Martin Lapner is a partner in the Ottawa office of Gowling WLG. His practice focuses on health law and medical defence, including acting as counsel to the Canadian Medical Protective Association and physicians, with an emphasis on regulatory and civil liability matters, privacy and digital health. In addition to being an editor of the Electronic Healthcare Law Review (LexisNexis Canada), Martin has published numerous articles on significant and emerging issues in health law, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, appropriate use of electronic health tools, privacy torts, as well as various other topics. He is also a guest lecturer for the Osgoode Hall Law School LLM Course on IT & Privacy in Healthcare.