Natasha Ricioppo is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Professional Discipline and Regulatory team within the Litigation and Arbitration department. Natasha has specialised in professional disciplinary and regulatory law since 2011, previously working in-house at the General Medical Council for a number of years. She provides extensive advice to regulatory clients, with a particular focus on the health, social care and education sectors, in respect of the regulatory regimes in place across all four UK jurisdictions. She is experienced in both prosecuting on behalf of regulatory bodies and defending regulated individuals involved in regulatory proceedings, routinely advising on a wide range of areas including procedural matters, direction of investigation, disclosure, evidence and the interpretation and application of relevant rules and tests. Natasha is skilled in managing a caseload of fitness to practise matters, associated litigation cases and Coroner inquests from commencement through to conclusion of the Court or Tribunal process. She manages cases involving a broad range of allegations, including dishonesty and sexual motivation, and handles matters that are procedurally and technically complex. Natasha regularly represents clients such as the Medical Defence Union, General Optical Council, General Pharmaceutical Council and the Medical Protection Society, and is instructed to assist regulated individuals such as doctors, nurses, teachers and other professionals.

Natasha assists corporate investment clients by advising upon education, health and social care matters, including the regulation of providers of these services and the regulatory requirements of bodies such as Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Her work includes undertaking regulatory due diligence to support the refinancing or acquisition of organisations which operate within these sectors, including care homes, children’s care services, private clinics and hospitals, and independent schools and colleges. She is also frequently instructed to provide technical advice to healthcare clients looking to expand into the digital and remote healthcare arena.