Garifalia (Lia) Milousis is a member of the Acacia Group, practicing in our litigation department. Lia’s practice focuses on constitutional law, administrative law, human rights law, and family law. She has international experience as a public speaker on issues pertaining to human rights and social justice.

Prior to joining the Acacia Group, Lia was honoured to serve as Associate Legal Counsel for the Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF). In that role, Lia assisted with multiple public interest interventions, including before the Federal Court, Québec Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of Canada. She was also involved in the publication process of Forgotten Foundations of the Canadian Constitution, a recent collection published in the Supreme Court Law Review.

Lia earned her Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa in 2017, completing a Joint Honours Degree specializing in Political Science and Women’s Studies. She returned to the University of Ottawa and earned her Juris Doctor in 2020, graduating with a specialization in Social Justice. Lia was called to the Ontario bar in 2021.

Lia has completed professional legal training in the area of Family Law, including completing the Osgoode Certificate in Family Law Skills and Practice.

Lia is actively involved in the legal community, including the Runnymede Society and, previously, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). She has been a member of the Executive committee of several CBA sections, including the Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section, the Administrative Law Section, the International Law Section, the Health Law Section, the Criminal Justice Section, and Family Law Section, and the Child & Youth Law Section.