Kristina Milbourn

Kristina Milbourn is an experienced technology lawyer and the head of litigation for Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, where she leads a national team. She is the founder of Rogers’ Piracy Lab and Content Protection team, and was the chief strategist behind Canada’s first ever dynamic site-blocking decision to protect the copyright in live sports broadcasts. Kristina also chairs Rogers’ law student program, which she spearheaded in 2020 to help diversify the legal talent pipeline in corporate Canada. She’s provided expert views on copyright reform and internet policy before Parliamentary committees in Canada, and at the White House Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator in the United States.

Kristina sits on the Dean’s Advisory Council at the Ted Rogers School of Management, within Toronto Metropolitan University; sits on the Young Alumni Advisory Council and Admissions Committee for Western Law School; and chairs the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada’s (IPIC) Copyright Committee, and Internet and Technology Committee.

Kristina holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from the University of Toronto; a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Western University; and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia Law School.