RISA KIRSHBLUM is a partner at Lenczner Slaght.

Her litigation practice encompasses a broad range of commercial, securities and administrative law matters. She has an extensive practice in medical negligence cases and in employment law.

Risa obtained a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto and graduated from the University of Western Ontario Law School with an LL.B. in 1994. She was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1996 after spending her articling year as a clerk to the Justices of the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Risa has taught Trial Advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society.