Luisa Ritacca

Practice Areas

Luisa's practice encompasses a wide variety of areas, including administrative law; professional regulation; and general civil and commercial litigation. Prior to joining the Firm in 2001, Luisa clerked for the Divisional Court, General Division, Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. Luisa has been a partner since 2006 and a member of the Firm's management committee since 2008. She is currently the Firm's Managing Partner.

In February 2016, Luisa received an Order-in-Council appointment as a part-time member of the Licence Appeal Tribunal, Fire Safety Commission and the Animal Care Review Board. In that role, Luisa has conducted a number of hearings and case conferences.

Luisa is counsel for the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports and has appeared on a number of anti-doping cases over the last several years. She has also appeared in the Divisional Court on behalf of the Ontario Racing Commission. In addition, Luisa acts for students facing academic and non-academic related charges at secondary and post-secondary institutions throughout the Province. Further, Luisa acts as independent legal counsel for a number of regulated health colleges and administrative tribunals throughout the province, including the College of Veterinarians of Ontario, the College of Naturopaths of Ontario, the Human Resources Professional Association and the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council.

In 2013, Luisa was appointed by former Chief Justice Warren Winkler to act as court monitor in the administration of two pan-Canadian settlements involving the tainted blood scandal, as well as the settlement involving water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario. In addition, Luisa has been involved in three judicial inquiries, including serving as co-counsel to the Office of the Chief Coroner in the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology (the "Goudge Inquiry"), counsel for Peter McCallion in the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry, and counsel to the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario in the Elliot Lake Inquiry.

She is an adjunct professor for the Trial Practice Course at Osgoode Hall Law School and is a team leader for the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program.