Melika Mostowfi

Melika Mostowfi is an Associate in the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution group and Privacy and Cybersecurity group, based in the Calgary office, practicing in Data Protection Law. She assists clients on a variety of commercial and civil litigation matters and is experienced in incident response in the areas of cybersecurity and privacy law.

She provides tailored privacy and data protection solutions across industries including technology, oil and gas, insurance, and automotive, specializing in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, biometric data usage, and cross-border data transfer mechanisms. Her expertise includes privacy compliance, data breach response, and policy development, helping clients implement and maintain compliance with federal and provincial privacy laws, advising on privacy management policies, impact assessments, complaint handling, and record retention policies.

Melika holds a J.D. from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School (2021), where she worked as Division Leader at the Community & Legal Aid Services Program, and a B.A. in Psychology and Economics from the University of Calgary (2018). She joined Dentons as a summer student in 2020 and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional in Canada. She has been recognized by Chambers Canada in Privacy & Data Protection.