Carolyn Brandow

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PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Professional History

Representative Work

Noteworthy Cases

Achievements

Selected Presentations/Publications

Memberships

Education

Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Civil Procedure” (2016)
Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Comparative US/Canadian E-Discovery Law” (2010)
Partner, Lerners LLP (2008 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (2006-2008)
Associate lawyer, Ledroit Beckett (1999-2006)
Articling Student, Harrison Elwood (1998-1999)

T.C. v Hastings, 2017 ONSC 374 (CanLII)
Dale v. Frank, 2017 ONCA 32 (CanLII)
Boyd et al v. Edington et al, 2013 CanLII 13329 (ON SC)
McRitchie et al v. Dr. Natale et al, 2011 ONSC 3400 (CanLII)
Macksoud v. Carroll, 2011 ONCA 108 (CanLII) - An appeal of a dismissal of a request to add new defendants to a case started before new Limitations Act.
Magda v. Jaroszynski, 2010 HRTO 1342 (CanLII)
Turkington v. Lai, 2007 CanLII 48993 (Ont. S.C.J.) - A trial decision dismissing the claims of the plaintiffs who had alleged that the defendant physician was negligent with respect to a laparoscopic procedure which was converted into a laparotomy after which the plaintiff developed a bowel injury and peritonitis.

Best Lawyers in Canada, Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Health Care Law, Lawyer of the Year, Medical Negligence & Professional Malpractice Law - London/Windsor
Recognized as a leading practitioner by Lexpert in the area of medical negligence [represents defendants] (2018-2022)
Recipient, 2018 Lexpert Zenith Award recognizing mid-career excellence in the legal profession
Junior Counsel to the Honourable Mr. Justice R.J. Haines, Review of the Meat Inspection and Regulatory Regimes in Ontario (2004)

Quick & Dirty Personal Injury Update: Plaintiff & Defence Perspectives, Guest Speaker on Advocacy Practice Management Update: Proven tools to shorten trials, The Middlesex Law Association, June 14, 2019
Section 75 Investigations, the Osgoode Certificate in Professional Regulation and Discipline in the Ontario Health Care Sector, June 4, 2014, Toronto, Ontario
Challenges of Informed Consent in Research Protocols, Panelist at the 2013 Canadian Bar Association National Health Law Summit: Critical Issues in Health Law, Halifax, May 2013
Health Care Reform & Medical Malpractice Law: How Canada Balances Patient Rights, Physician Interests, and System Costs, Guest Speaker on Tort system from defence perspective in Canada, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, August 5, 2011
Summary Judgment Motions: Persuasive Advocacy – Winning Tactics, Guest Speaker on Expert Evidence on Summary Judgment Motions, Ontario Bar Association Conference, May, 2011
Judicial Review of Tribunal Decisions, published in The Litigator, December 2009

Admitted to Ontario Bar (2000)
Bachelor of Laws, The University of Western Ontario (1998) (Dean’s List 1996-1997);
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, The University of Western Ontario (1995) (Dean’s List (1992-1995)

Professional History

Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Civil Procedure” (2016)
Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Comparative US/Canadian E-Discovery Law” (2010)
Partner, Lerners LLP (2008 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (2006-2008)
Associate lawyer, Ledroit Beckett (1999-2006)
Articling Student, Harrison Elwood (1998-1999)

Professional History

Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Civil Procedure” (2016)
Adjunct Professor, UWO Law School “Comparative US/Canadian E-Discovery Law” (2010)
Partner, Lerners LLP (2008 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (2006-2008)
Associate lawyer, Ledroit Beckett (1999-2006)
Articling Student, Harrison Elwood (1998-1999)

Representative Work