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FERTILITY LAW 2020:
Critical and Emerging Issues
Program Chairs
Sara R. Cohen
Fertility Law Canada™
at D2Law LLP
Get key updates and practical guidance to Ellen K. Embury
advise with confidence in this complex and Carbert Waite LLP
rapidly evolving area. Date and Time
Join Canada’s leading experts as they take you through the critical February 4, 2020
issues you and your clients grapple with daily, including: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
In Person or Webcast
• Drill down on the new regulations under the Assisted Human
Reproduction Act: The key changes and what they will mean for you Online Replay: March 4, 2020
and your clients
Location
• When the love (or life) is gone: Implications for embryos, eggs and
sperm upon death or separation Osgoode Professional
Development
• Practical strategies for advising and working with hospitals 1 Dundas St. West, 26th Floor
Toronto, ON
• When things go wrong: How to avoid and navigate the common
(and not so common) pitfalls
PLUS: Get a grounding in the basics with our online primer Register today at:
Fertility Law: Understanding the Key Concepts
osgoodepd.ca/fertility
Agenda
Fertility Law 2020: 8:30 a.m.
Critical and Emerging Issues Registration
9:00 a.m.
Welcome from the Chairs
Sara R. Cohen
Fertility law is challenging, even for the experts. Fertility Law Canada™ at D2Law LLP
Counsel and other professionals who work in this area Ellen K. Embury
Carbert Waite LLP
need a solid grounding in the basics, while keeping on
top of the constantly evolving legal landscape. 9:10 a.m.
Staying up-to-date has never been more critical. Cross-Canada Fertility Law Check-Up
The past year has seen the introduction of sweeping new regulations, significant new Ellen K. Embury
case law developments, and constantly evolving procedural trends. Over one intensive Carbert Waite LLP (Calgary)
day, you will get the in-depth and practical guidance you need, from a multidisciplinary
Robynne B. Kazina
faculty of experts.
Taylor McCaffrey LLP (Winnipeg)
Terrance G. Sheppard
Topics Include BOYNECLARKE LLP (Halifax)
Drill down on the latest developments
• Insurance pitfalls and how to avoid them
and emerging issues from across Canada,
• Intersection of the AHRA with Family, Property and Contract Law including:
• Cross-Canada Fertility Law check-in • Parenting declarations
• Donor registries • Hospital bills (expected and unexpected)
• Constitutional challenges in Fertility Law: Current and on the horizon • International intended parents
• Birth registration vs parentage orders
Who Should Attend 9:45 a.m.
• Family Law lawyers • Health lawyers
Critical Update on the New AHRA
• Fertility Law practitioners • Wills and Estates lawyers
Regulations
Sara R. Cohen
Fertility Law Canada™ at D2Law LLP
Cindy R. Wasser
Hope Springs Fertility Law ™
The long awaited and sweeping new
regulations promise to change the fertility
law landscape. Our expert panel will take
you through the key changes and provide
you with practical guidance on what they
could mean for you and your clients.• Overview of the most significant 1:15 p.m. Even with the most careful planning,
regulations, including those related to things may go awry. Drill down on some
reimbursing surrogates and donors, Strategies for Working with and of the issues that can undermine the
import of donor gametes, and donor outcome, including:
Advising Hospitals
screening
• No happy ending? What happens when
• How the new regulations are being Melanie de Wit the surrogate refuses to sign
interpreted and applied in practice VP, Chief Risk and Legal Officer for
• Managing the separated and/or
Sinai Health System
• Implications for counsel, clients, the common-law spouses who reside in
donor and the surrogate, and agency Lisa Feldstein foreign jurisdictions
owners Lisa Feldstein Law Office P.C.
• At what point does it become extortion?
Hospitals are a critical partner in the fertility
11:00 a.m. process. Understand what hospitals need 3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break and want from counsel and other fertility
professionals, some of the key challenges
Constitutional Challenges in Fertility
11:15 a.m. on both sides, and strategies for how to
Law: Current and on the Horizon
navigate them effectively.
When the Love (or Life) Is Gone: Ellen K. Embury
Implications Upon Relationship 2:00 p.m.
Carbert Waite LLP
Break Down or Death for Embryos,
Insurance Pitfalls and How to Dodge Megan Savard
Eggs and Sperm Addario Law Group LLP
(or Manage) Them
Sara R. Cohen Amir Attaran
Fertility Law Canada™ at D2Law LLP Michelle Colley Professor, Faculties of Law and Medicine,
Carbert Waite LLP University of Ottawa
Shantona Chaudhury
Pape Chaudhury LLP Virginia Hart Our day will conclude with an interactive
CEO ART Risk Solutions roundtable on current and emerging
Jasmeet K. Wahid constitutional issues, including the validity
Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP Unexpected medical bills will raise the ire
of s. 12.
of most clients. In this session our experts
Fertility law intersects with many other will take you through some of the common
areas of law and issues for your clients. 4:30 p.m.
and unexpected insurance issues that can
You need to be aware of the potential arise in the fertility process. Program Concludes
crossovers and plan for them.
• What to watch out for (the hidden
• Critical case law update, including the insurance issues that can catch you and
Court of Appeal (Ont.) decision in
S.H. v. D.H.
your clients off guard) On Demand Primer
• Guidance on how to anticipate and plan Fertility Law: Understanding the
• Intersection of the AHRA with family, for the worst
property and contract law Key Concepts
• Practical guidance for lawyers and 2:45 p.m. Drill down on the foundations of fertility
clinicians on how to anticipate and law and procedure in an intensive online
Refreshment Break
navigate the issues primer. Learn at your convenience and
at your own pace in this unique On
3:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. Demand program (total running time
approximately 1 hour). Available on
When Things Goes Wrong: How to demand January 6, 2020, and included
Luncheon and Special Lecture on
Avoid and Navigate The Common with the program fee.
Donor Registries
(and Not So Common) Pitfalls
Vanessa Gruben
Sara R. Cohen
Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at
Fertility Law Canada™ at D2Law LLP
Register today at:
the University of Ottawa
Barry Stevens
Ellen K. Embury osgoodepd.ca/fertility
Carbert Waite LLP
Documentary Filmmaker, member Donor © Osgoode Professional Development, 2019
Conceived Alliance of CanadaChairs Registration Details
Sara R. Cohen Ellen K. Embury Fee per Delegate
Fertility Law Canada™ Carbert Waite LLP $545 plus HST
at D2Law LLP Newly Licensed (2016 – Present): $272.50 plus HST
On-Demand Primer: $149 plus HST (FREE with Bundle)
Fees include attendance, program materials, lunch and
Faculty break refreshments. Group discounts are available. Visit
www.osgoodepd.ca/group-discounts for details. Please inquire
Amir Attaran Virginia Hart about financial assistance.
Professor, Faculties of Law CEO ART Risk Solutions
and Medicine, University of Program Changes
Robynne B. Kazina We will make every effort to present the program as advertised,
Ottawa
Taylor McCaffrey LLP but it may be necessary to change the date, location, speakers or
Shantona Chaudhury content with little or no notice. In the event of program cancellation,
Megan Savard York University’s and Osgoode Hall Law School’s liability is limited to
Pape Chaudhury LLP
Addario Law Group LLP reimbursement of paid fees.
Michelle Colley
Terrance G. Sheppard Cancellations and Substitutions
Carbert Waite LLP Substitution of registrants is permitted at any time. If you are unable
BOYNECLARKE LLP
to find a substitute, a full refund is available if a cancellation request is
Melanie de Wit
Barry Stevens received in writing 14 days prior to the program date. If a cancellation
VP, Chief Risk and request is made with less than 14 days notice, a $75 administration fee
Documentary Filmmaker,
Legal Officer for will apply. No other refund is available.
member Donor Conceived
Sinai Health System
Alliance of Canada OsgoodePD has been approved as an Accredited Provider
Lisa Feldstein of Professionalism Content by the LSO.
Jasmeet K. Wahid
Lisa Feldstein Law Office P.C Eligible CPD Hours – LSO (ON): 7h 5m CPD
Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick (5h 50m Substantive; 1h 15m Professionalism)
Vanessa Gruben LLP OsgoodePD programs may be eligible for CPD/MCLE credits
Centre for Health Law, in other Canadian and US jurisdictions. To inquire about
Cindy R. Wasser credit eligibility, please contact cpd@osgoode.yorku.ca.
Policy and Ethics at the
Hope Springs Fertility Law™ CCHL MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION - Attendance at
University of Ottawa
this program entitles certified Canadian College of Health
Leaders members (CHE / Fellow) to 3.25 MOC II credits.
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