Shalia M. Sakona

Shalia Sakona is Of Counsel in Quinn Emanuel’s Miami office. She joined the firm in 2024.  Her practice spans a broad array of complex commercial litigation matters, including in the areas of class action defense, shareholder litigation, antitrust, business torts, corporate governance, partnership disputes, real property and land use disputes, financial services and securities, sports and entertainment, contracts and indemnification, and appeals. In her practice, Shalia adeptly combines persuasive storytelling and technical mastery of the factual record and controlling authorities. She is creative and tireless in the face of significant legal, factual, and evidentiary hurdles, and has repeatedly managed to devise and deliver winning strategies in high-stakes matters at the trial and appellate levels, in state and federal court.

Prior to joining the firm, Shalia was a partner at a top Florida law firm, where she was a key member of several teams that secured multi-million dollar jury verdicts, including the largest opt-out antitrust verdict in American history. She has also conceived of, drafted, and argued numerous case dispositive motions and appeals, including based on novel legal theories, that saved her clients millions of dollars in legal fees and alleged damages.