Full Name
Alexis Kerr
Job Title
Counsel
Company
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Speaker Bio
Alexis Kerr uses her recent 12 years of experience (seven as General Counsel) advising British
Columbia's largest health authority, as well as her previous private practice experience as a
commercial litigation and privacy lawyer, to provide practical, business-driven and results-oriented
advice and assistance to clients in the healthcare industry and in all industries where privacy and data
protection is an ongoing and ever-evolving challenge.
In the healthcare space, Ms. Kerr advises health authority boards and senior executive teams on all
aspects of law that affect their broad-based operations, including conducting administrative hearings.
She is well-versed in leading complex contract negotiations, formal and alternative dispute resolution,
managing clinician behavioural and clinical practice issues, and facilitating enterprise risk
management. She also regularly advises virtual care providers on their regulatory requirements in
interacting with the Canadian public healthcare and professional regulatory systems, and with respect
to related data privacy, security and residency issues, including the use of cloud service providers.
On the data protection and privacy front, Ms. Kerr also has many years of experience advising
organizational clients on compliance with applicable privacy laws, data mapping and developing
privacy impact assessments, developing and executing privacy management programs, policies and
procedures, employee training and education, investigating and managing data breach and
cybersecurity incidents, liaising with privacy and access regulators across Canada, and litigating
privacy and cybersecurity-related issues.
Related services
Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Health and safety law
Key industry sectors
Financial institutions
Energy
Infrastructure, mining and commodities
Transport
Technology and innovation
Life sciences and healthcare
Education
J.D., University of Toronto, 2001
Bachelor of Journalism (Highest Honours), Carleton University, 1997
Memberships and activities
Canadian Bar Association
International Association of Privacy Professionals
BC Privacy Professionals Networking Forum
Chair, Privacy and Access Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, from Sept. 2019
Former chair (multi-term), Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section, CBA – BC Branch
Guest lecturer, University of British Columbia Masters of Health Administration course, 2013-2016
Former member, University of British Columbia Behavioral Research Ethics Board, 2006-2008
Certified Information Privacy Professional – Canada, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2006
Columbia's largest health authority, as well as her previous private practice experience as a
commercial litigation and privacy lawyer, to provide practical, business-driven and results-oriented
advice and assistance to clients in the healthcare industry and in all industries where privacy and data
protection is an ongoing and ever-evolving challenge.
In the healthcare space, Ms. Kerr advises health authority boards and senior executive teams on all
aspects of law that affect their broad-based operations, including conducting administrative hearings.
She is well-versed in leading complex contract negotiations, formal and alternative dispute resolution,
managing clinician behavioural and clinical practice issues, and facilitating enterprise risk
management. She also regularly advises virtual care providers on their regulatory requirements in
interacting with the Canadian public healthcare and professional regulatory systems, and with respect
to related data privacy, security and residency issues, including the use of cloud service providers.
On the data protection and privacy front, Ms. Kerr also has many years of experience advising
organizational clients on compliance with applicable privacy laws, data mapping and developing
privacy impact assessments, developing and executing privacy management programs, policies and
procedures, employee training and education, investigating and managing data breach and
cybersecurity incidents, liaising with privacy and access regulators across Canada, and litigating
privacy and cybersecurity-related issues.
Related services
Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Health and safety law
Key industry sectors
Financial institutions
Energy
Infrastructure, mining and commodities
Transport
Technology and innovation
Life sciences and healthcare
Education
J.D., University of Toronto, 2001
Bachelor of Journalism (Highest Honours), Carleton University, 1997
Memberships and activities
Canadian Bar Association
International Association of Privacy Professionals
BC Privacy Professionals Networking Forum
Chair, Privacy and Access Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, from Sept. 2019
Former chair (multi-term), Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section, CBA – BC Branch
Guest lecturer, University of British Columbia Masters of Health Administration course, 2013-2016
Former member, University of British Columbia Behavioral Research Ethics Board, 2006-2008
Certified Information Privacy Professional – Canada, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2006
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