I am a partner with McInnes Cooper, where I practice internet law and advise clients on all aspects of Canadian privacy laws. I am the author of the Canadian Privacy Law Blog.

I am a former President of the Canadian IT Law Association and former Chair of the National Privacy and Access Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

I am the author of the popular Canadian Privacy Law Blog and the Canadian Cloud Law Blog. Through my YouTube channel, I provide educational and informative content about technology and privacy laws.

I regularly assist national and regional media outlets with commentary on developments in privacy and internet law, including CBC’s The National, CTV National News and Global National News. I am regularly quoted as an expert by publications such as McLean’s Magazine, Newsweek, the National Post, the Globe & Mail and others.

A significant part of my practice is advising clients on privacy law and other legal issues associated with cloud computing. I work with vendors and customers in connection with implementing cloud computing projects, in both the public and private sectors. I am known for being able to cut through the seemingly intractable issues related to cross-border data flows and law enforcement/national security access to customer data.

I am a member of the “downtown” faculty of Dalhousie Law School, where I teach Internet and Media Law, Law and Technology, and Law and Policy for Electronic Commerce. I am on the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Law and Technology. Active in the Halifax technology community, David recently “retired” after fifteen plus years on the board of Digital Nova Scotia.

David grew up in a Canadian foreign service family, living in exotic locales such as Egypt, Ghana, India, Sri Lanka, Washington DC, Romania and Ottawa.