David Fraser is a Partner with the Canadian law firm McInnes Cooper. David is well known as one of Canada’s leading internet, technology and privacy lawyers. He regularly advises a range of clients — from startups to Fortune 100 companies — on all aspects of technology and privacy laws. A significant portion of David’s practice is devoted to working with multi-national businesses in addressing Canadian privacy law compliance and investigations. David is the Past President of the Canadian IT Law Association and the former Chair of the National Privacy and Access Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association. He was also recognized by Best Lawyers® as the Information Technology Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax. He is listed among the world’s leading lawyers in Internet and eCommerce Law in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. In 2009, David was named as one of Canada’s “Top 40 Lawyers Under 40” by Lexpert, and is listed in Lexpert’s guide to leading lawyers in Canada. In 2011, he was named by The Lawyers Weekly as one of Canada’s top 24 legal social media influencers. In 2013, David was among the finalists for Canadian Lawyer magazine’s most influential Canadian lawyers. David is also ranked in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and was recognized by Chambers Canada 2018 and 2023 as a leading practitioner in the area of privacy and data security. In 2017, he was listed as one of the world’s top 30 data, privacy, cybersecurity practitioners in the Euromoney Best of the Best Expert Guide, 2017.