Cases
Representative Work: Financial Services
Acts as counsel in the creation of new banking, trust
loan
insurance entities.
Provides advice on the structuring
documentation of new banking, trust, insurance
other financial products
services.
Advises boards of directors
senior officers of regulated financial institutions on financial institution legislation
regulations.
Drafts
/or reviews draft policy documents
assists institutions implement such policies.
Acts for trade associations, ad hoc coalitions
individual institutions in the preparing of submissions to federal
provincial governments with respect to the reform of legislation, regulations
guidelines.
Practised financial services
trade law with a major Washington D.C. law firm, served as the senior legal officer within the Ministry of Financial Institutions (Ontario)
led the financial services public policy practice of a major national public policy firm.
Life Sciences
Assists pharmaceutical clients in the listing of products in provincial drug plans, including negotiating with drug plans
advising on types of formulary listings.
Acts for clients in the promotion
distribution of food, drug
natural health products
medical devices, including advising on the appropriate structure for the transaction.
Provides advice on Codes of Conduct applicable to manufacturers, distributors
healthcare professionals.
Advises on good manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements
procedures relating to the production of food, drug
natural health products
medical devices.
Advises clients in crises, such as recalls of defective
/or non-compliant products, food contamination, food tampering, fraud on the regulator, diversion of samples, diversion of product to unauthorized purchasers, illegal promotion
counterfeit products.
Guides clients through the regulatory approval processes with Health Canada, CFIA
CPMA
PMPRB
provincial regulatory agencies.
Provides assessments
strategic advice on potential challenges with respect to legislative
regulatory changes.