Marisa Trasatti is a trial attorney with over 25 years of experience. She focuses her practice on defending high-profile clients against life sciences claims, product liability, toxic tort, premises liability and commercial. She also serves as General Counsel to the largest California based founder-owned medical laser and light manufacturer in the world.
With extensive experience as lead counsel both locally and nationally, Marisa has represented U.S. and international manufacturers of chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and hoteliers in the hospitality industry. Her passion lies in achieving the best results for her clients, tailoring strategies to their specific needs while fostering positive attorney-client relationships. In addition to her legal practice, she has authored several notable articles and presented on a wide range of legal topics, including alleged human trafficking in the hospitality industry, preemption and learned intermediary defenses, social inflation, crisis management and privacy/cybersecurity.
Marisa is active in numerous prominent local and national bar associations. She serves as President-elect of the Maryland State Bar Association, is a Past-President of the Maryland Defense Counsel and Co-Regional Chair of CLM. Additionally, she is involved with Lawyer’s for Civil Justice and is a Senior Director of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, an invitation-only defense civil bar organization. Marisa also holds a Governor-appointed position as a Commissioner on the Maryland Judicial Disabilities Commission and is a member of both the Maryland State Bar Character Committee and the Maryland Access to Justice Commission.
Outside of her legal practice, Marisa leads an active lifestyle, enjoying golf, swimming and running. She is also a cat lover and car enthusiast, with a particular passion for collecting Porsches.