Kimberly Jeffers practises commercial and corporate law, with a focus on the healthcare, life sciences, privacy, and cybersecurity sectors.

In the life sciences and healthcare sectors, Kimberly counsels pharmaceutical and life sciences companies and other organizations on regulatory issues. She drafts and negotiates agreements on behalf of public health institutions, researchers and life sciences companies. In addition, she advises on mergers and acquisitions in the health and life sciences sector. She also develops internal policies to ensure alignment with evolving legal and regulatory standards and industry best practices.

In the privacy and cybersecurity sector, Kimberly assists clients in preparing for and responding to data and privacy breaches and cybersecurity incidents. She also advises clients on regulatory compliance with regards to privacy matters.

In addition, Kimberly has assisted clients in navigating public procurement matters, including obtaining an authorization to contract delivered by the Autorité des marchés publics and advising on the application of Quebec's Act respecting contracting by public bodies. She has also provided advice on consumer protection law issues, inter-governmental contract requirements, and French language requirements. She has developed an interest in issues that arise from artificial intelligence.

Prior to joining us, Kimberly was a litigation lawyer at a New York law firm, where she represented banking institutions, telecommunications companies, pharmaceutical companies and airlines with civil and commercial disputes, arbitrations and governmental investigations in competition law and securities law. She also worked on high-yield bond offerings for a London-based law firm.