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BLG Partner Receives 2019 Québec Businesswoman Award

Montréal (November 6, 2019) — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) proudly announces that Éloïse Gratton has received the 2019 Québec Businesswoman Award (Prix Femmes d’affaires du Québec) in the Executive, Manager or Professional, Private Company category.

Éloïse is leading the largest and most prestigious privacy and data protection practice in Canada. She has a thriving practice advising companies and their board of directors on issues relating to privacy risk management and cybersecurity and her reputation as a leader in those fields is recognized across the country and beyond. She offers strategic advice relating to best business practices relevant to the monetization of big data and the use of artificial intelligence, in addition to providing support in crisis management situations, such as security breaches andprivacy commissioners’ investigations. She is also a highly regarded author and her publications are consulted in Canada and abroad, used in law courses and cited in academic journals as well as in landmark privacy decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Éloïse has earned many accolades through her professional and personal achievements, including the Québec Bar Advocatus Emeritus Award, Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards in 2018 and being honored by Canadian Lawyer magazine as a one of the 25 most influential lawyers in 2016. She is also actively involved in the community as board member of both the Fédération de natation du Québec and the Société québécoise d'information juridique.

About Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

As one of the largest, truly full-service Canadian law firms, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) delivers practical legal advice for domestic and international clients across more practices and industries than any Canadian firm. With 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals, BLG serves the legal needs of businesses and institutions across Canada and beyond — from M&A and capital markets to disputes, financing, and trademark and patent registration.

 

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Tamara Costa
National Director, Brand and Marketing Communications
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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