensing Executives Society International Fall Convention, Toronto
2003
Liability of Corporate Directors, Officers
Ontario Bar Association Annual Institute, Toronto
2002
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: A Comprehensive Guide
Co-author, Canada Law Book
2001
June 3, 2013: Pat Flaherty comments on evolving perceptions of data storage under the U.S. Patriot Act
May 1, 2013: Patrick Flaherty comments on internet privacy issues around apps and cloud computing, in Lexpert
January 21, 2013: Patrick Flaherty comments on how PIPEDA can affect the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in litigation, in Law Times
November 21, 2012: Patrick Flaherty comments on issues of privacy and legal jurisdiction with regards to cloud computing, in Financial Post
October 29, 2012: Patrick Flaherty comments on the CRTC’s approach to Canada’s anti-spam guidelines, in Law Times
October 24, 2012: Patrick Flaherty comments on Supreme Court decision on employee privacy, in Lexpert
October 11, 2012: Patrick Flaherty and Molly Reynolds comment on the CRTC’s first information bulletin on Canada’s anti-spam legislation, in Financial Post
September 25, 2012: Patrick Flaherty comments on the Privacy Commissioner’s report on online privacy in Financial Post
August 14, 2012: Patrick Flaherty weighs the legal risks and benefits of cloud computing for libraries, in American Libraries, The Magazine of the American Library Association
June 6, 2012: Risk of class-action litigation against collectors of personal details especially palpable, says Patrick Flaherty in Financial Post
January 30, 2012: New privacy ruling should not be a major worry to business, says Patrick Flaherty in Law Times
October 1, 2004: Patrick Flaherty catalyzed the opening of the Airbus scandal proceedings, says William Kaplan in A Secret Trial
The Advocates' Society
The Osgoode Society
London Court of International Arbitration
Ontario, 1993
JD, 1991
Queen's University
BA, 1988
University of Toronto