About Us

Paige is Chair of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security Group, Co-Chair of the Technology Group and a member of the Corporate and Sports, Media & Entertainment Groups. 

Paige counsels multinational and domestic entities on compliance with Canadian privacy laws and cyber security, including cyber terrorism, preventing and managing data breaches, obligations on breach notification and processes surrounding complaints and investigations relating to breaches.

One of Paige’s great personal interests is high performance sport and the sporting industry. She has represented and been an advisor for national and international, professional and amateur sports organizations. Her range of experience in high performance sport includes acquisitions, divestitures, corporate structuring, corporate governance, risk management, sponsorship and agency relationships. Paige has also advised and consulted on investigations and disciplinary proceedings relating to high performance athletes, coaches, officials and political appointees. 

Ken Clark is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Groups. Ken’s practice focuses primarily on intellectual property law enforcement, including copyright, patents and trademarks and related areas such as Internet law. Ken litigates copyright, patent and trademark disputes and has a particular interest in mass copyright enforcement. He has appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada and at all levels of the Federal Court. On the solicitor side, Ken’s practice includes trademark prosecution, intellectual property licensing and assistance with strategic IP planning for new and existing businesses. Ken is certified by the LSO as a Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property (Patents, copyright and trademark) and is a registered trademark agent.

Peter Czegledy is a member of the firm's Corporate Group, as well as the Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity, Technology and Licensing Groups. He is Co-Leader of the firm's Gaming Group, Esports & Gaming Group and Sports, Media & Entertainment Group. His practice includes assisting a spectrum of clients ranging from startup private businesses to large multinationals.

Peter’s esports practice includes corporate, commercial, transactional and regulatory matters for domestic and international clients. He has advised game publishers, platform providers, financing parties, regulators, payment processors, hardware manufacturers, underwriters, industry associations and other parties active throughout the sector.  He frequently writes and speaks on legal issues related to the esports industry.

Don Johnston is Co-Chair of the Technology Law Group, Co-Chair of the Privacy & Data Security Group, and a member of the Corporate, Intellectual Property and Energy Groups.

Don has diverse experience in technology of all kinds: IP, mergers and acquisitions, procurement, privacy/data protection and health law, as well as technologies such as blockchain and autonomous vehicles. He regularly provides strategic advice to clients on licensing transactions, financing and development projects, negotiating and settling agreements, and distribution arrangements. 

Stephen Zolf is a partner with Aird & Berlis. His practice focuses on media and telecom regulation and competition/foreign investment law relating to merger clearance under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act. Stephen has specific expertise on the legislative and regulatory framework governing Canada’s communications sector under the Broadcasting Act, the Telecommunications Act and the Canadian Copyright Act.

Stephen provides strategic and regulatory advice to media clients on a broad range of matters including Canadian content rules and regulations, funding of Canadian producers and content creators and intellectual property issues relating to the acquisition of content for online and digital platforms. He also advises clients on telecom matters such as the provision of competitive access to cable/telecom telecommunications facilities and networks and wireless spectrum policy. Stephen has acted as regulatory/legal counsel in a number of major high profile media transactions in Canada. He has appeared before various administrative tribunals and agencies, including the CRTC, the Canadian Copyright Board, the Competition Bureau and Industry Canada.