BRANDON J. CARTER, Waterloo Commercial Litigation, Business, Employment,  and Construction Lawyer

Brandon joined Duncan, Linton LLP as an associate following his call to the bar in 2019. Prior to joining the firm, Brandon summered and articled at a full-service firm in Toronto. Brandon’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on business law, employment law, bankruptcy law, and construction law. Brandon has appeared before the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Justice, and several administrative tribunals including the Landlord and Tenant Board and the Ontario Land Tribunal. Brandon also has experience representing clients in mediations and arbitrations.

Of particular interest to Brandon is privacy and data protection law. Brandon is an accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional, Canada (CIPP/C) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals and has been published by the Canadian Privacy Law Review.

Born and raised in Waterloo, Brandon attended the University of Waterloo where he earned his Honours Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science in 2012, and Wilfrid Laurier University where he earned his Masters of Business Administration in 2015. Brandon attended the University of Ottawa where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2018, graduating cum laude.

As a law student, Brandon worked as a Research Assistant on the Corporate Misreporting and Investor Rights Research Project through the Law Foundation of Ontario and as a Research Assistant at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society. Brandon also participated in the Global Technology Law and Policy exchange program between the University of Ottawa and the University of Haifa in Israel. In addition, Brandon was a Legal Intern for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Conviction Review Group.

Brandon was also an active “mooter” throughout law school. He competed in the 2017 Harold G. Fox Canadian Intellectual Property Moot and won for best appellant factum and best overall mooting team. In addition, Brandon was a semifinalist at the University of Oxford’s International Intellectual Property Moot in 2018.

Outside of work, Brandon is an avid Kitchener Rangers fan, enjoys adding to his vinyl collection, and spending time with his friends and family.