Aging and Health Care
Goodmans Healthcare team is widely regarded as leaders and innovators in healthcare delivery industries throughout North America. Over the past 25 years, we have closely studied demographic influences, legislative changes and technological advancements to help us provide an evolving breadth of legal support.
We work with a broad range of Canadian and U.S. Healthcare organizations representing all levels of stakeholders in hospitals, pharmaceutical organizations, laboratories, alternative health providers, lenders, regulators, professional associations, entrepreneurs and financial advisors. We are known for our dedicated Aging & Health group and our work across the seniors living “continuum of care”, which includes active/independent living, various levels of retirement/assisted living housing, complex/ long-term care, rehabilitation centres and private hospitals.
Our specialized services include:
- Strategic Health Markets Advisory, Growth Planning and Healthcare Deal Creation
- Specialized Healthcare Debt Planning and Liaison Services
- Transactional Regulatory Services
- Regulatory Navigation
- Ongoing Regulatory Compliance for Complex Care and High Acuity Communities
Recognizing that technology and innovation are pivotal to healthcare delivery, Goodmans supports deal creation opportunities and networking environments. We provide legal advisory services to equity investors, lenders, industry associations, regulators and entrepreneurs in a variety of settings including investment arrangements, support contracts, group purchasing or service provision structures, intellectual property, information technology, accessing capital markets, procurement, private-public partnerships, regulatory advice and exit strategies.
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Meet our teamFeatured Work
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT sells UK portfolio
Goodmans LLP acted as Canadian tax and securities law counsel to Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust in the sale of its UK portfolio to Assura PLC for gross proceeds of C… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Apotex Inc. acquires Searchlight Pharma Inc.
Goodmans LLP advised Apotex Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Searchlight Pharma Inc… -
Aging and Health Care
Homecare Hub secures seed funding for its senior care platform
Goodmans LLP acted for Homecare Hub in raising C$3.4 million in an all-equity seed funding round with participation from Inception Health, Ballad Ventures, Blue Lion Global, CABHI, and AARP… -
Aging and Health Care
Revera Inc. sells interest in certain long-term care homes to Extendicare
Goodmans LLP acted for Revera Inc. with respect to its sale of its 15% ownership interest in 25 long-term care homes in Ontario and Manitoba to Extendicare Inc., which now own them in a joint venture… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Miravo Healthcare™ acquired by Searchlight Pharma Inc.
Goodmans LLP acted for Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Miravo Healthcare (the “Company”) in relation to its definitive agreement to be acquired by Searchlight Pharma Inc… -
Real Estate
Harrison Street leads various real estate acquisitions
Goodmans LLP represented Harrison Street, a leading investment management firm headquartered in Chicago and exclusively focused on alternative real assets, on various real estate acquisitions in…
Insights
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Banking and Financial Services
Ontario Proposes New Legislation to Reform Ontario’s Long-Term Care Sector
On October 28, 2021, the Ontario government introduced proposed legislation designed to reform Ontario’s long-term care sector. The proposed legislation acts upon advice provided by the Long-Term Care… -
Aging and Health Care
Ontario Proposes Protections From Civil Liability Relating to COVID-19 Exposure
With the introduction of the Supporting Ontario's Recovery Act, 2020 (the “Act”) Ontario becomes the third jurisdiction in Canada and the 38th jurisdiction in North America to propose protections from… -
Aging and Health Care
Amendments to Long-Term Care Regulations Seek to Ease Staffing Requirements During Pandemics
On March 20, 2020, amendments to Regulation 79/10 under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 came into force, streamlining current staffing and training procedures in long-term care homes… -
Aging and Health Care
Amendments to Long-Term Care Legislation Aim to Modernize Public Consultation Process
In connection with Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019, the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care (the “Ministry”) implemented a series of changes to its public consultation process…
Awards & Recognition
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Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 17 Goodmans lawyers recognized 2024
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Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 15 Goodmans lawyers recognized 2023
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Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2022 15 Goodmans lawyers recognized 2022
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Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences 6 Goodmans lawyers recognized 2021
News & Events
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Technology
Goodmans Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2024
We are delighted to announce the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2024 once again features Goodmans lawyers among Canada's top-ranked experts.Congratulations to… -
Technology
Goodmans Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2023
We are delighted to announce that the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences has once again recognized Goodmans LLP, with 15 Goodmans lawyers recognized named among Canada's… -
Technology
Goodmans Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2022
We are delighted to announce that the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences has once again recognized Goodmans LLP, with 15 Goodmans lawyers recognized named among Canada's…