WHEN
Live webinar May 21, 2020 @ 11:00 AM EST
OR available available video recording
INSTRUCTORS
Daniel Libman & Rebecca Young
DURATION
4 hours
SUMMARY: This course provides an in-depth overview of the procedure and legal issues that counsel must navigate when representing regulated professionals. Whether your client is a healthcare professional, a lawyer or paralegal, or a real estate agent, you must understand the legislative scheme that governs each profession in order to provide strategic legal advice, make
effective written submissions, or advocate on your client’s behalf to protect their professional reputation and licence to practice. This course will examine the investigation stage, written submissions before complaints committees, discipline hearings, appeals and judicial reviews, as well as ethical considerations involved in representing regulated professionals.
CPD CREDITS
For Lawyers and Paralegals
Law Society of Ontario
• Substantive Hours: This program is eligible for up to 3 hours
• Professionalism Hours: this program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content
Law Society of British Columbia
• Approved for 4 CPD credits
Law Society of New Brunswick
• Approved for 4 CPD credits
Law Society of Saskatchewan
• Approved for 4 CPD credits
Law Societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
• For members of these Law Societies, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual requirements
Further Accreditation Pending Approval
Includes
• Access to the course materials
• Possibility to download and watch the webinar
Daniel specializes in criminal, regulatory, and administrative law trials and appeals. As an experienced litigator, Daniel has argued criminal and regulatory cases both on behalf of the crown and defendants. He maintains a diverse practice, from white collar criminal matters to judicial reviews and professional discipline hearings for health care professionals such as Pharmacists, Chiropractors, Nurses, Registered Massage Therapists, Registered Psychotherapists and others. Daniel defends health care professionals by fighting to keep their practice and licence in good standing before Complaints and Discipline Committees. Daniel also represents health care clinics, as well as individuals, that are being investigated by insurance companies for allegations of insurance benefits fraud. Daniel became a partner with the firm in 2017.
Daniel has written about current criminal and regulatory matters, with legal articles published in the Criminal Reports and RegQuest Reports. Daniel has been a guest lecturer at various law schools in Ontario and, most recently, taught Criminal Law and Procedure at Humber College’s paralegal studies program.
Daniel completed his Bachelor of Arts with an Honours Specialization in political science at the University of Western Ontario in 2008. In 2012, he completed his Juris Doctor at the University of Windsor. Daniel is a member of the Friends of Algonquin Park and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada. When Daniel is not in the office he enjoys playing hockey and going on canoe trips.
Rebecca represents health and other regulated professionals facing allegations before their professional Colleges’ complaints committees, as well as discipline committees. Rebecca has also successfully represented health professionals at the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board. In addition, Rebecca represents professionals applying to their respective professional Colleges at accreditation and licencing committees. These professionals include Doctors, Pharmacists, Registered Massage Therapists, Physiotherapists, Audiologists, Optometrists, Opticians, Social Workers and more.
Rebecca also represents health care clinics, as well as individuals subject to investigations involving insurance companies, allegations of benefits fraud, criminal fraud charges, as well as defending civil actions.
Rebecca completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a major in Criminology at the University of Toronto in 2010 and completed her Juris Doctor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in 2013. She completed her articles with Damien Frost and Associates and joined the firm as an associate in 2014. Rebecca became a partner with the firm in 2017.
When not in the office, Rebecca can be found outside skiing or running with her dog, Caira.
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