Susan Newell

Partner, Health

Toronto

(416) 862-6797 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2010 |

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Susan is a corporate commercial lawyer in Osler’s Health Industry and Cannabis groups. Susan regularly provides strategic advice to health industry stakeholders in connection with mergers and acquisitions, healthcare corporate restructurings and integrations, corporate governance matters, shareholders agreements, commercial agreements, outsourcing, clinical trial agreements and regulatory opinions in connection with federal and provincial health and cannabis statutes. 

Susan has acted for a variety of health industry stakeholders from the early stages of planning through to initial public offerings or purchase and sale transactions.  Examples of industries represented include digital health providers, regulated health professionals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical clients, hospitals, medical clinics, dental organizations, veterinary medicine, shared service organizations, long-term care homes, medical device reprocessing entities, licensed independent health facilities and laboratories, not-for-profits and registered charities and a variety of other private health clinics and health providers and health management and technology clients.

Susan regularly advises cannabis licence holders and other industry participants with navigating Canadian commercial operations within the cannabis regulatory environment, including licensing, supply agreements and promotional and advertising activities.

In response to COVID-19, Susan’s unique experience has enabled her to provide comprehensive advice in connection with emergency response measures, business opening and re-opening best practices, screening initiatives, including testing and vaccination procedures and matters relating to COVID-19 medical device authorization both for health industry participants and for businesses engaging with the health industry for the first time.

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Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Health Care Law
  • Lexpert Special Edition: Recognized in Technology and Health Sciences as a “Lawyer to Watch”

Media Mentions

  • 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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    Health law lawyers advising clients on legal requirements arising from virtual care, AI, big data — Lexpert
  • 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

Osler is a leading business law firm practising internationally from offices across Canada and in New York. Our clients include industry and business leaders in all segments of the market and at various stages in the growth of their businesses. We have built our reputation on our commitment to our clients' success and the experience, expertise and collaborative approach for which we are recognized. We believe that our success is a reflection of our clients' success.