David Young Law

About David Young Law

David Young Law is a solo counsel and consulting practice in downtown Toronto focused entirely on privacy and regulatory compliance. Principal David Young was called to the Ontario Bar in 1977, after an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1975 and a BA (Hons.) from McGill University in 1969. David Young has advised clients on marketing and related regulatory matters, and on privacy since the enactment of Canada's private sector privacy laws.

The practice advises both private and public sector clients on privacy compliance, data sharing agreements, employee privacy, personal health information, security, consent documentation, de-identification, and access to information requests. It also covers the marketing side of regulatory law: digital advertising, Canada's anti-spam legislation (CASL), social media compliance, and food and drug law. David Young is a co-author of Canadian Advertising and Marketing Law, published by Thomson Reuters, and of Marketing Communications Services Agreement, Commentary and Model Agreement, published by the Association of Canadian Advertisers. Rather than a conventional law firm structure, the practice runs on a counsel and consulting model, with a non-billable initial consultation and a mix of hourly, project, and hybrid fee arrangements.