The healthcare sector is going through seismic changes and our team is here to help participants in the health care and health services sectors navigate the current regulatory environment. 

We work with our clients as regulatory lawyers, and also as their strategic advisers,  litigators, and dealmakers. We provide counsel to participants in the health care and health services sectors, including:

  • health professionals and facilities
  • individuals
  • hospitals
  • medical advisory committees
  • hospital boards of governors
  • government
  • professional associations
  • independent health facilities
  • health facilities not covered by the independent health facilities act
  • long term care facilities
  • occupational health departments of large corporations
  • manufacturers of products used in the health care industry
  • internet pharmacies
  • cross-border facilitating companies.

Whether you are a health professional or representative of a health institution or a regulatory body, you’ll appreciate our commitment and focus on providing exceptional service in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Our health law services include a representation of:

  • physicians
  • dentists
  • nurses
  • psychologists
  • physiotherapists
  • chiropractors
  • pharmacists and midwives in regulatory matters including complaints
  • discipline
  • quality assurance
  • fitness to practice and registration issues
  • representation of parties in hospital privileges disputes
  • incorporation of health professionals
  • contract negotiations in hospital matters
  • providing advice and representation to boards, agencies and commissions in the health sector
  • advice to independent health facilities
  • advice relating to disability insurance
  • advice to health professionals with substance dependency issues
  • alternative delivery systems
  • privilege and other credentialing problems
  • physician/hospital relations
  • representation of clinics and group practices
  • representation of health professionals in negligence claims
  • sales, transfers, mergers and acquisitions
  • advice to practitioners participating in peer assessment
  • advice to physicians who have been directed to participate in the physician review enhancement program (prep)
  • representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice claims
  • advice on provincial and federal regulatory requirements
  • advice to intended parents, gestational carriers (surrogates) and clinics with respect to assisted reproductive technologies
  • advice to patients and families with respect to mental health issues
  • advice on the interpretation of agreements
  • advice in dealing with freedom of information and privacy issues
  • advice on labour relations, employment law and human rights issues
  • negotiating agreements on behalf of and with health sector participants
  • advice to physicians with respect to OHIP billing issues
  • representation of parties with health law issues before all levels of court and administrative tribunals
  • extensive experience representing individuals, health care practitioners and others at coroner’s inquests

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Hospital Privileges and Credentialing

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Hospital Privileges and Credentialing

The relationship between physicians and hospitals requires a balance of interests and priorities. Our Health Law group helps you maintain the best possible relationship while ensuring your interests as a health professional are consistently represented and protected.

We provide advice and representation in all aspects of the physician credentialing process and in response to immediate suspensions of privileges. Our effective and timely representation of physicians and midwives in privileges disputes includes the Credentials Committee, Medical Advisory Committee, Board of Governors and Health Professions Appeal and Review Board levels.

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Medical Industry Complaint, Discipline, Fitness, Quality Assurance and Registration

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Medical Industry Complaint, Discipline, Fitness, Quality Assurance and Registration

Our Health Law group has vast experience advising health care practitioners on all aspects of their relationships with regulatory colleges. As a health care practitioner, you recognize the significant degree of exposure you face in the event of a College complaint, and understand that expert representation is vital. In such cases, you’ll appreciate the confidence our experienced team brings to the representation of health care professionals subject to proceedings before their Regulatory College or at the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.

Our expertise includes a variety of complex, sensitive and challenging matters relating to:

  • defence of health care professionals in disciplinary matters before their college such as sexual impropriety, breaches of standards and conflicts of interest
  • assisting new or foreign trained practitioners to obtain registration
  • providing advice and representation to health care practitioners accused of being incapacitated, including assistance before boards of inquiry and fitness to practice committees
  • representation of health care practitioners in peer review/assessment and before the quality assurance committees of the various regulatory colleges
  • handling appeals and judicial reviews of adverse decisions
  • advocating for physicians participating in the OMA’s Physician Health Program
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Medical Industry Professional Liability Claims and Insurance

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Medical Industry Professional Liability Claims and Insurance

As a health professional, you accept a degree of risk exposure but, to the greatest possible extent, take prudent measures to mitigate that risk. Despite that fact, at some stage of your career you may encounter civil action, in which case you will appreciate the extensive experience of our Health Law group. Members of our group have experience in the defence of civil actions against health care practitioners including negligence and other related claims.

We also accept retainers from insurers that may be providing coverage in the event of actions of this nature.

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Medical Malpractice

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Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice claims can have devastating effects on all parties involved. The extensive litigation experience of our Health Law group positions our team to expertly assist you in the most complicated of medical and health care malpractice claims.

We have extensive experience acting for plaintiffs as well as defendants in medical malpractice litigation, with over 18 years experience in litigating medical malpractice claims. Our health law professionals also have extensive experience in medical malpractice and personal injury litigation, and have dealt with catastrophic cases where medical mistakes have led to paralysis, brain damage, compromised babies, wrongful death and other serious personal injury.

We can facilitate access to a wide variety of medical consultants in every field of specialty. Given the costly nature of medical malpractice litigation, we offer flexible fee arrangements, which reflect the unique nature of each case.

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Mental Health

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Mental Health

Our Health Law group provides advice and representation in matters involving the Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act and Substitute Decisions Act. Our lawyers have extensive experience in matters relating to the interpretation of legislation as it affects persons with mental illness. We understand the legislation and can advise as to its implications. In this sector, we represent physicians, patients, institutions and regulators.

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Reproductive Technologies

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Reproductive Technologies

If you are planning to have a child through an assisted reproductive procedure or will either be using a Surrogate, sperm or egg donor or have been asked to assist in one of these ways, our Health Law group provides advice on all aspects of reproductive technologies. Our services include:

  • advice on assisted reproduction laws and their implications
  • drafting assisted reproduction agreements that meet individual needs, including egg and sperm donor contracts and surrogacy (gestational carrier) agreements
  • explaining rights and obligations under assisted reproduction agreements
  • answering questions and addressing concerns throughout the reproduction process
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