Jessica leads our Legal Services Centre, Torys’ centre of excellence in Halifax that provides a suite of new service offerings that rely on process and technology efficiencies to deliver client value. She oversees teams that review and negotiate contracts and carry out due diligence, public securities offerings, and other corporate law matters for Torys’ clients on an efficient and cost-effective basis. Jessica also advises clients on technology acquisitions, technology and data licensing, procurement, outsourcing, cloud service-provider arrangements, and various transactions dealing with a broad spectrum of emerging tech such as blockchain and AI.

Jessica brings a uniquely in-depth client perspective to her role; prior to joining Torys, she worked at one of Canada’s largest banks for over 10 years, advising senior executives on complex technology-related deals, as well as on enterprise policies, standards and protocols relating to third-party risk management and cloud computing.

Jessica is also a member of the Data Governance and Strategy Group and advises clients on data-related issues such as data protection, governance and commercialization.