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Luisa Gaetani

Partner

Accredited Specialist
(Family Law)

Professional Biography of Luisa

Luisa Gaetani is a Partner and Accredited Family Law Specialist at Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers, where she leads the firm’s renowned Family Law practice. With over a decade of experience, Luisa has built a reputation as the go-to family lawyer for Macarthur business owners, guiding families through complex separations, property settlements, and parenting matters with both fierce advocacy and measured compassion.

Her approach is defined by a rare duality: formidable when protecting her clients’ interests, yet empathetic and pragmatic when finding solutions. This balance allows Luisa to navigate even the most emotionally charged disputes with clarity, confidence, and grace, ensuring her clients feel both protected and understood.

Luisa regularly advises clients with business ownership, multiple property holdings, and intricate asset structures, offering strategic guidance that blends deep family law expertise with strong commercial insight. Her understanding of how family breakdowns affect business operations makes her an invaluable advisor for clients who need both legal precision and commercial foresight.

Beyond her client work, Luisa is deeply passionate about mentoring the next generation of lawyers, fostering resilience, integrity, and confidence in emerging professionals. Her leadership extends beyond her team, reflecting her belief that strength and empathy are not opposites but the foundation of truly effective advocacy.

Luisa’s career trajectory, from starting as a paralegal to becoming a partner and Accredited Specialist and Head of both Criminal and Family law at Coutts, is a testament to her determination, intellect, and unwavering client focus. She continues to be an influential voice within the Macarthur legal and business communities.

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Professional Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Arts majoring in Global Politics from Western Sydney University
  • Bachelor of Laws from Western Sydney University
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law
  • Admitted as Lawyer to the Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • Admitted to the High Court of Australia
  • Accredited Family Law Specialist – Law Society of NSW
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Areas of Practice
  • Separation
  • Divorce
  • Parenting After Separation
  • Parenting Matters
  • Child Relocation or Abduction
  • Child Recovery Orders
  • Binding Child Support Agreements
  • Binding Financial Agreements
  • Property Settlements After Separations
  • Settling Matters Outside of Court
  • Apprehended Violence Orders
  • Assualt
  • Break & Enter/Theft
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud
  • Prohibited Weapons
  • Robbery
  • Sexual Assault
  • Traffic Offences
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Property Settlement Proceedings Lawyer-in-charge: Luisa Gaetani Our client is in a de facto relationship with a person who is going through property settlement proceedings with his ex-wife. Our client recently purchased a property in her sole name, using funds that she had at the commencement of her de facto relationship, funds gifted to her byRead More »Ins and Outs of Property Settlement Proceedings: What You Need to Know
65 Year Old Man Escapes Historical Sexual Assault Offences Lawyer-in-charge: Luisa Gaetani Our client was a 65 year old man who was charged with historical sexual assault offences from a timeframe of between 30-40 years ago. The complainants were from two of his nieces. He maintained his not-guilty plea and proceeded to Trial in OctoberRead More »Historical Sexual Assault Case Update: 65-Year-Old Man’s Escape
Client’s charge of common assault withdraw following successful representations Lawyer-in-charge: Luisa Gaetani Our client was charged with a string of offences following a night out in the Local Area. Of the string of charges, he was charged with assaulting a security guard, however, he and all of the witnesses that were with him, were adamantRead More »Client’s charge of common assault withdraw following successful representations
Costs awarded to our client after the Father of her children failed to attend court on 2 separate occasions Lawyer-in-charge: Luisa Gaetani Luisa has appeared in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia on two separate occasions for a Mother who is the Respondent to Parenting proceedings initiated by the Father. Leading up toRead More »Costs awarded to our client after the Father of her children failed to attend court on 2 separate occasions
Interstate Child Relocation Lawyer-in-charge: Luisa Gaetani Luisa’s client, a father of two children had an informal agreement with the Mother to spend equal time with the children. The Mother informed the Father that she would be taking the children on a holiday to Victoria and provided the Father with an itinerary including the return flightsRead More »Interstate Child Relocation
Importation of Commercial Quantity of Methylamphetamine Lawyer-in-charge: Luisa Gaetani Our client was a 39 year old man with no previous criminal convictions. He had recently separated from his wife and finalised parenting arrangements for his two young children, when he woke up to police banging down his door at 6am one morning. He was informedRead More »Importation of Commercial Quantity of Methylamphetamine
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