Sara Cohen

Owner, Lawyer

About

Sara R. Cohen, LL.B. is a fertility law lawyer based in Toronto, but with clients throughout Canada and beyond. She approaches fertility law with the compassion, empathy and respect it deserves. Sara's passion is to help build families and she considers herself very fortunate to have such a fulfilling career. After honing her skills in the commercial litigation group at one of Canada's preeminent national firms, Sara made the leap and translated her passion into a career. Sara acts on behalf of intended parents, surrogate mothers, egg donors, sperm donors, embryo donors, donor recipients, and other people involved with reproductive technologies. She also provides legal advice to domestic and international businesses in the fertility industry. Specialties: Fertility law Surrogacy law Third party assisted reproduction law Embryo donation Sperm and ova donation Parentage law

Country

Canada

City

Greater Toronto Area

Industry

Law Practice

Skill

Fertility, Law, Legal Advice, Commercial Litigation, Legal Research, Legal Services, Legal Writing, Negotiating Contracts, Courts, Appeals, Litigation, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Dispute Resolution, Civil, Negotiation, Research, Human Rights, Writing

Experience

Owner, Lawyer

Fertility Law Canada

2011-5 - Present · 15 yrs 5 mos

Toronto, Canada Area

Owner of Fertility Law Canada at D2Law LLP where I practice fertility law / third party assisted reproductive technology law. My work includes: - surrogacy agreements; - donor egg agreements; - sperm donor agreements; - embryo donation agreements; - "custody" issues regarding embryos and gametes; - obtaining legal parentage, and - legal research and advice to fertility clinics, sperm banks and egg banks. My goal is to help you build or create your family. Read more at www.fertilitylawcanada.com.

Director

Canadian fertility and andrology society

2019-9 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

President

Fertility Matters Canada

2019-9 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

Canada

Adjunct Professor

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

2014-5 - Present · 12 yrs 5 mos

Toronto, Canada Area

Adjunct professor of fertility law in Canada

Executive Council

American Bar Association, Family Law Section, ART Committee

2012-7 - Present · 14 yrs 3 mos

Elected fellow

American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAARTA)

2014-3 - Present · 12 yrs 7 mos

Board of Directors

Canadian Friends of Haifa University

2007 - Present · 19 yrs

Chair of the Alumni Affairs Committee

Legal Co-Chair, Ethics and Law SIG

Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS)

2014-8 - 2019-9 · 5 yrs 2 mos

associate

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)

2007-9 - 2010-12 · 3 yrs 4 mos

From my call to the Bar of Ontario in 2007 until December 2010, I worked as an associate with the Commercial Litigation Group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, where commercial and corporate litigation and administrative law became key elements of my practice. There, I advised both private and public entities on various legal and strategic issues.