Cases
Representative Work: Specific Health Sector Expertise
Advising on board governance issues
directors' fiduciary duties
relationships with other healthcare providers
relationships to foundations
volunteer organizations.
Acting with regard to health accountability agreements, contract negotiation
review
outsourcing of services
partnerships with private sector.
Advising on structuring public-private partnerships
corporate, tax
charities law issues arising from such arrangements.
Advising on commercial activities
revenue generation.
Acting in wide range of integrations activities.
Extensive experience in the development of corporate
professional staff bylaws, rules
regulations. Specific expertise includes: Review
rewrite of the administrative
professional staff bylaws for various hospitals, including rural, community
academic hospitals.
Advice to various hospitals on the interpretation of specific bylaw clauses.
Writing or review of staff bylaws for multiple hospital amalgamations including hospitals operating on two or more sites.
Regulatory compliance including broader public sector obligations
other regulatory matters, such as licensing issues
scope of insured services under the Health Insurance Act.
Frequently advise CEOs, board chairs
medical staff leadership on the interpretation of bylaws, the Public Hospitals Act, applicable Ministry of Health
Long-Term Care policies,
professional staff rules
regulations.
Conducting seminars for board members
staff: Educational sessions during regular board meetings on duties
liabilities of directors
the role of the board.
Facilitate discussions on the role of the board during retreats.
Workshops on governance issues.
Advice on such issues as board conduct, the role of ex officio directors, annual meeting procedures, duties
liabilities of directors
officers, accountability borrowing
deficits, honorary
life directors, board committee composition
m
ates.
Drafting board
corporate policies on issues such as open board meetings, whistle blower policies, gift policies, conflict of interest policies, board codes of conduct
investment policies.
Specific Pension Sector Expertise
Advising pension plan administrators on matters such as surplus entitlement, contribution holiday issues, plan interpretation, interpretation
application of the Pension Benefits Act,
pension plan governance matters, including fiduciary liability of plan administrators
trustees.
Advising clients on pension plan governance matters, including fiduciary liability of plan administrators
trustees,
the design
implementation of pension governance programs.
Assisting in connection with pension litigation
advocacy matters.
