Michael Watts
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory
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Provided by Michael Watts
Practice Areas
Michael is a corporate commercial lawyer with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, and corporate commercial matters in the health and cannabis industries. Michael is Chair of Osler’s Health Industry Group and Co-Chair of the Cannabis Group.
He advises clients in respect of a wide spectrum of matters, including purchase and sale transactions, healthcare corporate restructuring and integrations, corporate governance, shareholder agreements, commercial agreements, digital health regulatory opinions and structuring solutions, privacy and data security, clinical trials, public and private healthcare industry regulatory compliance and business structuring advice.
Michael also has extensive experience in providing complex regulatory opinions that ensure statutory compliance with federal and provincial health and cannabis statutes.
Career
Rotman School of Management, ICD.D.
Harvard University, ADR
University of British Columbia, Juris Doctor
Bishops University, B.B.A.
Bar Admission: Ontario, 1991
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Chambers Review
Canada
Michael Watts continues to be an acknowledged leader in the healthcare space, with renowned expertise in corporate governance and transactions, as well as assisting with the development of a range of e-health platforms. He is based in Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt's Toronto office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Michael is one of the most experienced lawyers in healthcare."
"Michael is the leading expert in his practice area and provides practical and sensible advice on complex health regulatory matters."
"Michael is the absolute best in this business. He's incredibly knowledgeable around healthcare law and related issues."
"Michael has been exceptionally responsive, inclusive of off-hours and urgent requests, both virtually and in person."
"Michael is one of the most experienced lawyers in healthcare."
"Michael is the leading expert in his practice area and provides practical and sensible advice on complex health regulatory matters."
"Michael is the absolute best in this business. He's incredibly knowledgeable around healthcare law and related issues."
"Michael has been exceptionally responsive, inclusive of off-hours and urgent requests, both virtually and in person."
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