Sarah A. Gottlieb

Sarah Gottlieb helps businesses, executives, and creators protect their intangible assets. With a practice intersecting brand protection, competition, and freedom of expression, Sarah provides practical and strategic solutions to safeguard content, reputation, and competitive position. She advises clients on copyright, trademark, and trade secret disputes, as well as defamation claims, contract issues, and related business disputes. Sarah has litigated cases in federal courts nationwide, providing clients with strategic clarity and effective risk management in high-stakes matters.

Before enrolling in law school, Sarah worked in communications, including as a journalist and video producer. Her media background, coupled with her litigation experience, uniquely positions her to distill complex legal and technical issues into clear, compelling arguments necessary to drive effective results.

Prior to joining SGR, Sarah clerked for the Honorable Charlene E. Honeywell of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Sarah earned her J.D. from the Stetson University College of Law, graduating cum laude. She was Notes and Comments Editor on the Stetson Law Review, a member of the Honors Program, and a research assistant. Sarah’s law school honors include the Williams F. Blews Award for exemplary pro bono service. She has continued to contribute her time to pro bono matters during her legal career, reflecting a sustained commitment to community and access to justice.

Sarah is currently serving a one-year term as the President of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Sarah's Practice

Representative Matters

• Obtained complete defense victory on behalf of educational software company in trade secret and contract dispute.
• Obtained final judgment in favor of client on its trademark infringement and defamation claims.
• Successfully represented supplement company in contract dispute with a social media influencer in multi-million dollar dispute.
• Successfully represented international manufacturing services company in multiple multi-million dollar contract disputes, assisting with obtaining favorable settlements.
• Successfully defended legal services company in trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute, obtaining advantageous ruling by the court as a matter of law leading to favorable settlement.
• Successfully represented flavor base manufacturer in connection with trade secret litigation, leading to favorable settlement.
• Defense of artists in copyright infringement action.
• Representation of music companies in copyright infringement dispute.
• Representative of an online travel company in connection with copyright infringement dispute.
• Representation of a regenerative aesthetic company in trade secret dispute related to the harvesting and use of mesenchymal stem cells and customer list.