About

Provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

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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

  • 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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Notable Practitioners

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Nick Pasquino
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Nick Pasquino
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Band 1

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.

He is highly knowledgeable and very on the ball.

Cindy Clarke
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Cindy Clarke
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Band 2

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.

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

Patrick Hawkins
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Patrick Hawkins
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Band 2

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.

Kate A. Crawford
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Kate A. Crawford
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Band 3

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.

Anna Marrison
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Anna Marrison
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Band 4

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.

Mary Lynn Gleason
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Mary Lynn Gleason
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Band 4

Mary Lynn Gleason is based in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office and focuses her practice on the defence of hospitals and their staff in medical malpractice claims, with particular experience in obstetric brain injury medical malpractice cases.

Ranked Lawyers at
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Nationwide - Canada

Healthcare: Contentious

Cindy Clarke
2
Cindy Clarke
2
Band 2
Patrick Hawkins
2
Patrick Hawkins
2
Band 2
Kate A. Crawford
3
Kate A. Crawford
3
Band 3
Anna Marrison
4
Anna Marrison
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Band 4
Mary Lynn Gleason
4
Mary Lynn Gleason
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Band 4
Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory

Nick Pasquino
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Nick Pasquino
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Band 1