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Daniel Boivin

Daniel Boivin

Canada 2026

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About

Provided by Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Practice Areas

A member of Gowling WLG's Advocacy Group, Daniel Boivin is a litigator in the firm’s Ottawa office. His practice focuses on health law and medical defence, including acting as counsel to the Canadian Medical Protective Association. He also provides advice in commercial litigation matters and constitutional linguistic issues.

Daniel has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and the SCC. He also advises on a variety of health policy issues.

Daniel has lectured on evidence law and advocacy skills at various organizations, including as a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.

He has also been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Best Lawyers™ in Canada.

Career

Year of Call: 1993 - Ontario

Professional Memberships

President of Fédération des association de juristes d’expression française

Past president of the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario

Personal

Involved on the boards of a variety of amateur sports (Fédération Québécoise de ski alpin) and cultural organizations (radio communautaire francophone d'Ottawa, the Council for the Arts in Ottawa and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra).

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Chambers Canada Guide

Healthcare: Contentious - Nationwide - Canada

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Daniel Boivin of Gowling's Ottawa office has extensive experience within the healthcare space, with a particular focus on issues concerning medical assistance in dying.

Ranked Individuals at Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP (92)

Alberta

British Columbia

Nationwide - Canada

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