Alycia N. Broz
Practice Areas
Industries
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1998
Northwestern University Law Review, Note and Comment Editor, 1997-1998 - Marquette University, B.S., 1993, magna cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
Judicial Clerkships
- The Honorable Algenon L. Marbley, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1999-2001
Alycia is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the firm’s retail and litigation practice groups. Alycia has provided strategic advice and counsel for more than two decades to large retail clients across the country. She represents companies and individuals in a wide variety of complex litigation matters. She has extensive experience in antitrust, commercial, class action, insurance, securities, employment, and civil rights litigation.
Notable experience includes:
- Representing one group of eighteen retailers and a separate group of seven retailers in a lawsuit before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York alleging violations of antitrust laws by Visa and Mastercard
- Representing a large retailer in an antitrust class action
- Securing a seven-figure jury verdict for a retailer in a business dispute
- Multiple trials before the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
- Multiple trials in state court
- Arguments before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Alycia is an active participant in the firm’s membership in the National Retail Federation.
Alycia received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and was a Note and Comment Editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She received her B.S. magna cum laude from Marquette University.
Alycia was a clerk for The Honorable Algenon L. Marbley, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Professional & Community Involvement
Star House, Board of Trustees, 2019-present. Chair, Governance Committee
Deloitte, Board-Ready Women, 2019
The King Arts Complex, Board of Trustees, 2018-present
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2017-present
YWCA Columbus, Board of Trustees, 2009-2018. Past-Chair, 2017-2018; Chair, 2015-2016; Chair-Elect, 2013-2014; Executive Committee, 2009-2018; Governance Committee Chair, 2012-2019; Strategic Planning Committee Chair, 2011-2014
Federal Bar Association, Columbus Chapter, 2012-2018. Immediate Past President, 2017-2018; President, 2016-2017; Vice President, 2015-2016; Treasurer, 2014-2015; Membership Chair, 2013
Local Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2017-present. Chair, 2020-present
Committee Regarding the Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston-Deavers, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2017
Merit Selection Committee for the Selection of the United States Magistrate Judge at Columbus for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Committee Vice Chair, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary of the Columbus Bar Association, 2017-present
Merit Selection Committee for the Selection of the United States Magistrate Judge at Columbus for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Committee Chair, 2015
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Settlement Week, Volunteer Mediator, 2015-2018
Merit Selection Committee for the Selection of the United States Magistrate Judge at Cincinnati for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, 2010
United Way of Central Ohio's Education Vision Council, 2003-2007
Committee Regarding the Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2006
Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition, Chair and Board Member, 2002-2005
Leadership Columbus, Class of 2008
Current Member of Various Vorys Committees, including Hiring, Diversity and Ethical Questions
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation-Securities, 2020-2021
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2021
- Deloitte, “Wise Woman,” 2019
- Women WELDing the Way, Honoree, 2017
- National Diversity Council, Glass Ceiling Award, 2011
- The National LGBT Bar Association, Best LGBT Attorneys under the Age of 40, 2010
- Columbus Business First Forty Under 40, May 2009
- Marquette University, Outstanding Senior of the Year for the College of Business Administration, 1993
News
- 8/20/2020One hundred and twelve lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2021 edition. In addition, 26 Vorys attorneys were named to the inaugural Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.
- 8/15/2019One hundred and thirteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020.
- 7/8/2019The rapid growth of Amazon and other online marketplaces has created a new ecosystem in which brands struggle to control their product sales. Brands now find their products sold by anonymous online sellers and face new challenges on an unprecedented scale. The eControl360 Summit is a first-of-its-kind event that will bring together thought leaders in each of the disciplines necessary to tackle these challenges and allow brands to retake control of their online sales.
- 7/6/2016Alycia Broz, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the litigation group, was selected as one of the 12 Women WELDing the Way honorees for 2017.
- 9/17/2013Alycia Broz, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was mentioned in an Insurance Law Daily story regarding the decision in ACE European Group Limited v. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The story titled, “S.D. Ohio: Action for 'misuse of media communication' was covered claim,” provided an overview of the case and the decision.
- 4/4/2013Vorys Partners Benita Kahn and Alycia Broz were quoted in a Law360 story titled “Big Retailers May Regret Moving Tracking Suits To Fed. Court.” The story was about lawsuits filed in 2010 claiming that online retailers' use of Flash cookies on visitors' computers violated consumer privacy.
- 5/28/2009
- 1/8/2009
Events
- 6/24/2020Vorys attorneys Eve Stratton, Jim McMonagle and Alycia Broz presented a webinar discussing the use of a retired judge and remote mediation in lieu of an assigned judge for a case.
- 11/6/2019The rapid growth of Amazon and other online marketplaces has created a new ecosystem in which brands struggle to control their product sales. Brands now find their products sold by anonymous online sellers and face new challenges on an unprecedented scale. The eControl360 Summit was a first-of-its-kind event that brought together thought leaders in each of the disciplines necessary to tackle these challenges and allow brands to retake control of their online sales.
- 2/7/2019Vorys Partner Alycia Broz spoke at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Mediation Training on February 7, 2019.
- 5/4/2018Vorys Partner Alycia Broz spoke at a United States Naturalization Ceremony at the Ohio Historical Society on May 4, 2018.
- 7/12/2017Vorys Partner Alycia Broz was a speaker at the 2017 WELD Columbus July Emerging Professionals' Series on July 12, 2017.
- 5/18/2017Vorys Partner Alycia Broz was a speaker at Women in the Courtroom hosted by the Columbus Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on May 18, 2017.
- 4/7/2017Vorys Partner Alycia Broz was a speaker at the panel presentation "Board Governance and Engagement for Emerging Leaders" hosted by Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on April 7, 2017.
- 2/22/2017Vorys Partner Alycia Broz was a speaker at the 2017 IATA Legal Symposium on February 22, 2017.
- 5/16/2013Vorys partner Alycia Broz spoke at the YWCA Columbus Leadership Luncheon on May 16, 2013. The title of her program was The Power of Reflection.
- 4/19/2013Vorys partner Alycia Broz took part in a panel at the Women Lawyers of Franklin County April Luncheon Meeting on April 19, 2013. Her panel was titled, Women in the Boardroom Panel Discussion, and discussed the impact of women on corporate boards.
- 10/7/2010
Insights
- 4/20/2020While we are all familiar with the way in which lawsuits are typically resolved, there is one method that is often underutilized: the use of a private, retired judge.
- 3/26/2020The first, in what will undoubtedly be many coverage cases, was filed on March 16th in New Orleans, Louisiana civil district court.
- 3/24/2020As part of the government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, state and federal courts around the country are adjusting their operations.
- 7/5/2016Countries that have started using EMV technology have seen a reduced amount of card-present fraudulent activity. In the U.S., the major credit card issuers set an October 1, 2015 deadline for merchants to be EMV chip compliant.
- Winter 2013Alycia Broz and Robert Krummen, partners in the litigation group of the Vorys Columbus office, authored an article entitled “Flash Cookies Litigation: The Next Wave or a “Flash” in the Pan?”for the Winter 2013 edition of What’s in Store, a publication of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law’s Consumer Protection Committee, Privacy and Information Security Committee, and Private Advertising Litigation Committee.
- 1998