Marc Yu

Marc Yu is an Edmonton-based Partner whose practice focuses on health law, privacy law and insurance litigation. In his health law practice, Marc has extensive experience defending professional and institutional liability claims involving health authorities, hospitals and health care professionals. He also advises territorial governments on health policy and legislative drafting, including professional regulation, mental health, public health and health care reorganization.

Marc advises clients on a range of insurance matters, including bodily injury claims, property loss, subrogated claims and professional liability. His privacy law practice includes advising organizations and public bodies on access to information requests, privacy impact assessments, privacy policies, privacy breaches and regulatory compliance. He regularly represents clients in matters before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Marc advises clients on matters including:

• Medical-legal matters, including medical malpractice defence and early dispute resolution of claims
• Health policy, legislative drafting and health care regulation
• Professional and institutional liability involving health authorities, hospitals and health care professionals
• Privacy impact assessments and privacy compliance
• Privacy breaches and access to information requests
• Development and implementation of organization-wide privacy policies and human resources privacy initiatives
• Insurance litigation involving bodily injury, property loss, subrogated claims and professional liability

Committed to promoting legal education, Marc regularly delivers educational sessions for Field Law clients and teaches at the University of Alberta. He views education as an important component of building successful professional relationships.