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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Healthcare: Contentious

Canada Guide 2026 : Nationwide - Canada


Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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The health care industry is marked by unprecedented opportunity, innovation and change—all of which create unique patient care, compliance, transactional and litigation issues. It’s essential to have a specialized legal team that understands the industry’s complexity and has substantial strategic and practical experience—from the waiting room to the boardroom to the court room.

Our multidisciplinary team of over 100 specialists is Canada’s undisputed leader in health care law. We are the only firm serving health care institutions to achieve a Band 1 rating in Chambers Canada for Health Care. We provide innovative and effective legal services through our integrated, sector-wide approach.

With an unmatched understanding of what’s required to thrive in this increasingly complex and changing industry, our health care team crafts legal strategies that are tailored to our clients’ unique needs and objectives.

Our clients include:
•    hospitals, including academic health sciences centres, specialty children’s and psychiatric hospitals, and community and rural hospitals
•    community care networks and agencies
•    seniors’ housing and long-term care facilities
•    private health care companies
•    pharmacies
•    laboratories

We monitor the legal issues and trends that can impact health care, and constantly remain at the forefront of shaping new law. We embrace technology and innovation to improve efficiency and to create value.

Chambers Review

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Healthcare: Contentious - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

The healthcare practice at Borden Ladner Gervais is renowned for its unparalleled bench strength across Canada, as well as its ability to provide high-quality legal advice and representation across the entire health sector. Its diverse client base includes long-term care facilities, hospitals and pharmacies. The health law group has proven skill across a broad array of healthcare matters, including privacy and IT, governance, medical malpractice litigation and corporate transactions, with additional expertise in specialist areas such as child and adolescent health.

Work Highlights

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  • Borden Ladner Gervais acted as defence counsel for Purdue Canada in multiple national class actions and purported class actions concerning the sale and distribution of opioids in Canada.

Strengths

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  • Borden Ladner Gervais has highly sophisticated counsel with deep knowledge of its areas of expertise.

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  • The team at Borden Ladner Gervais has a strong depth of expertise and legal acumen, as well as a strong variety of experienced lawyers.

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  • BLG's strategic insights ensure that their advice is not only legally sound but also commercially viable, enabling clients to navigate complex legal landscapes with confidence.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Nick G. Pasquino
    Band 1Nick G. Pasquino

    Nick G. Pasquino

    Nick Pasquino is noted for his skilled handling of corporate transactions and governance mandates for a range of care providers and non-profits in the healthcare sector. He is based in Toronto, from where he co-chairs BLG's health sector services group.

    • Nick's profound understanding of the healthcare sector, commercial awareness and strategic insights ensure legally sound and commercially viable advice.

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    • He is highly knowledgeable and very on the ball.

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  • Band 2Cindy Clarke
    Band 2Cindy Clarke

    Cindy Clarke

    Cindy Clarke is the managing partner of Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office and is noted for her extensive experience representing pharmaceutical clients, hospitals and other institutions in a range of disputes. Her recent practice includes medical negligence and product liability class actions.

    • Cindy Clarke is always a pleasure to work with, very knowledgeable and responsive. It always feels like you're in good hands when working with her.

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    • Cindy is a source of great information and is always willing to assist.

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  • Band 2Patrick Hawkins
    Band 2Patrick Hawkins

    Patrick Hawkins

    Toronto-based Patrick Hawkins acts for hospitals and other healthcare providers in a range of lawsuits, including class action proceedings relating to privacy issues.

    • Patrick is seasoned, exceptional and a pleasure to work with.

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  • Band 3Kate A. Crawford
    Band 3Kate A. Crawford

    Kate A. Crawford

    Kate Crawford is an experienced Toronto-based healthcare disputes lawyer with a solid reputation for defending healthcare institutions in class action proceedings.

    • Kate Crawford is fantastic.

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  • Band 4Anna Marrison
    Band 4Anna Marrison

    Anna Marrison

    Anna Marrison is based in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office and advocates for healthcare clients and their staff in civil claims and administrative matters. Clients include hospitals, public and private healthcare clinics, pharmaceutical clients, municipalities and healthcare professionals.

    • Anna is a tremendous resource, source of information and knowledge.

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