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François Joli-Coeur is a senior associate in Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s Privacy and Data Protection practice group. He advises and assists international and domestic clients from various sectors on a wide range of issues, including privacy and anti-spam, information technology, telecommunications, advertising, marketing and sponsorship, consumer protection, cybersecurity issues and data breach management. François regularly deals with access to information requests for clients from various industries. François received a bachelor's degrees in civil law from University of Montreal and a Master of Laws degree from University of California, Berkeley with a specialization in technology law. He also more recently received a graduate diploma in e-business (DESS) from HEC Montreal. François is qualified to practice law in Quebec (Canada) and California (United States). Prior to joining the firm, François worked for a Canadian leader in telecommunications, entertainment, news, media and culture, where he took part in telecommunications and broadcasting proceedings before the telecommunications regulator, supported the marketing, technology and operation departments with compliance issues, and with the preparation and negotiation of commercial agreements. François has authored and contributed to various publications pertaining to privacy, technology and copyright law. He previously acted as associate editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. He is co-author of the Online Advertising and Linking module of Lexis Practice Advisor Canada.