Overview
Career & Education
Speaking Engagements and Publications

Overview

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Katherine E. Kolnhofer is an experienced Civil Litigator and Partner at Bell Temple LLP. She has represented her clients in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Divisional Court, and in appeals to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Katherine practices in the areas of insurance defence, including commercial/general liability claims (CGL), professional negligence/E&O, construction litigation and has a particular interest in complex liability issues involving technology, engineering, and product liability matters. She defends claims involving substantial losses and has experience with complex bodily injury and casualty claims, coverage opinions and multi-party litigation.

Katherine leads the firm’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Technology Law Group and is Harvard educated in Cybersecurity Risk Management. She acts as breach counsel in the event of a cybersecurity incident and works with organizations on incident preparedness, managing operational, litigation and reputational risk.  She is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Canadian Bar association (CBA), and the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Insurance and Privacy & Access to information Law Sections.  In addition, Katherine is a regular speaker in the Cybersecurity space, and has authored and been quoted in various publications on topics such as breach readiness and privacy issues.

Katherine delivers excellent results for her clients, in an innovative, cost effective and timely manner. Her focus is high quality representation merged with an approach that reflects the need to manage legal expense.

“Success is defined by results on your own terms, achieved through innovation, always following through, and staying ahead of the curve.”

-Katherine K.

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Career & Education

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University of Toronto - Specialist in Political Science 1993
Osgoode Hall Law School - LL.B. 1996
Harvard University - Cybersecurity - Risk Management 2017-2018
Harvard University - Negotiation Intensive 2018
Osgoode Hall Law School – Osgoode Certificate in Blockchain Law 2021
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Speaking Engagements and Publications

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Canadian Marine Lawyers Association – Panelist Cyber Risks and Security June 17, 2022
NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit – Panelist Litigation Update April 6, 2022
Panelist - Introduction to Marine Cyber in Canada in collaboration with Astaara and West on November 23, 2020
Panelist - Operational and Cyber Risk Management | Transportation Sector - Impact of COVID -19, August 26, 2020
Presenter on Cyber Crime at the OIAA on January 22, 2020
Panelist at Privacy Law 101 at the Osgoode Hall Law School, Privacy Law Society (OPLS) on October 21, 2019
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