Raj Samtani*

*Raj Samtani Law Corporation

Partner

He/Him

With over thirty years of experience, Raj is a recognized leader in his field.

Biography

Raj maintains a busy and complex practice focused on medical malpractice and insurance litigation. His experience includes advising physicians in various situations, including audit procedures, coroner’s inquests, and various other medical-legal matters.

Raj also maintains a fulsome regulatory practice, providing advice and assistance to professionals in their dealings with governance issues, ethical obligations and responsibilities, and represent them before a wide range of regulatory bodies.

A sought-after speaker, Raj routinely presents to medical professionals on relevant topics. He presents annually to cardiologist and cardiology residents on the topic of medical legal issues. Raj is also a former adjunct professor and tutor at the University of British Columbia.

Assistance Team
Legal Administrative Assistant

Alejandra Concepcion

Legal Administrative Assistant

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Expertise
Education
  • York University, LL.M., 2012

  • University of British Columbia, LL.B., 1990

  • Simon Fraser University, B.A., 1987

Bar Admission
  • British Columbia, 1991
Languages spoken
  • English
Experience
Health Law
  • Representing physicians during audit procedures

  • Representing physicians at coroner’s inquests

  • Representing a client in the Supreme Court of Canada in a matter involving the issues of “wrongful birth” and entitlement to damages

  • Representing a client in the Supreme Court of Canada in a matter involving the issue of limitation periods

  • Appearing in the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) in civil litigation matters involving compromised infants

  • Attending before judge alone and in jury trials at the British Columbia Supreme Court in numerous medical-legal matters

  • Appeared as counsel in a number of BCCA cases which helped to define the test for causation in a medical context

Professional Regulation
  • Assisting physicians in disciplinary matters involving the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

  • Assisting doctors with respect to hospital administration issues such as privilege and discipline

Professional Credentials
Leadership
  • Canadian Medical Protective Association Symposia, Speaker
  • Cardiology Conferences, Speaker on medical/legal and ethical issues
  • Grand Rounds, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Speaker
  • Harper Grey Mentoring Program, Mentor
  • UBC Medical School, Speaker on medical/legal and ethical issues
  • TB Vets Charitable Foundation, Former Director
  • University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, Former Adjunct Professor
  • University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Former Tutor
Memberships
  • Canadian Association of Law Teachers, Former Member
  • Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, Member
  • Canadian Bar Association, National Health Law Subsection, Member
  • Defence Research Institute, Former Member
  • Medical-Legal Society of BC, Member
  • The Law Society of British Columbia, Member

Recognition

Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Medical Negligence by Best Lawyers® in Canada

2013 – 2024

Rated as a “Consistently Recommended” in the area of Medical Negligence (Represents Defendants) by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®

2024

Recognized as a “Repeatedly Recommended” in the area of Medical Negligence (Represents Defendants) by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®

2015 – 2023

Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Medical Negligence by Benchmark Canada®

2020 -2021

Recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” in British Columbia by Benchmark Canada®

2022-2023

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