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Shawn Ford

Shawn Ford, LL.M.

Partner & Director of Information Security; Leader, Incident Response Group

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Profesional Summary

A selection of recent engagements illustrating Shawn’s breadth—from privacy compliance and breach response to AI governance and crisis communications. These snapshots show practical, time-bound results across SaaS, healthcare, fintech, and multinational environments.
He specializes in guiding organizations through complex legal landscapes, transforming compliance challenges into opportunities for innovation and trust-building. His comprehensive, 360-degree approach enables clients to leverage best practices in strategic risk and data security, enhance brand resilience, and achieve business goals.
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Shawn Ford, LL.M.

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Shawn’s practice spans the full lifecycle of cyber risk—from rapid incident response and breach coaching to proactive privacy, governance, and executive advisory. Through structured risk programs, training, and board-level guidance, he helps organizations strengthen resilience, protect data, and turn compliance into a competitive advantage.

Areas of Expertise

Incident Response (Breach Coach) Coordination, investigation, breach notification, regulator engagement, tabletop exercises.
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Compliance programs, policies, DPIAs, Law 25/GDPR readiness, data protection controls.
Crisis Management Crisis comms, stakeholder management, executive briefings, board reporting.
Strategic Risk Management Risk assessments, mitigation plans, business continuity planning.
CSuite Communication & Advisory Executive alignment, decision memos, measurable roadmaps.
Training & Development IR playbooks, workshops, staff enablement.

Representative Matters

A selection of recent engagements illustrating Shawn’s breadth—from privacy compliance and breach response to AI governance and crisis communications. These snapshots show practical, time-bound results across SaaS, healthcare, fintech, and multinational environments.

Guided a North American SaaS company through phased Law 25 compliance, enabling on-time renewals and reducing contractual friction.

Led a healthcare breach response from triage through notifications and regulator interactions within mandated timelines.

Built an AI and technology policy and governance playbook aligning privacy, security, and resilience objectives for a fintech.

Developed a crisis communications and stakeholder engagement plan for a multinational during a ransomware event.

Credentials, Publications & Approach

Clarity under pressure. Shawn brings a pragmatic, executive-ready style—plain-English guidance, defensible documentation, and action plans that move organizations from uncertainty to resilience.

Publications, Research & Media

Shawn Ford’s Blog — Incident response, crisis management, and data privacy: https://shawnford.ca/blog

Featured Guest — Volubile Podcast, S2E8: “Data is the new oil.”

Panelist — IAPP Canadian Privacy Symposium (2019): “Avoiding Privacy
Storms in the Cloud.”

Credentials

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Canadian Common Law — York University, Osgoode
Hall Law School (2019)

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Business stream — The University of Law (2016)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Legal Studies — Ontario Tech University (2017)

Licenses & Certifications

Called to the Bar (L1 – Lawyer), Law Society of Ontario (LSO), 2020

Professional Associations

Ontario Bar Association (since 2019)