Lynne Golding

Overview

Lynne Golding is Co-Leader of the firm’s Health Law Group. She has an active corporate/commercial practice based principally in the health industry.

Dealing with both for-profit and not-for-profit entities, Lynne advises clients on transactions in regulated and unregulated industries. A highly regarded name in the health regulatory space, Lynne’s practice is principally comprised of clients in the health sector for whom she provides governance advice and structuring and transactional services.

Lynne is a frequent speaker on issues affecting the health sector and has been recognized for her extensive experience in healthcare law by Chambers Global and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Achievements

Recognized nationwide in Healthcare: Charities/Non-profits, Chambers Canada 2025
Recognized in Charities / Non-Profit Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 to 2025
Recognized in Health Care Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2018 to 2025

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2025 Chambers Canada Recognized nationwide in Healthcare: Charities/Non-profits Chambers Canada Guide covers lawyers and law firms practicing in all provinces and territories in Canada. Read more

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2022 to 2025 The Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized in Charities / Non-Profit Law in Toronto Best Lawyers is an attorney ranking service. For more than 30 years, it has identified lawyers best qualified to represent clients in various jurisdictions and specialties. Read more

2018 to 2025 The Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized in Health Care Law in Toronto Best Lawyers is an attorney ranking service. For more than 30 years, it has identified lawyers best qualified to represent clients in various jurisdictions and specialties. Read more

Client Work

Advised on loan to Baycrest Centre for geriatric care, [Deal - Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Residential Properties Inc.], In November 2018, Fasked advised on $105,300,000 loan from National Bank to Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care negotiation of new amended and restated credit agreement, with 5 existing facilities and 2 new facilities, new security against 3650 Bathurst Street (excluding Baycrest Hospital at that ...
Advised Sinai Health System on the purchase of a parking garage, [Deal - Sinai Health System], On April 5, 2017, Sinai Health System ("Sinai") purchased a parking garage located on the lands municipally known as 40 Murray Street, Toronto. Sinai was advised by a team comprising of Lynne Golding, Mark Brennan and Rosa DeFilippis.
Corporate and operational governance renewal arrangements implemented for numerous shared service organizations, [Deal - Confidential Client], Working for numerous shared service organizations, led legal teams in implementation of corporate and operational governance renewal arrangements, including facilitating governance workshops, meeting with management, conducting education sessions, drafting membership and service agreements, amend...
Formation of one of Canada’s largest telemedicine (telehealth) providers, [Deal - Confidential Client], Led the team which formed of one of Canada’s largest telemedicine (telehealth) providers, operating across both interprovincial and international borders; advised in respect of its agreements with its customers and funders; provided regulatory advice regarding compliance with provincial laws incl...
Merger of two hospital systems located on multiple sites, [Deal - Confidential Client], Led a 20 person team in arrangements to merge two hospital systems, located on multiple sites including due diligence, board education, arrangements with local health integration network; incorporation of community engagement findings; melding of two disparate governance systems and two disparate...
Reorganization of an entrepreneurial multifaceted health system, [Deal - Confidential Client], Co-developed comprehensive report of real estate and operations of an entrepreneurial multifaceted health system; identified objectives; set out key legal principles; identified and analyzed multiple structuring options involving charitable, not-for-profit and for-profit entities; conducted manag...
Toolkits completed to address legal issues in the Canadian healthcare sector, [Deal - Confidential Client], Participated with other firm members in preparation of toolkits (guidance documents, precedent agreements, process flows, checklists, policies and legal advice) relating to procurement in the Canadian healthcare sector; freedom of information and the protection of privacy in the Ontario healthcar...

Deal November 2018 Advised Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Residential Properties Inc. Advised on loan to Baycrest Centre for geriatric care In November 2018, Fasked advised on $105,300,000 loan from National Bank to Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care negotiation of new amended and restated credit agreement, with 5 existing facilities and 2 new facilities, new security against 3650 Bathurst Street (excluding Baycrest Hospital at that ... Read more

Deal April 2017 Advised Sinai Health System Advised Sinai Health System on the purchase of a parking garage On April 5, 2017, Sinai Health System ("Sinai") purchased a parking garage located on the lands municipally known as 40 Murray Street, Toronto. Sinai was advised by a team comprising of Lynne Golding, Mark Brennan and Rosa DeFilippis. Read more

Deal Advised Confidential Client Corporate and operational governance renewal arrangements implemented for numerous shared service organizations Working for numerous shared service organizations, led legal teams in implementation of corporate and operational governance renewal arrangements, including facilitating governance workshops, meeting with management, conducting education sessions, drafting membership and service agreements, amend... Read more

Deal Advised Confidential Client Formation of one of Canada’s largest telemedicine (telehealth) providers Led the team which formed of one of Canada’s largest telemedicine (telehealth) providers, operating across both interprovincial and international borders; advised in respect of its agreements with its customers and funders; provided regulatory advice regarding compliance with provincial laws incl... Read more

Deal Advised Confidential Client Merger of two hospital systems located on multiple sites Led a 20 person team in arrangements to merge two hospital systems, located on multiple sites including due diligence, board education, arrangements with local health integration network; incorporation of community engagement findings; melding of two disparate governance systems and two disparate... Read more

Deal Advised Confidential Client Reorganization of an entrepreneurial multifaceted health system Co-developed comprehensive report of real estate and operations of an entrepreneurial multifaceted health system; identified objectives; set out key legal principles; identified and analyzed multiple structuring options involving charitable, not-for-profit and for-profit entities; conducted manag... Read more

Deal Advised Confidential Client Toolkits completed to address legal issues in the Canadian healthcare sector Participated with other firm members in preparation of toolkits (guidance documents, precedent agreements, process flows, checklists, policies and legal advice) relating to procurement in the Canadian healthcare sector; freedom of information and the protection of privacy in the Ontario healthcar... Read more

Career & Education

Education

LLB Queen's University 1987
BA University of Toronto 1984

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Ontario Bar Association - Health Law Section

Knowledge

What to Know About the Draft Regulation to the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act – Part I, 6/27/2023
Ontario Announces Expansion of Services Available at Independent Health Facilities, 1/18/2023
What’s Next for Ontario’s Public Health Care?, 1/18/2023

Bulletin June 27, 2023 What to Know About the Draft Regulation to the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act – Part I An overview of some of the key provisions included in the draft regulation to the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act Read more

Bulletin January 18, 2023 Ontario Announces Expansion of Services Available at Independent Health Facilities On Monday, January 16, 2023, the Ontario government announced its intention to expand the delivery of certain insured surgical and diagnostic imaging services available in the community. The changes intended to combat the backlog of patients waiting for low-risk minimally invasive services, will ... Read more

Resource January 18, 2023 What’s Next for Ontario’s Public Health Care? Learn more about what’s next for Ontario’s public health care through our Ontario Public Health Care Resource Centre Read more

Events

Hospital-Foundation relations: Too important to let sour: A multidisciplinary approach to keeping them healthy, 10/23/2024
Carters/Fasken Healthcare Philanthropy Webinar 2024, 2/13/2024
Private Clinics and the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 3/22/2023

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Webinar October 23, 2024 Hospital-Foundation relations: Too important to let sour: A multidisciplinary approach to keeping them healthy Please join Fasken’s Health Law Group and Jaime Watt from Navigator to discuss the pertinent topics that are currently affecting the landscape of Hospital Foundations. We will be covering the below topics in this webinar: Structuring relationships between charitable organizations and t... About the event

Webinar February 13, 2024 Carters/Fasken Healthcare Philanthropy Webinar 2024 Fasken and Carters Professional Corporation invite you to attend our webinar, “Carters/Fasken Healthcare Webinar 2024" on Tuesday, February 13. About the event

Webinar March 22, 2023 Private Clinics and the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act Fasken’s Health Law Group invites to you to a webinar on the recently introduced Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023, which, if passed, will repeal the Independent Health Facilities Act. About the event

News

Canadian Health Policy Leader Christine Elliott Joins Fasken, 9/7/2022
Canadian Lawyer Magazine quotes Lynne Golding in an article about Lawyers using Twitter and best-practices, 12/6/2019
Open Book interviews Lynne Golding in an article on her wartime novel The Beleaguered, 10/24/2019

News Release September 7, 2022 Canadian Health Policy Leader Christine Elliott Joins Fasken Former Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott’s career has focused on making a positive difference in Canada’s health care system Read more

Media Coverage December 6, 2019 Canadian Lawyer Magazine quotes Lynne Golding in an article about Lawyers using Twitter and best-practices “Lawyers share Twitter best practices” by Aidan Macnab, Canadian Lawyer Magazine Read more

Media Coverage October 24, 2019 Open Book interviews Lynne Golding in an article on her wartime novel The Beleaguered “‘I Knew it was One of those Moments Everyone of the Time Would Recollect’ Lynne Golding on her Wartime Novel The Beleaguered” by Open Book Read more

Publications

Innovation In Canadian Healthcare: What Are We Talking About?, 6/7/2016
Getting the Deal Through: Healthcare Enforcement & Litigation 2016 (Canada), 11/2/2015
Update: Summary of the New Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 10/18/2011