Christine Ann Victoria Jackson

Christine is one of Canada’s leading commercial technology lawyers, whose practice sits at the intersection of technology, retail, manufacturing, and logistics. She advises clients ranging from established institutions to emerging and high-growth companies, from startup through scale.

She is widely recognized for delivering commercial, solution-oriented guidance on the market’s most complex technology transactions, combining deep technology expertise and market knowledge with sharp commercial judgment and strong negotiation skills. Her rankings in Chambers Canada , The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory , and Best Lawyers in Canada reflect the trust her clients place in her practical, results-driven approach. She is also a recognized thought leader who writes and speaks regularly on commercial technology, retail, and supply chain law.

Christine acts on complex, high-value technology mandates for major institutional and high-growth clients. Her practice covers the full range of commercial and contractual technology matters, including software-as-a-service agreements, platform-as-a-service agreements, infrastructure-as-a-service agreements, cloud computing arrangements, artificial intelligence agreements, cybersecurity and data protection arrangements, digital infrastructure transactions, complex IT outsourcing, technology procurement, software licensing, and service-provider arrangements.

She has built a particularly deep fintech, payments, and open banking practice, advising both technology suppliers and customers on financial technology arrangements, payment systems, credit card and loyalty program technology, open banking implementations, and the regulatory and consumer protection issues that come with them. She also acts for providers and operators of direct-to-consumer digital platforms, e-commerce technology, and AI-driven solutions.