Janet Carpenter
PARTNER
Corporate Affairs
STEWART MCKELVEY
Canada
Biography
COMPLETE DEDICATION. The legal profession can be filled with jargon. One of the strengths Janet provides her clients is that she breaks down complicated language so they know exactly what is happening, at all times. With a desire to fully understand the nature and intricacies of clients’ organizations, Janet develops focused solutions, appropriate to the circumstances. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Working with a diverse group of clients including corporations, insurers and health care organizations, some of the ways Janet has helped her clients are by: Advising health care organizations regarding administrative matters and regulatory compliance Acting as counsel for an insurer at a commission of inquiry Advising public bodies and companies regarding compliance with the relevant privacy and access to information regulatory regime inclusive of preventing and responding to privacy breaches Acting as counsel for regional health authorities in defending class actions Acting as counsel to a mining company and successfully having all charges against the company under occupational health and safety legislation dismissed AREAS OF PRACTICE Litigation Health Insurance Privacy Class Actions
Research Interest
Litigation Health Insurance Privacy Class Actions