79 Wellington St W, Suite 3000, Box 270, TD Ctr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2007 (ON); 2004 (New York)
As co-head of Torys’ technology contracting practice, Joel advises clients in Canada and the US on strategic commercial transactions involving technology development and procurement, outsourcing, payment systems, fintech, blockchain, cloud computing, digital and e-commerce solutions, data distribution, privacy compliance, and breach response. Joel’s clients include technology service providers, retailers, pension funds, financial institutions, government agencies, and companies in the asset management, energy, and securities sectors. Joel also co-heads Torys’ data governance and strategy group and regularly counsels clients on critical data-related issues, opportunities and best practices, including data protection, management, development, and commercialization.
On April 29, 2016, the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) sold the business operations and assets of Roynat Lease Finance, a lease financing business and a division of Roynat Inc., to Meridian Credit Union Limited (Meridian), Ontario’s largest credit union.
