Ms Levitan’s current practice is in Toronto, Canada and is focused on third party reproductive technology.
She regularly acts on behalf of intended parents who are trying to achieve a pregnancy with the assistance of ovum donors, embryo donors or surrogates, and has also represented donors and surrogates. Ms Levitan is also counsel to several pre-eminent Canadian infertility clinics and has been invited to testify before the federal Standing Committee of Health and to participate in workshops and other programs sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Health in developing guidelines for the practice of third party reproduction. Ms. Levitan is frequently consulted as the Canadian expert in the area by American attorneys and US clinics.
Media
Ms Levitan has been quoted widely by members of the Canadian print media and is often featured as an expert in the field of assisted reproduction in television news stories, talk shows, and numerous documentaries (for links to articles click here). She has been invited to address programs sponsored by the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada, the University of Toronto, the Infertility Network of Toronto and private conferences.
Consumer Organization
Ms. Levitan is a director of IAAC, the Infertility Awareness Association of Canada, a national not for profit advocacy group committed to providing educational material, support and assistance to individuals and couples who are experiencing infertility.
Education
Sherry Levitan, B.Sc., LL.B., graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1984 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1986. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Toronto in 1981.