David Rosenbaum > Fasken > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Fasken
333 BAY STREET, SUITE 2400
BY ADELAIDE CENTRE, BOX 20
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5H 2T6
Canada
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Position

Partner

Career

David Rosenbaum practices in the areas of civil litigation and health law. He has assisted clients in all types of commercial litigation, as well as estate litigation and insurance litigation and he provides advice on health regulatory matters. David represents clients in commercial disputes, including large commercial fraud cases. His extensive experience dealing with complex legal and factual issues includes acting in several large cases involving disputes arising from commercial lease financing.

In the insurance litigation area, David has experience acting for insureds in coverage disputes and brokers in defence of E&O claims. Often involved in the drafting of insurance policies for insurer clients, David is frequently called upon to advise clients on coverage issues. He has also provided valuable evidence on the law of Ontario in coverage disputes.

In the estate litigation area, David has acted for both beneficiaries and estate trustees with disputes regarding wills, inheritances and trusts, including will disputes, contested passings of accounts, dependant relief claims, trustee removal applications and breach of trust actions.

David also has experience in the area of health law, where he regularly advises clients on questions relating to the regulation of health care professionals and institutions such as hospitals and medical laboratories. He serves as independent counsel to the Discipline and Fitness to Practise Committees of a major health profession regulator.  He has also acted as College counsel in unauthorized practice proceedings and in  professional disciplinary matters and judicial reviews. He provides regulatory advice to health regulatory Colleges and has drafted regulations for them.

With his extensive knowledge of the regulation of the health care system in Canada, David is sought out for advice on compliance with statutes such as the Canada Health Act, the Health Insurance Act, the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act,  and the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, as well as advice on regulatory matters in the health field.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Insurance

The full-spectrum practice at Fasken is an increasingly prominent team for both insurance litigation and non-contentious matters. The group additionally stands out for its national coverage and ability to lean on complimentary areas across the firm, including financial services, corporate and dispute resolution. Toronto-based financial services co-head Koker Christensen is a go-to specialist for transactional and regulatory insurance and retains close relationships with major Canadian and global insurers and reinsurers. Other recommended names for corporate and regulatory work include Montreal-based financial services co-head Nicolas Faucher; and Toronto’s Craig Bellefontaine. Key contentious practitioners include Michael Parrish and Jonathan Lim — both of whom operate from Vancouver; and ‘old-school litigator’s litigatorDavid Rosenbaum in Toronto.