Shelley Birenbaum is President and Counsel at Shelley R. Birenbaum Professional Corporation, a law firm dedicated exclusively to health and privacy law. She has worked for over 30 years in the healthcare sector. Shelley was formerly counsel to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and counsel in the Health Law Department of two large law firms. She has a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto, Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall and a a Master of Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania. Shelley is an active volunteer with the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, including Chair of the Canadian Bar Association End-of-Life Working Group. Shelley was a Board member at Dying with Dignity Canada, Jewish Family & Child Service, and Concerned Friends for Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities. She was a member of the National Working Group on Advance Care Planning and was the lawyer/privacy member of research ethics boards for over a decade. In 2020, Shelley received the Ontario Bar Association Award for Excellence in Health Law.
