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Gabriel Stern Toronto Lawyer

Gabriel M.A. Stern, PhD

Partner Fasken
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Jurisdiction Ontario, 2008
Language(s) English, French
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Gabriel Stern's practice is centered around information technology law, particularly advising on new technology issues as they emerge, along with consumer protection, outsourcing, privacy, CASL, record retention, health sector and intellectual property-related matters.

Regularly assisting clients with licensing, e-commerce and outsourcing transactions, Gabriel has also drafted and negotiated a wide range of agreements including terms and conditions, procurement documents and terms of sale. Gabriel also advises on a range of consumer protection issues. He also provides clients with advice on cryptocurrencies, M&A transactions, freedom of information requests, and numerous record retention and privacy policies. Gabriel works with clients that range from large multinational corporations to small start-ups, and include both private and public sector clients.

Frequently speaking and writing on information technology and consumer protection related issues, Gabriel has been interviewed by the National Post, and has authored publications dealing with outsourcing and privacy-related issues. Gabriel has also prepared and continues to update the consumer protection section of Lexis Practice Advisor Canada and has taught at the Toronto Metropolitan University's Chang School of Continuing Education on a variety of legal topics.

Gabriel is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review. He holds a Ph.D. from McGill University where he taught as a sessional lecturer.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Economical Insurance and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions enter into first of its kind partnership in North America, [Deal - Economical Mutual Insurance Company], Economical Insurance and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions entered into an agreement to provide Economical with access to its International Program Administration (IPA) platform.  Economical was the first insurer to enter into such an agreement with Swiss Re in North America. The IPA provides insurer...
  • Sterling Packers Limited closes its sale to Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, [Deal - Sterling Packers Limited], Canadian leader in food warehousing and storage services acquired by owner of a broad range of specialty food manufacturing and distribution businesses
  • Senior Advisor to Canada Health Infoway in implementing PrescribeIT, [Deal - Canada Health Infoway]
  • Delta Controls acquired by Delta Electronics, [Deal - Delta Controls Inc.], Delta Controls Inc. was acquired by Delta Electronics (Netherlands) B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Electronics, Inc. Delta Controls is a global leader in Building Automation Systems (BAS), with over 300 distributors, and many thousands of installations in more than 80 countries. They ar...
  • Major financial institution completes system implementation of a Guidewire solution, [Deal - Major financial institution], Fasken Martineau lawyers John Beardwood, Arun Krishnamurti and Gabriel Stern acted for a major financial institution for the system implementation of a Guidewire solution. This involved drafting a detailed master agreement for the development and implementation of a phased Guidewire rollout.
  • Major insurance company completes outsourcing to a significant vendor of an application maintenance and support for applications essential to the client’s policy management systems, [Deal - Confidential Client], Fasken Martineau lawyers John Beardwood, Arun Krishnamurti and Gabriel Stern for a major insurance company for the outsourcing to a significant vendor of an application maintenance and support for applications essential to the client’s policy management systems.
  • Major insurance company completes first generation outsourcing of data centre, security, help desk and certain related IT functions to IBM Canada, [Deal - Confidential Client], Fasken Martineau lawyers John Beardwood, Arun Krishnamurti, Gabriel Stern and Mark Bowman acted for a major insurance company for a first generation outsourcing of data centre, security, help desk and certain related IT functions to IBM Canada. This involved significant negotiations and drafting ...
  • Major insurance company completes outsourcing of a call centre to a major telecommunications company, [Deal - Confidential Client], Fasken Martineau lawyers John Beardwood, Arun Krishnamurti and Gabriel Stern acted for a major insurance company for an outsourcing of a call centre to a major telecommunications company. This involved the negotiation and settlement of an early start agreement and the negotiation and drafting of ...
  • Intact Financial acquires JEVCO Insurance for US$530 million, [Deal - Intact Financial Corporation], Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) announced that it has completed its acquisition of JEVCO Insurance Company for $530 million from The Westaim Corporation (TSX: WED). IFC is the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in the country with $6.5 billion in premiums. This acquisitio...

Career & Education

Education

  • JD University of Toronto
  • Ph. D. McGill University
  • BA (Honours) Queen's University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Past Chair, Toronto Computer Lawyers Group

Knowledge

Events

News

Publications

  • Consumer Protection, 3/7/2016
  • Outsourcing Transactions: A Practical Guide, 1/1/2016
  • Entry into Force of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law: Getting to Know Canada’s New (and Very Broad) Anti-Spam Regime, 4/30/2014
Article Consumer Protection Lexis Practice Advisor Canada
Article Entry into Force of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law: Getting to Know Canada’s New (and Very Broad) Anti-Spam Regime Computer Law Review International, Volume 15, Issue 2

Speaking Engagements

  • E-commerce & Consumer Protection – Strategies and Risk Mitigation, 10/8/2024
  • Interactive Drafting and Negotiation Workshop, 5/23/2024
  • Canadian Contract Law: Essential Updates and Practical Analysis 2023, 12/6/2023
Speaker E-commerce & Consumer Protection – Strategies and Risk Mitigation CAN-TECH 2024 Fall Conference location location Toronto
Faculty Interactive Drafting and Negotiation Workshop The Osgoode Certificate in Negotiation and Drafting IT Agreements
Instructor Canadian Contract Law: Essential Updates and Practical Analysis 2023 OsgoodePD’s National Annual Symposium

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