Mallory Jacalyn Gallant

Mallory has a diverse regulatory practice which focuses largely on privacy, access to information, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data governance, and various consumer protection issues, including healthcare and product regulatory, marketing and advertising. She advises private and public sector organizations operating in highly regulated industries.

As a certified information privacy professional (CIPP/C) and an Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), Mallory assists clients on a broad range of strategic and practical data governance matters including general privacy compliance practices, drafting privacy policies and artificial intelligence governance policies, complying with transparency requirements for artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems, responding to data subject requests, assisting with corporate transactions involving data-based assets and transborder data flows, preparing for and responding to data breaches, responding to access to information requests, and complying with Canada's anti-spam legislation.

Additionally, Mallory routinely assists clients with navigating compliance with accessibility laws across Canada, including the federal Accessible Canada Act and Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act , 2005.

Mallory joined Blakes as a first-year summer student in 2020 and completed her articles with the Firm in 2022/2023.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2023 JD, Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law – 2022 MSc, Queen's University, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences – 2019 BSc (Hon., With Distinction), Queen’s University – 2017

Learn about Ontario Bill 97 changes to FIPPA and MFIPPA affecting public-sector privacy obligations.