About
Donald B. JohnstonPartnerAdmitted to the Ontario Bar: 1978djohnston@airdberlis.comT416.865.3072TorontoPrint BioInstructions: Select the fields that you wish to include in the pdf generation.EducationExpertiseIndustriesSelected Speaking EngagementsSelected PublicationsAwards & RecognitionProfessional InvolvementRepresentative Matters% size of the Font for Generated PDF (Default is 80%)Exclude footers from PDFDownload PDF Donald offers his clients more than legal advice – he enjoys getting to know them and uncovering their goals in order to offer the right advice. With decades of experience in high-stakes transactions, Don prides himself on his composed nature and ability to communicate effectively. His clients rely on his mature experience and expert negotiating skills, particularly when exploring new opportunities to offer their products and services or to grow their companies.Don is Co-Chair of the Technology Group and a member of the Corporate, Privacy & Data Security, Intellectual Property and Energy Groups.Don has diverse experience in technology of all kinds: IP, mergers and acquisitions, procurement, privacy/data protection and health law, as well as technologies such as blockchain and autonomous vehicles. He regularly provides strategic advice to clients on licensing transactions, financing and development projects, negotiating and settling agreements, and distribution arrangements. Donald offers his clients more than legal advice – he enjoys getting to know them and uncovering their goals in order to offer the right advice. With decades of experience in high-stakes transactions, Don prides himself on his composed nature and ability to communicate effectively. His clients rely on his mature experience and expert negotiating skills, particularly when exploring new opportunities to offer their products and services or to grow their companies.
Education
Part-time instructor in board level management, Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto.
Guest lecturer in intellectual property in the context of M&A transactions, Schulich School of Business, York University
Guest lecturer at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Financial Services Compliance Administration course
“Privacy Law Panel,” Osgoode Hall Law School, October 21, 2019.
EducationCertificate, Introduction to Digital Currencies, University of Nicosia, 2016Ontario Bar Admission, 1978JD, Osgoode Hall Law School, 1976B.Comm., Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1973