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Jake van der Laan is an assistant teaching professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of New Brunswick, where he teaches data mining, professional practice, and cybersecurity risk management, among other courses. He was previously the Chief Information Officer and prior thereto the Director of Enforcement at the New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission. Jake spent the first 12 years of his career in private practice. Jake has degrees in Business Administration, Law, and Computer Science and was admitted to the New Brunswick Bar in 1992. He is a contributing author to the International Handbook of AI Law, recently published by Wolters Kluwer, as well as the International Handbook of Blockchain Law, now in its second edition. Jake is also a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) as well as an Information Systems Professional of Canada (ISP).