Publications & Presentations

Select Publications

L. Feldstein and T. Chambers, “Supporting residents struggling with mental illness”, June 8, 2022, CondoBusiness Magazine
L. Feldstein, "Should we Amend the Health Care Consent Act to Allow Unilateral Removal of Ventilators?", Ontario Bar Association, Elder Law Section, March 4, 2021
L. Feldstein and P. Somascanthan, "The year Canada got serious about opt-out organ donation", The Lawyer's Daily, January 8, 2020
L. Feldstein, "Reproductive Health Law" in L. Hardcastle (Ed.), Introduction to Health Law in Canada (pp.123-157), Toronto, Canada, Emond Publishing
L. Feldstein, “Statutory interpretation life and death issue in assistance in dying law", The Lawyer's Daily, February 15, 2019
L. Feldstein, “How fluoridation runs counter to usual health law", The Lawyer's Daily, November 12, 2018
L. Feldstein and P. Somascanthan, “S.H v. D.H.: Embryos are Legal Property in Ontario", Ontario Bar Association, October 3, 2018
L. Feldstein, “Potential issues facing the emerging death care industry", The Lawyer's Daily, September 13, 2018
L. Feldstein, “The importance of parsing the process of dying", The Lawyer's Daily, July 16, 2018
L. Feldstein and M. Rattner, “Death Panels” as Facilitators of Access to Justice", The Advocates’ Quarterly, March, 2016
L. Feldstein, “Oncologists and Patients Need to Have the Fertility Talk“, Cancer Knowledge Network, February 3, 2016
L. Feldstein, “Legal Barriers to Fertility Preservation for Minors with Cancer”, Cancer Knowledge Network, April 28, 2015
L. Feldstein, “How to Break Into the Field of Health Law”, Canadian Lawyer, September 15, 2014
L. Feldstein and A. Goldberg, “Informed Consent: Liability and Non-disclosure of Potential Fertility Loss”, Cancer Knowledge Network, September 9, 2014
L. Feldstein, “Legal Considerations Before Freezing Embryos”, Cancer Knowledge Network, July 29, 2014
L. Feldstein, “Family members face an uphill battle in protecting the mentally ill”, National Post, March 19 2014
L. Feldstein, “Reproductive & Privacy Law: Access to information about blood relatives“, ADVOCATE (a publication of the Ontario Society of Medical Technologists), Volume 20/Issue 4, Winter 2014
L. Feldstein, “Carter v. Canada: Ban on Physician-Assisted Suicide Not Unconstitutional … For Now”, Ontario Bar Association, Health Matters, November 6, 2013
L. Feldstein, “Advance Care Planning: Lessons learned from the National Elder Law Conference”, Concerned Friends Newsletter, June 2013
L. Feldstein, “Is It Legal to Force Medical Treatment? A Consent & Capacity Overview for Family Lawyers”, Ontario Bar Association, Matrimonial Affairs, May 2013
L. Feldstein, “What is the purpose of a Power of Attorney for Personal Care?“, Hospital News, May 2013
L. Feldstein, “Donor-Conceived Individuals Not Entitled to “Know One’s Past”: Pratten v. British Columbia (Attorney General)“, Ontario Bar Association, Health Matters, April 2013
L. Feldstein and C. Waldman, “A “Pot Pourri” of Medico-Legal Cases“, Ontario Bar Association, Health Matters, December 2012
K. Dewhirst, MJ. Dykeman, K. O’Brien, M. McDonald and L. Feldstein., “Professional Staff Credentialing Toolkit”, Ontario Hospital Association, 2012
L. Feldstein, “PHIPA Order HO-011: Cancer Care Ontario Ordered to Discontinue Practice of Transferring Screening Reports in Paper Format”, Ontario Bar Association, Health Matters, December 2011
L. Feldstein, “Eleven Risk Management Lessons from IPC Order 11”, Risk Management in Canadian Health Care, December 2011
L. Feldstein, “Mental Health Law: Critical Updates”,Ontario Bar Association, Health Matters, June 2011
L. Feldstein, “Ontario Health Privacy Update: IPC/O Orders 8 and 9”, Risk Management in Canadian Health Care, December 2010
L. Feldstein, “Privacy Update: Safeguarding Personal Health Information on Mobile Devices and Fees for Access”, Ontario Bar Association, Health Matters, December 2010
L. Feldstein, “Access to Assisted Conception: A Call for Legislative Reform in Light of the Modern Family (Susan Doe v. Attorney General of Canada)”, Canadian Journal of Family Law, November 2010
L. Feldstein, “Access to Healthcare Among Ontario’s Homeless Population: Identifying Barriers to Increase Accessibility”, Risk Management in Canadian Health Care, April 2009

Select Presentations

PPA Caregiver Support Group, Consent and Capacity: What Family Caregivers Need to Know, June 22, 2026
City of Sudbury Council, Community and Emergency Services Committee, Mental Health Law and its Impact on Homelessness, June 15, 2026
The Advocates' Society, AI for Litigators, May 6, 2026
The Northeast Mental Wellness and Crisis Team, Walking Together in Care, Understanding Mental Health Law, April 23, 2026
Osgoode Professional Development, Fertility Law 2026: Critical and Emerging Issues, April 14, 2026
Ontario Bar Association, Managing Risk in Emerging Technologies in Healthcare Organizations, February 20, 2026
Ontario Big City Mayors, December 5, 2025
Osgoode Hall Law School, Health Law (reproductive law guest lecture), November 11, 2025
Trial Lawyers of British Columbia, AI for Criminal Lawyers, December 1, 2025
City of Cambridge, See Me, Hear Me - The Unheard Voices, October 24, 2025
Ontario Bar Association Health Law Program, Essentials of Practice Management for Health Lawyers, February 26, 2025
Osgoode Health Law Association, Careers in Health Law, November 18, 2024
Osgoode Hall Law School, Health Law (reproductive law guest lecture), November 12, 2024
UTMSCU Women in Law Association, Women’s Reproductive Health, November 6, 2024
Robert Veltheer Lecture Series, June 12, 2024
LexisNexis, Starting or Scaling a Sustainable Virtual Practice, October 24, 2023
Ontario Bar Association, Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Law Firm, October 2, 2023
Law Society of Ontario, Solo and Small Firm Conference, Rebooting Your Intake Process, June 8, 2023
Toronto Metropolitan University, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, JUR 209 Technology, Law, and Society, guest lecture, January 23, 2023
Ryerson University, Lincoln Alexander School of Law (guest lecture about reproductive law), December 1, 2022
Osgoode Hall Law School, Health Law (reproductive law guest lecture), November 15, 2022
Ontario Family Caregivers' Advisory Network (OFCAN), Mental Health Law 101, September 20, 2022
Ryerson University, Lincoln Alexander School of Law (guest lecture about entrepreneurship), April 12, 2022
Ryerson University, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Health Law Working Group, November 25, 2021
FP Canada, Financial Planning Conference, Ethics Session: The intersection of Law and Financial Planning, November 24, 2021
Osgoode Hall Law School, Health Law (reproductive law guest lecture), November 16, 2021
Home on the Hill, Psycho-Educational Family Support Group, August 26, 2021
Osgoode Hall Law School, Health Law Association Career Panel, January 13, 2021
Osgoode Hall Law School, Health Law (guest lecture on Abortion, Reproductive Health and Surrogacy), November 17, 2020
Law Society of Ontario, Enhancing Your Client Experience: Reducing Your Risks, September 17, 2020
Law Society of Ontario, Technology Tools to Elevate the Client Experience, July 13, 2020
Osgoode Hall Law School’s Access to Law and Learning (ALL) program, July 14, 2020
Seminar Partners, Drafting Powers of Attorney to Avoid Litigation, March 24, 2020
York University, Health & Medical Law Society, Coronavirus & the law, March 4, 2020
Osgoode Professional Development, Fertility Law 2020: Critical and Emerging Issues, February 4, 2020
Osgoode Hall Law School, The Road Less Travelled, Career Panel, March 4, 2019
Health Law in Canada - Regulated Creation and the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, November 23, 2018 (moderator)
Law Society of Ontario, Reproductive and Fertility Law, November 19, 2018 (co-chair and presenter)
Caregiving Matters, The ABCs of caregiving to seniors workshop, October 13, 2018
ALS Canada, Toronto Caregivers’ Support Group, Powers of Attorney 101, March 21, 2018
ALS Peer Support Group, Sunnybrook Hospital, Advance Care Planning and Medical Assistance in Dying, September 21, 2017
Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) Solo and Small Firm Conference, What Lawyers Need to Know about Accounting, June 8, 2017
Family Councils Ontario, The Role of Caregivers and Substitute Decision-Makers in LTC, January 26, 2017
Osgoode Hall Law School, Health Law Career Panel, November 17, 2016
ADR Institute of Canada, National Conference, “Mental Health Issues in the Workplace” panel, October 14, 2016
The Elderly, Dependent Adult Children and the Law, The Commons Institute, February 24, 2016
Caregivers’ Day presenter at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, February 20, 2016
PHIPA Connections Summit, Privacy and Physician-assisted Suicide: Considerations for Disclosing “Cause of Death”, December 2, 2015
ALS Canada, Toronto Caregivers’ Support Group, Incapacity and End of Life Planning, November 18, 2015
Manulife Securities, Seasonal Seminar Luncheon, “Health Care and Estate Planning 101”, November 29, 2014
Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere, “Caregivers’ Rights and Responsibilities”, August 6, 2014
Mount Sinai Hospital, Centre for Fertility and Reproductive Health, “Frozen Embryos in Canada: Legal Status and Risks”, May 14, 2014
University of Toronto, Mental Health, Ethics and Law, March 19, 2014
Markham Fertility Centre, “The Grey Zone: Cross Border Oocytes and Surrogacy Agencies in Canada”, November 12, 2013
Mount Sinai Hospital, Centre for Fertility and Reproductive Health, “The Grey Zone: Cross Border Oocytes and Surrogacy Agencies in Canada”, June 26, 2013
Hillcrest Library, Aging at Home Independently Seminar by Living Assistance Services, Elder Law & Powers of Attorney, June 18, 2013
Central Eglinton Community Centre, Long-Term Care & Retirement Homes Legal Overview, June 13, 2013
PFLAG Canada – York Region Chapter, Reproductive Law Overview, May 28, 2013
The 519 Church Street Community Centre, Queer & Trans Family Planning Course, May 12, 2013
University of Toronto, Philosophy Course Union, “Starbuck: Legal and Ethical Implications of Sperm Donation”, March 7, 2013
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Health Law Panel, March 5, 2013
Queen’s University, Faculty of Law, Women and the Law, March 4, 2013
AODA: “Customer Service Standard”, November & December 2012
Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School of Management, “Bill 168: Violence and Harassment in the Workplace”, October 2012

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