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Experience

Luisa has a broad civil law practice, including general commercial law, public law and tort law.

Luisa has experience in contractual disputes, misleading and deceptive conduct disputes, trademark and passing off, copyright infringement, and media and defamation. She also has experience acting in royal commissions.

Luisa also practises in family law and is experienced in representing clients in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Div 1 and 2) at the trial and appellate levels. She is regularly briefed to advise and appear - both led and unled - in complex property disputes and trust matters, including on behalf of third parties.

Luisa regularly advises - both led and unled - on complex statutory interpretation issues, insurance coverage disputes, and defamation.

A sample of Luisa’s recent experience includes:

Litigation (party represented is underlined)

Melbourne Market Authority v Biodynamic Marketing Co Ltd & Ors (2025) (ongoing) - led by P Crutchfield KC and Kat Brazenor.

Albeck v Dentons Australia Ltd & Anor (2024) (ongoing) – adverse action complaint, breach of settlement agreement – led by Anthony Strahan KC.

Genesalio & Genesalio (No 5) [2024] FedCFamC1F 450 – application for joinder and summary dismissal application – led by Albert Dinelli KC.

Monash IVF Pty Ltd & Ors v Insurance Australia Ltd (settled 2024) – led by Anthony Strahan KC.

Genesalio and Genesalio (No 4) [2023] FedCFamC1A 216 – appeal from order dismissing application for disqualification of primary judge for apprehended bias – led by Albert Dinelli KC.

Krapivensky v Brodsky & Ors (2023) – cross-vesting application – led by Michael Wyles KC.

Genesalio & Genesalio (2023) 67 Fam LR 186 – appeal from joinder decision – unled.

Genesalio & Genesalio [2023] FedCFamC1 160 – application for joinder – led by Albert Dinelli KC.

Royal Commissions and inquiries

Yoorrook Justice Commission (2023 - ongoing) – briefed on behalf of the State of Victoria – led by Dan Star KC, Georgina Coghlan KC, Elizabeth Bennett SC, Emrys Nekvapil SC, with Helen Tiplady, Sarah Keating and others.

Before coming to the Bar, Luisa was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Digby in the Supreme Court of Victoria, and to the Honourable Justices Macmillan and McEvoy in the Family Court of Australia, and a solicitor at Media Arts Lawyers.

Luisa holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne, and a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (MediaComms) (Hons) from Monash University.

Luisa read with Helen Tiplady, and her senior mentor is Penny Neskovcin KC (now the Honourable Justice Neskovcin)

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