Raj Samtani*
*Raj Samtani Law Corporation
Partner
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 an extensive 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
Expertise
Education
York University, LL.M., 2012
University of British Columbia, LL.B., 1990
Simon Fraser University, B.A., 1987
Languages spoken
- English
Experience
Health Law
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Representing physicians during audit procedures
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Representing physicians at coroner’s inquests
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Representing a client in the Supreme Court of Canada in a matter involving the issues of “wrongful birth” and entitlement to damages
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Representing a client in the Supreme Court of Canada in a matter involving the issue of limitation periods
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Appearing in the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) in civil litigation matters involving compromised infants
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Attending before judge alone and in jury trials at the British Columbia Supreme Court in numerous medical-legal matters
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Appeared as counsel in a number of BCCA cases which helped to define the test for causation in a medical context
Professional Regulation
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Assisting physicians in disciplinary matters involving the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
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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 “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Healthcare (Nationwide-Canada) by Chambers Canada®
2025-2026
Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® Canada in the area of Medical Negligence, Vancouver, Canada
2025
Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Medical Negligence by Best Lawyers® in Canada
2013 – 2026
Rated as a “Consistently Recommended” in the area of Medical Negligence (Represents Defendants) by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®
2024 – 2025
Recognized as a “Repeatedly Recommended” in the area of Medical Negligence (Represents Defendants) by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®
2015 – 2023
Recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” in the area of Medical Malpractice by Benchmark Canada®
2026
Recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” in the area of Insurance Law by Benchmark Canada®
2021 – 2026
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