Ontario Health Care & Privacy Lawyer
Rushil Desai is an Ontario health care, privacy and commercial lawyer whose practice is focused on health privacy compliance — particularly the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) — and on the contracting needs that frequently arise for hospitals, regulated health professionals, research institutions, clinics, and other health sector organizations.
He advises clients on privacy governance and day-to-day PHIPA issues such as access and correction requests, consent and authority, and appropriate use and disclosure of personal health information. He also helps health organizations and regulated health care professionals manage privacy risk in light of guidance and decisions from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, and related public-sector privacy regimes including FIPPA and MFIPPA.
Before launching his own practice, Rushil built nearly four years of healthcare-focused legal experience across leading institutions. He worked in-house at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and at The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and supported hospitals, clinics, regulated health care providers, universities, and other public organizations as an Associate Lawyer at McIntyre Szabo PC, a boutique health law firm in Toronto.
He regularly reviews, drafts, negotiates and provides legal advice on a wide range of agreements for hospitals, research institutions, clinics, and regulated health care professionals, including data sharing and data transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, NDAs and confidentiality agreements, SaaS and technology contracts, licensing agreements, master service agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, material transfer agreements, and collaboration agreements.
In 2025, he was a finalist for the "Rising Star" award for Internationally Trained Lawyers in Canada. He contributes to the profession through speaking engagements, including presenting case law for the Ontario Bar Association Health Law "Keeping Up with Health Law" series.