Lonny is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Health Law. His practice consists of providing opinions and advice to administrators of health care facilities, professional associations, health care professionals and other individuals with respect to health care legislation and policies, and representing clients in a wide range of civil and administrative proceedings, including in complaint and discipline matters, investigations, audits and peer reviews and in hearings before the Consent and Capacity Board and other health tribunals.

Lonny advises clients on a wide variety of health law issues, including with respect to hospital privileges, partnerships and associations, the delivery of private health care and other aspects of practice management, and consent, capacity and mental health issues. With the implementation of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004, health privacy compliance has become a major focus of Lonny’s practice. In this regard, Lonny advises public and private sector clients on the new legislation, and he regularly writes and delivers presentations on this topic. Additionally, Lonny has worked with the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association to assist professionals in complying with their privacy obligations.

Lonny is Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Health Law Section. He is a Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Health Law Section, and an active member of the Advocates’ Society and the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto. Lonny also serves as a member of the Hospital for Sick Children’s Research Ethics Board and is a faculty member for Osgoode Professional Development’s Certificate Program in Mental Health Law.

Lonny is frequently called upon to provide expert commentary on health law matters, and he has appeared on the ROB TV (now BNN) show Strictly Legal and on CTV newsnet, and has been interviewed by both the National Review of Medicine and the Medical Post. He regularly speaks and writes on health law issues including in his National Review of Medicine column, “Ask the Health Lawyer”.

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