Sabria A. McElroy

Sabria represents clients in complex commercial disputes involving antitrust, professional liability defense, financial services, education, and technology issues. She has been recognized as a Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigator in America and was the only Florida-based attorney selected by Bloomberg last year as one of the nation’s Top 40 Lawyers Under 40. 

Sabria has defended Fortune 500 companies in litigation with private parties and the government, as well as smaller companies, school boards, other law firms, and individuals. On the plaintiffs’ side, Sabria’s work includes a number of high-profile matters. She currently represents online publishers in a landmark antitrust suit against Google alleging that the search engine has unlawfully stifled advertising competition and harmed publishers. Sabria also was an early member of a team that brought a nationwide class action on behalf of thousands of au pairs. The lawsuit resulted in one of the largest wage-and-hour class settlements in recent years.

For all clients, Sabria places a premium on communication and devotes time to understanding their business and what is important to them. Sabria also has a deep understanding of e-discovery that allows her to efficiently navigate evolving discovery standards and technology.

Sabria is a co-chair of the firm’s diversity and hiring committees. Her diversity-focused work was recognized with a Diversity and Inclusion award from the Daily Business Review. Sabria is also a board member of ChildNet, a nonpartisan nonprofit that manages the protection of over 3,000 neglected and abused children in South Florida.

Before attending law school, Sabria taught seventh grade at a public school in Philadelphia.

Sabria’s experience includes:

• Representing online publishers in a landmark antitrust suit against Google alleging that the search engine giant has unlawfully stifled advertising competition and harmed publishers
• Representing a subsidiary of Fortune 500 company in a mortgage servicing dispute involving claims by both parties for significant damages
• Representing board of a large public school district in a case challenging a referendum which raised tax revenues to address funding shortages faced by traditional public schools in the district
• Securing favorable settlements for major international law firm in suits alleging legal malpractice
• Securing a favorable settlement on behalf of a Fortune 500 company threatened with a significant civil monetary penalty by federal banking agencies
• Defeating a motion for class certification for a large public company in a class action suit
• Representing a class of au pairs who received less than minimum wage for their work, resulting in one of the largest class settlements in years under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Defending a major credit card network in a seven-week bench trial against antitrust challenges by the Department of Justice to provisions of its merchant contracts

Co-author, In the midst of crisis, servicers need to communicate early and often, Housing Wire (July 2020)

Co-Author, International Law at Home: Enforcing Treaties in US Courts, 37 Yale J. Int'l L. 51 (2012)

What Your Company Needs to Know About Business Interruption Coverage During the Pandemic, Association of Corporate Counsel, South Florida 11th Annual CLE Conference (2021)

Caregiving & Career: Mastering the Balancing Act, The Women in Law & Leadership Summit (2021)

Self-Advocacy & Countering Personal Negation When Advancing a Legal Career, Women, Diversity and Change, The Women, Diversity & Change Summit: Miami (2019)

Radical Tips on Managing Stress Through Mindfulness, Women’s Empowerment Expo (2018)