Professor Matt Malone has recently joined the University of Ottawa as the Samuelson-Glushko Assistant Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section and as the Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), Canada’s first and only public interest technology law clinic. In his new capacity, Professor Malone will also become a Faculty member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society.
Professor Matt Malone is a dynamic scholar with a focus on the various ways law protects secret information, particularly in the areas of trade secrecy, confidential information, access to information, privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity. He also has a broad interest in legal issues related to modern workplaces, especially workplace investigations. His expertise and extensive experience make him an invaluable addition to both the Centre and the university community.
Professor Matt Malone is called to the bar in British Columbia, California, and New York. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto (hBA), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MA), and McGill University (LLB, BCL). After law school, he practiced law full-time in California at Morrison & Foerster and Van Dermyden Makus. He began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law.
As Director of CIPPIC, Professor Matt Malone will lead the clinic’s efforts to advance Internet policy and public interest advocacy, reinforcing the Centre’s commitment to shape technology law and policy in Canada and beyond.
Welcome Professor Matt Malone !