As a corporate, commercial and regulatory lawyer in Osler’s Health group, Susan is the primary trusted advisor to many health industry participants navigating highly complex and innovative healthcare issues. These participants include public hospitals, telehealth and virtual care providers, executive health and wellness providers, multi-disciplinary and vertically integrated private healthcare clinics, pharmacies, veterinary and dental service organizations and other diagnostic and surgical centres, healthcare service providers, not-for-profits and registered charities.
Susan also regularly advises clients on commercial and regulatory issues relating to regulated products, such as drugs, natural health products, medical devices (including software as a medical device), cosmetics, cannabis and food. This includes regulatory compliance, licensing, packaging and labelling, advertising and promotion, recalls and crisis management. Susan frequently assists clients engaging with Health Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and other federal and provincial regulators.
Leveraging her experience advising on healthcare products and services, Susan works with clients in both the public and private sectors. She regularly assists clients from the emerging and high-growth stage through to highly sophisticated health industry participants across Canada.
In her practice, Susan often helps Canadian and global healthcare and regulated product clients entering the Canadian market by providing relevant and practical legal advice. This includes providing regulatory opinions and legal advice relating to federal and provincial healthcare and regulated products laws, commercial agreements, clinical trials, outsourcing arrangements, the corporate practice of medicine, the delivery of private healthcare services, and health privacy matters.
Susan is recognized for her expertise by numerous industry publications including Chambers Canada in Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory, where one participant was quoted as stating, “Powerhouse legal counsel and a strategic, business-minded individual. Highly capable and exceeds expectations throughout.” Further, she is recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Leading Lawyers to Watch: Life Sciences & Health, listed in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences and in Best Lawyers in Canada (Healthcare).
Representative Work
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by AstraZeneca
- Nimble Science
Nimble Science in its raising of US$ 2 million in a Series A financing round
- Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. in its US$ 100 million sale to Ellimist Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Neptune Wellness Solutions
Neptune Wellness Solutions in the $5.15M sale of its cannabis business to PurCann Pharma
- MindBeacon
MindBeacon in its acquisition by CloudMD
- Diversey
Diversey acquires certain assets of Avmor
- IVC Nutrition Corporation
IVC Nutrition Corporation in its acquisition of Vita Health Products Inc.
- Aceto
Aceto in its acquisition of A&C
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its $100 million IPO
- CDL Rapid Screening Consortium
CDL Rapid Screening Consortium in its pilot program
- MindBeacon
IPO of MindBeacon Holdings Inc.
- Lenders
Lenders in Berkshire Partners’ acquisition of VetStrategy
- MindBeacon Software Inc.
MindBeacon Software Inc. in its Series A Financing Round
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its acquisition by Sun Life Financial
Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by AstraZeneca
Nimble Science in its raising of US$ 2 million in a Series A financing round
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. in its US$ 100 million sale to Ellimist Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Neptune Wellness Solutions in the $5.15M sale of its cannabis business to PurCann Pharma
MindBeacon in its acquisition by CloudMD
- Diversey
Diversey acquires certain assets of Avmor
- IVC Nutrition Corporation
IVC Nutrition Corporation in its acquisition of Vita Health Products Inc.
- Aceto
Aceto in its acquisition of A&C
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its $100 million IPO
- CDL Rapid Screening Consortium
CDL Rapid Screening Consortium in its pilot program
- MindBeacon
IPO of MindBeacon Holdings Inc.
- Lenders
Lenders in Berkshire Partners’ acquisition of VetStrategy
- MindBeacon Software Inc.
MindBeacon Software Inc. in its Series A Financing Round
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its acquisition by Sun Life Financial
Latest Insights
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Report Dec 5, 2024
The devil is in the details: legislative changes and access to healthcare
Legislative amendments are initiating significant developments in health reform.
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Osler Update Jun 28, 2024
Canada introduces sweeping bill to mandate tech and data interoperability in healthcare
On June 6, 2024, the federal Minister of Health introduced Bill C-72 — An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and...
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Osler Update Dec 21, 2023
Animal testing ban for cosmetics to come into force on December 22, 2023
On December 22, 2023, amendments to the federal Food and Drugs Act will come into force effectively prohibiting cosmetic brands from relying on...
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Osler Update Jun 19, 2023
Ontario Ministry releases draft regulation in connection with private surgical and diagnostic services
On June 9, Ontario published a draft regulation as part of its plan to reduce wait times in the province. We look at the recently proposed regulatory...
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Health Care Law
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Lexpert Special Edition: Recognized in Technology and Health Sciences as a “Lawyer to Watch”
Media Mentions
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Media Mentions Jun 17, 2024
Health law lawyers advising clients on legal requirements arising from virtual care, AI, big data — Lexpert
Like most sectors right now, healthcare is facing its own unique challenges when it comes to the adoption of artificial intelligence. In a Lexpert...
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Osler News Jun 26, 2023
Virtual healthcare and collaborative research project raising privacy law issues – Lexpert
Osler partner Susan Newell discusses new regulatory requirements and privacy law risks regarding virtual healthcare technologies in a recent Lexpert...
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Osler News Jun 15, 2022
Roll up in health care sector grows as private equity, strategic players see opportunity – Lexpert
From veterinary and dental services to the emerging field of virtual care and beyond, investors are finding significant opportunity in the Canadian...
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Osler News Feb 16, 2021
Osler welcomes 12 new partners and 2 new counsel in 2021
Osler is proud to announce the addition of 12 new partners and two new counsel across five of our offices, effective March 1, 2021.
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Credentials
Education
- University of Toronto, J.D.
- McMaster University, B. Kin. (Hons.)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association