Darryl A Cruz
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Healthcare: Contentious
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About
Provided by Darryl A Cruz
Practice Areas
Darryl’s litigation practice is focused on professional liability and commercial litigation. He has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and in the Supreme Court of Canada. Darryl has conducted many trials, both jury and non-jury, over his litigation career. His trials have been in relation to all areas of law, including contracts, advertising, competition, insurance, tax, environmental, intellectual property, technology, defamation, employment and professional negligence. In the professional negligence context, Darryl is known for his work as lead counsel for physicians in a wide variety of negligence and discipline cases. Darryl teaches Trial Advocacy and Medical Negligence at Queen’s Law School.
Career
Ontario Bar, 1992.
Chambers Review
Canada
Toronto-based Darryl Cruz has considerable experience representing individuals and institutions in contentious proceedings, including negligence claims and class actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Probably one of the best health law/medical defence litigators in the country."
"Excellent oral advocate in medical malpractice."
"Darryl is a very thoughtful analytical lawyer with a keen eye towards the law, the potential evolution of the law and obviously strategic consideration of the file."
"Darryl is an incredibly strategic thinker and he is a strong leader. Excellent litigator. He handles very complex and sophisticated matters."
"Excellent trial counsel, well respected. He has a lot of experience."
"Probably one of the best health law/medical defence litigators in the country."
"Excellent oral advocate in medical malpractice."
"Darryl is a very thoughtful analytical lawyer with a keen eye towards the law, the potential evolution of the law and obviously strategic consideration of the file."
"Darryl is an incredibly strategic thinker and he is a strong leader. Excellent litigator. He handles very complex and sophisticated matters."
"Excellent trial counsel, well respected. He has a lot of experience."