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Practice Area Overview
The health care law client-base includes health care facilities and professionals along with their respective insurers. A health care lawyer must act as an advisor on issues including risk management and governance, issues of consent and capacity, end of life decision making, continuity of care, privacy and ethical matters, product and professional liability, claims management, and human resources. Health care lawyers also assist their clients in dealing with varied third party interests within both the private and public domain. In completing these tasks, the health care lawyer must work within a highly regulated framework. It is the legal team’s job to build a trusted reputation amongst individual health professionals, hospitals, hospital boards and health care institutions while ensuring their client stays ahead of industry changes so that the focus remains where it should – on patients.
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Neil is the Chair of Torkin Manes' Litigation Department and a member of the Torkin Manes Advisory Committee. He also chairs the firm's Health Professionals Group. Neil acts for both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of legal disputes including contracts, torts, employment law and personal injury.He is particularly experienced in providing counsel to and litigating on behalf of not-for-profit and charitable corporations.Neil has a large number of reported decisions to his credit; however...
Ryan has a general litigation practice including both commercial and personal injury litigation. He acts for both plaintiffs and defendants. Prior to founding his own firm, Ryan was a partner in the country’s leading litigation boutique, where his practice included representing doctors and other defendants in medical malpractice and personal injury cases, as well as a wide range of commercial litigation, including construction and employment law. Ryan has conducted many trials throughou...
Jules Brière has been in private practice in Quebec City since 1976. He has acquired a strong reputation in constitutional law, administrative law, health law and the law governing public lands (production, transmission and distribution of hydro-electricity; forestry and land management). Mr. Brière has on many occasions advised governments, various ministries and public and parapublic agencies on the legal aspects of resource management and development in the public domain, the...
During his practice of over 40 years, Alan Bromstein has come to be recognized by his clients as an expert in matters relating to Regulated Health Professions (Colleges). His work has included the preparation of regulations, bylaws, policies, procedures, rules and submissions to government. Alan has had the privilege of advising Councils (Boards of Directors), Statutory and Standing Committees and College staff to assist them in meeting their public protection mandate. Although his current pr...
Guy Brown is a senior partner with Harper Grey LLP. His practice focuses on appellate, trial and administrative law. Guy has represented clients in all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. His civil litigation practice focuses on professional negligence and major personal injury claims and providing insurance coverage opinions . In the regulatory side of his practice, Guy advocates on behalf of physicians in hearings before the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ...
Blair began his legal career with MacKimmie Matthews in 1986 and was a founding partner of Carbert Waite LLP in 1999. Blair’s diverse practice of law has taken him to Canada’s three coasts, advising and acting for individuals, corporations, estates, public institutions and governments. As a senior partner with Carbert Waite LLP, Blair engages on a wide range of difficult cases that demand an advanced understanding of the law, relentless inquiry into the facts, appropriate strategi...
Sheila is a partner in the Saskatoon office and practices in the area of civil litigation. She has experience in the areas of Insurance Law, Health Law, and Medical Malpractice Defense. As a member of McKercher LLP's Insurance Law and Health Law practice groups, she has handled claims related to personal injury, property damage, coverage and professional licensing and discipline. In all areas of her practice, Sheila believes very strongly in alternative dispute resolution, which results in sa...
William Clark is a senior partner at Harper Grey. He is the Chair of our Professional Regulation group and is the Assistant Chair of our Health Law group. William represents clients in both civil and regulatory matters. He has acted as counsel for most types of professionals, including doctors, dentists, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, engineers and nurses. Professionals rely on William to provide practical advice on regulatory and disciplinary matters. His experienc...
Magali Cournoyer-Proulx provides top-level strategic advice and has an unmatched reputation in the area of employment law. She represents clients from various sectors, including banking and insurance, as well as a number of financial institutions, tech companies and manufacturing companies. She advises clients on all aspects of individual employment relationships: contracts of employment, clauses restricting employment, compensation packages, labour standards, policies, termination, human rig...
Domenic Crolla is a partner with the firm's Ottawa office. His practice emphasizes professional and product liability, health law, and information technology matters. He counsels clients in a litigious and non-litigious setting. Additionally, he has an active interest in the application of information technology to professional practice, particularly in relation to the practice of law and medicine. Domenic is an advocate before all levels of courts and administrative tribunals. He has appeare...
Jill Dougherty has over 20 years of experience acting on behalf of both private and public sector clients. She appears regularly as counsel before the trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals in many aspects of public law. Jill specializes in public law and civil litigation focusing on professional self-regulation and discipline, judicial review of government decision-making, alcohol and gaming, access to information and privacy, municipal and provincial planning approvals and ...
Donald Dow is a partner in the firm's Ottawa office practising in the advocacy department. Donald’s practice is focused in the area of medical defence litigation, health law and professional disciplinary proceedings. Donald has over 17 years of experience in malpractice litigation, medical device/instruments liability claims, class actions and has handled numerous civil trials. He has appeared as counsel at the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Donald heads our Ot...
Mary Jane Dykeman is a managing partner at INQ Law. In addition to data law, she is a long-standing health lawyer. Her data practice focuses on privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), cyber preparedness and response, and data governance. She regularly advises on use and disclosure of identifiable and de-identified data. Mary Jane applies a strategic, risk and innovation lens to data and emerging technologies. She helps clients identify the data they hold, understand how to use it within the la...
Daniel Fabiano’s business law practice is focused on privacy/information protection, procurement, and technology. In his procurement practice, Daniel frequently advises clients on initiating and documenting the bidding process, drafting and negotiating contracts, as well as managing and mitigating procurement risks and in bid disputes. He has both a “Certificate in Public Procurement Law and Practice” and a “Certificate in Advance Procurement Law and Practice: Major Pr...
The managing partner of our Quebec office, Olga Farman practises corporate and commercial law, with a particular interest in life sciences and health law. Her business law practice focuses on contractual and corporate transactions, corporate governance and intellectual property. Her life sciences practice is related mainly to negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, regulatory law and rules of good governance in the health sector. Olga has valuable experience in clinical trials, person...
Michael has extensive experience in all aspects of health law. He has significant expertise in the representation of physicians, dentists, nurses and other health care practitioners in regulatory matters including complaints, discipline, quality assurance, fitness to practice and registration issues. He has also represented numerous physicians in hospital privilege disputes as well as in medical malpractice actions. He also advises corporations and institutions with respect to health law issu...
Kathryn Frelick is the Leader of Miller Thomson’s National Health Group. Kathryn has specialized expertise in health and privacy and is a leading lawyer in these areas. She is a trusted advisor to public and private sector health industry clients on a broad range of matters, with a particular focus on regulatory, strategic, and risk management advice. Kathryn’s regulatory practice includes expertise in areas such as health information and privacy, quality and patient safety, menta...
Author of “Drug and Health Products Law in Canada” with a Doctor of Law degree, Mathieu Gagné is specialized in drug and other health products (medical devices, cosmetics, natural health products, etc.) related laws. He advises and represents various stakeholders in the health and life sciences sector. Mathieu has a unique knowledge of the legal framework governing drugs and other health products, from their inception in the lab to their consumption. Well within his area of...
Lynne Golding is Co-Leader of the firm’s Health Law Group. She has an active corporate/commercial practice based principally in the health industry. Dealing with both for-profit and not-for-profit entities, Lynne advises clients on transactions in regulated and unregulated industries. A highly regarded name in the health regulatory space, Lynne’s practice is principally comprised of clients in the health sector for whom she provides governance advice and structuring and transactio...
Shanon is a governance and commercial lawyer with a primary focus on the health industry. With more than 40 years of experience, Shanon advises clients in private, not-for-profit and charitable organizations. Shanon helps clients understand the health regulatory landscape in Ontario and Canada, and the applicable laws in specific transactions. She advises boards of charities and not-for-profit organizations, foundations and other regulated entities with respect to their governance and corpora...
Alexis Kerr uses her recent 12 years of experience (seven as general counsel) advising British Columbia's largest health authority, as well as her previous private practice experience as a commercial litigation and privacy lawyer, to provide practical, business-driven and results-oriented advice and assistance to clients in the healthcare industry and in all industries where privacy and data protection is an ongoing and ever-evolving challenge.In the healthcare space, Ms. Kerr advises health ...
Josh Koziebrocki is the principal lawyer and founder of Koziebrocki Law. Josh is an experienced litigation lawyer and advocate who has appeared extensively before courts, tribunals, and regulatory bodies. His practice focuses on defending professionals in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings. He works with professionals in difficult and challenging situations involving their license to practice. Josh has represented countless professionals before licensing bodies from the complaint process...
Lad is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Health Law. He provides advice and representation to health sector clients on a wide range of regulatory matters, including all types of college proceedings (i.e. complaints, investigations, discipline, appeals, etc.), hospital privileges disputes, health privacy issues, retirement home/long-term care home operations and matters that fall under the governance of Health Canada and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Anoth...
Scott is a Partner with Harper Grey and is the Chair of our Workplace Law Group. He is also a member of our Health Law, Professional Regulation and Insurance Groups. Scott works with employers and employees on a wide variety of workplace issues, including: Terminations Workplace investigations Providing strategic advice regarding difficult workplace topics such as sexual harassment, sexual assault, and accommodation of mental and physical disabilities Providing strategic advice and representi...
Mr. Paul Marcotte is a seasoned lawyer with over 40 years of experience in business law. Since his beginning in the profession, he has taken part in a wide variety of national and international transactions. He has an impressive and diverse track record. He has evolved mainly in private practice before joining Delegatus in 2011. At Delegatus, Paul has acted as a legal counsellor for various clients such as: Gestion Univalor, a university valorization fund mandated with getting to market the i...
David Martin’s practice is focused on administrative law relating to self-governing professional bodies. David advises these bodies on their governing statutes and is regularly called upon to make revisions to the bodies’ statutes, regulations, and bylaws. He also acts for professional associations in disciplinary action taken against members, and as independent counsel to disciplinary tribunals. David represents self-governing professional associations in court when appeals are t...
Jennifer McAleer is a skilled advocate with a broad civil litigation and administrative law practice. The scope of her practice includes professional regulation, commercial and pension litigation, health law and energy law. Recognized in particular for her experience in professional regulation, Jennifer has served as independent legal counsel to the Discipline and Fitness to Practise Committees of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario since 2007. In that capacity, she has particip...
Debra McKenna is a litigation partner and the Chair of the Professional Self-Regulatory Bodies Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP. Debra’s practice is focused on professional self-regulation and civil litigation. She provides strategic advice and acts as counsel for a number of regulatory bodies, as well as public and private sector clients, in relation to regulatory issues, complaints and discipline, and civil litigation matters. She has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, includ...
Jonathan is the Managing Partner at Harper Grey. In addition to his role as Managing Partner, Jonathan practices in the areas of health, insurance, construction, and professional regulation. With over 20 years’ experience, Jonathan brings a well-rounded perspective and judgment to his diverse practice. His practice includes advising and assisting physicians in professional liability and professional disciplinary matters. Jonathan’s work on behalf of insurers includes liability def...
Aleks is a partner in the Personal Injury Group at Thomson Rogers and has a particular focus in the area of medical malpractice litigation. He has represented personal injury plaintiffs at the trial and appellate court levels. Aleks was named one of the leading medical malpractice lawyers in Canada by Lawday, a North American resource for the legal profession. He also has the honour of having been selected by his peers to be published in both the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The ...
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