Hello Somebody!
I am Ryan Fritsch, a lawyer in Toronto, Canada.
I lead law reform projects for the Law Commission of Ontario related to AI in Criminal Justice and Consumer Protection in the Digital Marketplace.
I am also a PhD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School researching the data brokering industry (what is data brokering anyway?). I am motivated to tell this story in the Canadian context. I want to explore governance options that account for Canadian law: privacy law, consumer protection law, copyright law, AI law, human rights, and public interest public utility data.
I also really enjoy teaching. Most recently I developed and led a new course at Osgoode Hall Law School on Approaches to Law Reform in the Jan-April 2025 semester.
Always happy to chat, send me a holler!
email: rejfritsch@gmail.com
linkedin: ryanfritsch
bluesky: @upsideofdown
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University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, "AI and Access to Justice" (March 19, 2025)
University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, "AI, Criminal Law, and the Legal Profession" (February 27, 2025)
University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, "Consumer Protection in the Digital Marketplace" (February 7, 2025) (online)
Criminal Lawyers Association, For the Defence Magazine, "Getting Ahead of Future Law: The LCO AI in Criminal Justice Project" (December 2024)
University of Toronto Faculty of Law, "Legal Ethics in the Age of AI" (November 19, 2024).
Conference Board of Canada, Corporate Ethics Management Council Roundtable, “Risk & Compliance in the Age of AI” (Toronto, November 11, 2024)
2nd Annual Forum on AI and the Law, panel discussion with Teresa Scassa, Carole Piovesan, and Brent J. Arnold (October 9 2024)
Law360, “Ontario AI legislation is in need of significant amendment, law commission says” (July 15 2024)
Law360, “Ontario needs updated consumer protection rules to deal with digital marketplace: law commission” (May 21 2024)
Law Times, “Law Commission of Ontario report calls for modernizing consumer protection for digital marketplace” (May 15 2024)
Advocates Society, Panel Discussion, “Artificial Intelligence for Litigators: AI in Court” (May 14 2024)
Lancaster House, Toronto Human Rights and Accommodation Conference: Current practices, emerging trends, Panel Discussion, “AI and Human Rights in the Workplace” (April 19 2024)
University of Windsor Faculty of Law, “Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice” (March 8, 2024)
National Conference, Advancing Indigenous Policy and Practice: Supporting the Journey Home When Seriously Ill, Panel Discussion, “Decolonizing Indigenous Health Care Law” (February 7, 2024)
Legislature of Ontario, Standing Committee on Justice Policy, Submissions to the Committee on Bill 142, the Consumer Protection Act 2023 (November 21, 2023)
Law Commission of Ontario, Series Editor, AI in Criminal Justice Project , and author of series papers Introduction and Summary (with Nye Thomas) and Use of AI by Law Enforcement (April 2025)
Criminal Lawyers Association, "AI in Ontario's Criminal Justice System" (with Susie Lindsay) For the Defence Magazine (December 2024)