practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
honors + affiliations
Dean's Fellow, University Miami School of Law
Executive Editor, University of Miami Law Review
bar admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
- Miami
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200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 5300
Miami, FL 33131-2339
Phone: 305.415.3355
Fax: 305.415.3001
Athalia E. Lujo is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. Lujo’s practice focuses on the representation of management in a wide range of complex employment cases before federal and state courts as well as administrative agencies. In particular, she regularly represents and advises employers on discrimination and wage and hour issues, including class and collective actions; lawsuits involving race, national origin, sex, age, disability, and pregnancy discrimination; agency charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws. Ms. Lujo also regularly represents retail establishments in matters related to accessibility issues under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Ms. Lujo received her J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in 2006, where she was executive editor of the University of Miami Law Review. Ms. Lujo received her B.A. in pre-medicine, with a minor in religion, from Columbia University in 2001.
Ms. Lujo is admitted to practice in Florida and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
education
- University of Miami School of Law, 2006, J.D., Summa Cum Laude
- Columbia University, 2001, B.A.