Mary Lynn Gleason
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Healthcare: Contentious
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(416) 367-6112Share profile
Band 4
About
Provided by Mary Lynn Gleason
Practice Areas
Insurance Claim Defence
Health Care
Personal Health Information & Privacy
Health Care Disputes
Career
Mary Lynn's practice focuses on the defence of hospitals and their staff in medical malpractice claims. A veteran litigator, Mary Lynn has acted as counsel for hospitals, nurses, physicians, and other health practitioners at inquests, various courts, and administrative tribunals, including the Health Appeal and Review Board.
She has extensive experience in the defence of obstetrical brain injury medical malpractice cases. She has acted as general counsel to hospitals on a wide range of issues including privileges, policy, risk management, and privacy issues. She also acts for a number of institutions in the defence of assault allegations and provides practical, sensitive real-time advice regarding the management of assault and harassment allegations.
Chambers Review
Canada
Mary Lynn Gleason is based in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office and focuses her practice on the defence of hospitals and their staff in medical malpractice claims, with particular experience in obstetric brain injury medical malpractice cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Very strong insurance defence and health law counsel"
"Very strong insurance defence and health law counsel"