Wendy J. Wagner

Head of Canada’s International Trade Group, Gowling WLG

Wendy J. Wagner leads Gowling WLG Canada’s International Trade Group and co-heads the Cyber Security & Data Protection Group. She is highly regarded in international trade law, recognized as a Leading Partner by Legal 500, Chambers Global, LExpert and Best Lawyers, where she was named 2022 Lawyer of the Year for International Trade and Finance Law. Wendy provides compliance and advocacy on customs, trade controls, and sanctions, representing clients before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and courts. Her cyber and privacy practice addresses data protection, AI, biometrics, breach management, and data retention and management frameworks. Legal 500 recognizes her as a Leading Partner in Technology Law. Wendy is an active member of advisory committees including the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Advisory Committee, the Cambridge Forum on Cyber Security and the Sedona Conference working groups. She clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada and holds an LLB and an MA in International Affairs.”