Pioneers

The Starship Enterprise
Just like the USS Enterprise, Scipione Legal Solutions is “boldly going where no law firm has gone before”… into the research integrity space! Let us help you navigate the complex area that involves integrity and a potential misconduct case so that you can get back to doing what you are truly passionate about – research.

Scipione Legal Solutions is Canada’s first law firm dedicated to the research integrity space. If you are a researcher working at any of Canada’s academic institutions, and in the field of healthcare research and have had a concern brought forth against your work – we are Canada’s only place to provide the defense and advocacy you need. In this space – it is critical to go to a firm that has the expertise to represent you during your case at all levels – beginning at the stage when you first sense there is going to be an integrity issue at hand. We can help to guide you during the case at the outset and help craft solutions to avoid it from becoming a huge concern and ending your research career. In particular, we offer:

Respondent Defense and Integrity Case Consultation

Named a Respondent in an integrity case in Canada? Book a consult with us. This is where we can potentially save your research career. Responding to an integrity-misconduct case can be an extremely stressful experience given what is on the line. Let us help you along the way.

Defense
Just like in modern-day sports – a solid “D-FENCE” is the key to success during an integrity/misconduct case!
Authorship Agreements

Oftentimes – collaborations are great ideas at the beginning, but as research results come, researchers have disagreements – as far as authorship and how to represent results. Let us help you at the outset of a complex study and get an authorship agreement put in place to avoid ambiguities and make future conflicts easier to deal with.

Authorship Agreements Prevent Disaster
In order to avoid concerns as to authorship – setting things out in advance using a co-author agreement can proactively prevent a myriad of issues before and after publication.
Allegation Drafting & Consultation

Every member of the research community has an obligation to maintain the integrity and report potential integrity and misconduct concerns. Given our expertise in this area, let us help you prepare your allegations. A consult can really help you understand your rights and also determine whether the integrity framework is the proper avenue to proceed with your concerns.

Film: A Few Good Men
Akin to this scene from A Few Good Men, unfortunately, researchers are often put in a position where they are obligated to draft allegations that another researcher’s conduct was not conducted with the utmost integrity. Let us help you navigate this process and potential remedies prior to filing with an Institution or the SRCR as we can offer a lot of advice to make this process much easier. Additionally, we can save you a lot of time and headaches as there may be alternative ways to approach such a problem – that Institutions are ill-equipped to provide.