Developing and teaching 3-credit upper-year course in Public Health Law.

Building a premiere health law boutique firm to provide quality, efficient and cost-effective services to the health care industry in Ontario. Previously McIntyre Health Law (January 2022-June 2023).Advise and represent healthcare institutions and providers on a range of issues, including professional regulation and discipline (including HPARB hearings), physician privileging (including MAC and Hospital Board hearings), civil litigation (including medical malpractice trials and… Show more Building a premiere health law boutique firm to provide quality, efficient and cost-effective services to the health care industry in Ontario. Previously McIntyre Health Law (January 2022-June 2023).Advise and represent healthcare institutions and providers on a range of issues, including professional regulation and discipline (including HPARB hearings), physician privileging (including MAC and Hospital Board hearings), civil litigation (including medical malpractice trials and appeals), mental health law (including ORB and CCB hearings and appeals), human rights law (including responding to HRTO applications), privacy law (including interactions with the IPC) and general legal, clinical, operational and risk management issues.Provide short or long-term secondment contracts for hospitals requiring consistent legal support, including mentorship and training for new hires. Recently, acted as Interim Clinical Legal Counsel at CAMH.Represent health care interest groups on appellate interventions or commissions.Recognized as “One to Watch” in Health Care Law by the Best Lawyers in Canada.Recognized as a Future Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada, and McIntyre Szabo PC was shortlisted for Health Law/Medical Firm of the Year in 2024. Founding partner of the Canadian Association of LGBTQ2S+ Lawyers. Show less

Support projects across different departments throughout the 11-hospital health system to gain a holistic understanding of hospital operations and management.Observe and shadow executive-level meetings regarding health system strategy and planning.Active member of the LGBTQ Champion Network.

Routinely represented and advised clients in the health care sector, including hospitals, public health units and healthcare practitioners, with a focus on medical malpractice, professional regulation and discipline, medical staff credentialing, appellate advocacy, policy and risk management. Representative cases:- Ward v. Armstrong (2021 SCC 1) - successfully granted leave to intervene and acted as counsel on case regarding standard of care in professional negligence- Sprague… Show more Routinely represented and advised clients in the health care sector, including hospitals, public health units and healthcare practitioners, with a focus on medical malpractice, professional regulation and discipline, medical staff credentialing, appellate advocacy, policy and risk management. Representative cases:- Ward v. Armstrong (2021 SCC 1) - successfully granted leave to intervene and acted as counsel on case regarding standard of care in professional negligence- Sprague v. Her Majesty the Queen (2020 ONSC 2335) - successfully represented a Hospital on an urgent challenge to its restricted visitor policy during the COVID-19 pandemic Show less

Representative cases:- (Re) Campbell (2018 ONCA 140) - successfully represented a Hospital on an appeal regarding when a hospital must report a "significant" increase to the restrictions of liberty on an NCR accused- Sacks v. Ross (2017 ONCA 773) - successfully represented a Hospital on an appeal of a jury verdict regarding the proper causation test in a delayed diagnosis case and successfully resisted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada

Clerked for the Honourable Justices MacPherson, Pepall, Benotto and Miller.