Practice Areas
Honors + Affiliations
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year - Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, and Finalist 2008
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2007
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2008 Associate Survey
Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
Member, Puerto Rico Bar Association of Florida
Parker School Certificate for Achievement in International and Comparative Law
Member, Columbia Journal of European Law
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Puerto Rico
- Miami
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5300 Wachovia Financial Ctr.
200 S. Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131-2339
Phone: 305.415.3224
Fax: 305.415.3001
Larissa Garriga is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. Garriga's practice focuses on representing employers in labor and employment litigation and providing counseling on a variety of workplace issues, as well as advice on federal and state employment laws and regulations. Ms. Garriga also assists employers in responding to administrative complaints brought before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, and various agencies of the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Garriga served as a law clerk to Judge Juan M. Pérez-Gimenez of the U.S. District of Puerto Rico. Ms. Garriga received her J.D. in 2001 from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, a participant and teacher assistant of the Human Rights Clinic, and a member of the Columbia Journal of European Law. She received her B.A., with honors, in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. Ms. Garriga is fluent in Spanish and English.
Ms. Garriga is admitted to practice in Florida and Puerto Rico
Education
- Columbia University Law School, 2001, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, 1998, B.A.
