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
Member, Order of the Coif
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Cuban-American Bar Association
Member, Dade County Bar Association
Member, Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Student Writing Editor, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, University of Miami School of Law
Dean's Fellow, as part of the Academic Achievement Program, University of Miami School of Law
bar admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Miami
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200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 5300
Miami, FL 33131-2339
Phone: 305.415.3369
Fax: 305.415.3001
Sharon A. Lisitzky is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. Lisitzky’s practice focuses on defending employers at the administrative, trial, and appellate levels in the full spectrum of employment and labor litigation, including lawsuits alleging race, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, and religious discrimination, harassment and retaliation in violation of federal law, state statutes and local ordinances. Ms. Lisitzky represents employers in EEOC and other agency charges, single-plaintiff lawsuits, and class and collective actions. Ms. Lisitzky also has significant experience in overtime compensation actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, particularly in the retail context.
In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Lisitzky also counsels and trains companies on issues such as diversity in the workplace and preventing discrimination and harassment; drafts employment policies, separation agreements and releases; and conducts seminars on various employment issues, with particular emphasis on harassment prevention training and investigation of employee complaints.
From 2003 to 2005, Ms. Lisitzky served as a law clerk to Judge Patricia A. Seitz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to her clerkship, Ms. Lisitzky was associated with Morgan Lewis from 2000-2003.
Ms. Lisitzky is admitted to practice in Florida and before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
education
- University of Miami School of Law, 2000, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
- Harvard University, 1997, A.B. (Government), Magna Cum Laude