McIntyre Szabo PC
6 lawyers · Established 2023 · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 76 handling Health Law.
About McIntyre Szabo PC
McIntyre Szabo Professional Corporation is a health law firm based in Toronto, at 128A Sterling Road near Bloor Street and Dundas Street West. John McIntyre and Jessica Szabo founded the firm in 2023 after both had worked at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG). The team represents hospitals, regulated health providers, insurers, and professional associations, working with clients in Toronto and, virtually and in person, elsewhere in Ontario.
The firm's work centres on professional regulation and college complaints across Ontario's health regulatory colleges, mental health law before the Consent and Capacity Board and the Ontario Review Board, hospital privileging disputes, health privacy, and litigation before tribunals such as the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. It's also built a practice at the intersection of health law and 2SLGBTQ+ rights, including a case about OHIP coverage for gender-affirming surgery that reached the Ontario Court of Appeal, and co-founder John McIntyre runs a pro bono Gender Affirming Care Legal Support Clinic with The 519 in Toronto. Billing options include hourly rates, flat fees, subscription arrangements, and a sliding scale for students and individuals based on ability to pay.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm was founded in 2023 by John McIntyre and Jessica Szabo, who had both worked at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP before starting the practice.
- Benchmark Litigation Canada named the firm its Health Law/Medical Firm of the Year in 2026.
- Chambers Canada ranked the firm Band 4 for Healthcare (Contentious) in 2026, and Best Law Firms Canada listed it as a Tier 2 firm for Health Care Law the same year.
- The Globe and Mail included the firm among Canada's Best Law Firms in Healthcare and Life Sciences in 2026.
- John McIntyre became a Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialist in Health Law in 2025 and is an adjunct professor at Queen's University's law school, teaching public health law.
In the community
- The firm partners with The 519 in Toronto to run a pro bono Gender Affirming Care Legal Support Clinic, founded by co-founder John McIntyre.
- John McIntyre sits on the Legal Issues Committee of Egale Canada and is the incoming chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Health Law Executive.
- Jessica Szabo serves on the executive committee of the Ontario Bar Association's Health Law Section and teaches health law and mental health law courses for Osgoode Professional Development.
- Jessica Szabo judges and mentors teams in the University of Waterloo's undergraduate mock trial program.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleFees & payment
Hourly
Flat feeLawyers 6
Gurjot Samra
Associate Lawyer (returning in August 2026)
Jessica Szabo
Co-Founder and Principal Lawyer
Health LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
John McIntyre
Co-Founder and Principal Lawyer
Health LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Kyle Dow
Associate Lawyer
Health LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Logan Crowell
Counsel
Health LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Mahgol Taghivand
Associate Lawyer
Health LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2013–2023 · median 8 years in practice 5 of 6 lawyers
- Law schools
- Queen's University (3), Bond University, Dalhousie University 5 of 6 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
McIntyre Szabo's office is at 128A Sterling Road, which the firm's own site places near Bloor Street and Dundas Street West in Toronto's west end. Family Service Toronto, a social service agency, lists the same Sterling Road address for one of its locations, and its directions page for that office points visitors to the 505 and 506 streetcars. A health law practice sharing a building with a social service agency fits the client base the firm describes on its own site, which includes clinics, family health teams, and public interest groups alongside hospitals and regulated professionals.
Frequently asked questions
- Does McIntyre Szabo represent healthcare providers facing a college complaint?
- Yes. The firm represents allied health and regulated health providers, including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, psychologists, psychotherapists, dentists, and dental hygienists, in complaints and investigations before Ontario's health regulatory colleges.
- Can the firm help with a hearing before the Consent and Capacity Board?
- Yes. McIntyre Szabo routinely represents hospitals and physicians at the Consent and Capacity Board and the Ontario Review Board, and in appeals from those boards to the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
- Does the firm take on 2SLGBTQ+ health rights cases?
- Yes. The firm has litigated at the intersection of health law and 2SLGBTQ+ rights, including a case about OHIP coverage for gender-affirming surgery that reached the Ontario Court of Appeal, and co-founder John McIntyre runs a pro bono Gender Affirming Care Legal Support Clinic with The 519 in Toronto.
- Is McIntyre Szabo only for hospitals, or does it also work with individual clinicians?
- Both. The firm's clients include hospitals, insurers, and professional associations as well as individual regulated health providers, clinics, and family health teams.
- Does McIntyre Szabo serve clients outside Toronto?
- Yes. Although its office is in Toronto, the firm says it serves healthcare clients across Ontario, working with them virtually and travelling in person when a matter calls for it.
- How does McIntyre Szabo bill for its work?
- The firm offers hourly rates, flat fees, and subscription based arrangements, plus a sliding scale for students and individuals based on ability to pay.
Where to find them
128A Sterling Road, Suite 300A, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2B7 · 647-522-5520
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