LAWYER PROFILE
Sunny Handa

Sunny Handa

Canada 2027

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Canada

Practice Areas

Sunny is a Partner and National Practice Group Leader of both the firm's Technology group and the firm's Communications Law group and co-leads the firm’s Cybersecurity Practice. He has a substantial practice in mergers & acquisitions of technology companies and also advises clients on transactional and regulatory matters relating to information technology and electronic commerce, intellectual property, communications (telecommunications and broadcasting), biotech and defence. Sunny is also a well-recognized cyber breach coach and leads organizations through three stages of cybersecurity: cyber preparedness, incident response and post breach resolution work. Sunny works closely with boards and leadership teams across various Canadian companies and organizations in guiding them through the complex challenges of dealing with cyber-attacks and risk mitigation.

Sunny is a professor of law (adj.) at McGill University, where he has been teaching since 1994/95. Sunny is widely published in legal literature and has authored and co-authored many books on information technology, communications law, copyright law and business.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Information Technology - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sunny Handa advises his client base of technology companies on a broad range of matters involving procurement, IP, and privacy concerns. His expertise and counsel extend to both transactional and regulatory matters. Based in Montréal, Handa is the national head of both the firm's technology and communications law groups.

Telecommunications & Broadcasting - Nationwide - Canada

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Sunny Handa serves clients engaged in a broad range of operational matters across the satellite and telecommunications sectors, frequently advising on regulatory, corporate and commercial issues. He is the national practice group leader of the firm's technology and communications law departments.

Strengths

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  • Sunny is very strong. I love his combination of great legal advice and practical business advice.

    Information TechnologyChambers Canada Guide
  • Sunny is very commercially astute, he knows exactly what the client is looking for and has tons of experience. He doesn’t try and overcomplicate things and has a really good rapport with his clients.

    Information TechnologyChambers Canada Guide
  • Sunny does an excellent job, and we appreciate his work and support.

    Telecommunications & BroadcastingChambers Canada Guide
  • Sunny Handa is super knowledgeable technology lawyer. He is very practical in his advice in terms of evaluating and digesting risk and very good at helping you identify paths to take.

    Telecommunications & BroadcastingChambers Canada Guide
  • Sunny is extremely knowledgeable and brings practical advice to his clients.

    Telecommunications & BroadcastingChambers Canada Guide

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British Columbia

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