Amanda Cristen Smallwood

Amanda * defends health professionals with tenacity and sensitivity. When facing an investigation or a lawsuit, Amanda’s clients can count on advice that gets to the heart of the matter. As an advocate, Amanda acts § with purpose to cut through the noise and identify practical solutions, keeping in mind the unique interests of each client. With a keen understanding of the legal issues that arise for healthcare practitioners, she litigates with integrity ‡ in every case. Her strategic advice and sound arguments get results, allowing her clients to get back to the business of patient care. .

Amanda is a litigator with a focus on healthcare. She has acted for professionals in a range of sensitive and complex matters before disciplinary and regulatory tribunals, and before all levels of court in Ontario.

Amanda provides timely and strategic guidance to health care providers navigating a wide range of medical-legal issues. She regularly advises on regulatory complaints and investigations , discipline proceedings, hospital privileges disputes, privacy law obligations, human rights complaints, and related appeals .

Amanda has also presented continuing education programs for health practitioners, offering practical advice on ways to reduce the risk of complaints and litigation in professional practice. After graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School, Amanda served as a law clerk for the judges of the Ontario Divisional Court and the Superior Court of Justice. Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght, Amanda was a litigator with a leading insurance defence firm in Toronto.

Counsel to the successful respondent physician in a complaint before the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, relating to the application of the access provisions of the Personal Health Information Protection Act in a circumstance where the complainant was a relative and not a patient.