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Healthcare: Contentious

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Provided by Donald Dow

Canada

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Donald Dow is a senior partner in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office and leader of the firm’s national Medical Defence Practice Group. Donald practises primarily in the areas of medical malpractice (defence), professional liability, health law, privacy and professional disciplinary proceedings. Over the course of his career, he has extensive trial experience and has conducted numerous professional disciplinary hearings.

Donald is involved in both legal and medical continuing education on issues related to health law, medical malpractice, and professional liability.

Highly regarded by his peers, Donald has also been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Director and The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. In 2015, 2018 and 2019 he was recognized by The Best Lawyers™ in Canada as "Lawyer of the Year for Medical Negligence – Ottawa” and in 2022, he was recognized by Best Lawyers™ Canada as “Lawyer of the Year for Professional Malpractice Law – Ottawa".

Career

Years of Call: 2003 - Nunavut

1990 - Ontario

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association

County of Carleton Law Association

The Holland Access to Justice in Medical Malpractice Group

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