Atty. Rachel E. Schechter
Rachel Schechter has a broad privacy and cybersecurity-focused practice, with an emphasis on data governance, compliance, artificial intelligence, access to information, and related disputes. Rachel is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (Canada), and is recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch for her work in commercial litigation (2022-2024) and information technology law (2023-2024).
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Rachel E. Schechter is a securities attorney based in Vancouver, British Columbia, practicing at Roper Greyell LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Privacy and Data Security Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — ™ (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — from 2022-2024 for work in: (2026). Serves clients in Vancouver, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Rachel Schechter has a broad privacy and cybersecurity-focused practice, with an emphasis on data governance, compliance, artificial intelligence, access to information, and related disputes
- Rachel is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (Canada), and is recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch for her work in commercial litigation (2022-2024) and information technology law (2023-2024)
- Rachel advises public and private sector organizations with respect to privacy policies and procedures, compliance, data protection, privacy impact assessments, AI usage, access to information, incident response planning, anti-spam regulation, privacy and cybersecurity implications of novel products, services, and technologies, and related due diligence in commercial transactions
- Rachel represents public and private sector clients in inquiries before the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and in related judicial review proceedings
- Rachel acts as counsel in cybersecurity and privacy breach matters, including ransomware attacks and business email compromise, helping clients manage forensic investigation teams, develop crisis communications and notification and reporting strategies, and manage legal risk
- Rachel has appeared before all levels of Court in British Columbia and the Federal Court
- Her dispute resolution experience includes commercial and contract claims, oppression proceedings, privacy breach litigation, defamation claims, complex tort claims, professional negligence and insurance defence litigation
- Rachel has experience with intellectual property, trademark, and copyright litigation and domain name disputes under the UDRP and CDRP
- Rachel has a particular interest in the evolution of law in the digital age and its application to new technologies and cross-border disputes
- She leverages her in-depth understanding of the Court system, having previously clerked at the Supreme Court of British Columbia, to provide practical and strategic risk management advice to clients
- Rachel is active in the Vancouver legal community
- She is the Vice Chair of the CBABC Freedom of Information & Privacy Law section Executive and serves as a Member-at-Large on the CBABC’s Women Lawyers Forum Executive
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Practicing law in British Columbia. Legal matters in British Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Vancouver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate British Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in British Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in British Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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