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Michela Fiorido is a partner in the privacy and access to information law practice group at Harris & Company LLP, Western Canada’s largest workplace law firm. As part of her privacy law practice, she represents clients in proceedings before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia and provides strategic advice to both public- and private-sector clients on their obligations under both provincial and federal privacy legislation, including with respect to the handling of information requests, third-party service contracts, the implementation of various technologies in the workplace (including AI and biometrics), and the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. Additionally, she provides virtual and in-person workshops to organizations regarding privacy awareness, privacy officer training, and with respect to more specific topics like employee monitoring and collecting diversity data.