Your trusted health lawyers

Delivering practical results to Ontario healthcare organizations and regulated health providers

About the firm

McIntyre Szabo PC was founded to provide Ontario healthcare institutions and regulated health providers with dependable, responsive, creative and cost-effective legal services.

The firm is led by John McIntyre and Jessica Szabo. Their approach is unique because they are both experienced health lawyers and litigators trained on Bay Street at BLG, while also each having a masters degree in the health field. The mix of their legal and health industry experience allows them to better navigate clients’ needs and challenges to provide practical and tailored advice.

The firm is a premiere boutique health law firm offering a full complement of litigation and other health law services to clients, while also advancing improvements to the health system through education, publication, consultation and advocacy. The firm was shortlisted for Benchmark Litigation Canada’s Health Law/Medical Firm of the Year Award.

Meet the team at the firm here.

Learn about our services

  • College Complaints, Investigation, Registration & Discipline

    Civil Litigation, Disputes & Investigations

    Insurance Audits

    Human Rights Complaints

    Medical Assistance in Dying

    General Legal & Clinical Advice

  • Medical Staff Privileges

    Mental Health Law (CCB/ORB)

    Civil Litigation & Disputes

    Inquests and Commissions

    Human Rights Complaints

    Workplace Investigations

    Policies & Procedures

    Corporate Contracts & Privacy

    General Legal & Risk Advice

    In-House Supports

  • Civil Litigation and Malpractice Defence

    Professional Regulation Defence

    Human Rights Complaints

    General Legal & Clinical Advice

  • Independent Legal Counsel

    Registration Hearings

    Prosecution

    Appeals, Judicial Reviews & Interventions

  • Civil Litigation & Disputes

    Human Rights Complants

    Regulatory and Insurance Issues

    Policies & Procedures

    Corporate Contracts & Privacy

    General Legal & Risk Advice

  • OHIP Appeals re: Gender Affirming Care

    Human Rights Complaints

  • Appeals & Interventions

    Commissions & Inquiries

    General Legal Advice

  • Consultation

    Litigation Co-Counsel

    Appeal & Judicial Review Counsel

    Commissions & Inquiries

How we offer our services

Our law firm is made up of five lawyers based in Toronto, but we are available both remotely and in-person throughout Ontario and Canada generally.

We have close referral networks to connect our clients to the services they need even if we don’t offer them in-house, such as labour & employment or criminal law advice.

We routinely work on an hourly rate, transparent flat-fee or subscription-fee basis and seek creative ways to keep our clients’ legal costs low. Our firm also offers sliding scale rates based on one’s ability to pay. For example, we offer lower rates for students than for practicing professionals in recognition of the financial burden of education.