Gloria J. Medina

Gloria J. Medina is an Associate in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP. Gloria focuses her practice on representing consumers in cybersecurity and data privacy litigation.

Gloria is actively involved in litigating cases against Amazon, NBCUniversal, and Hain.

Most notably, Gloria was a key team member in securing the historic jury verdict in a landmark data privacy case against tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., finding Meta liable for its role in the unauthorized collection and commercial use of highly personal health data from third-party app Flo Health. This is one of the first cases where a jury has held a major technology company accountable for its handling of consumer health information.

Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Gloria was an Associate at Rivkin Radler LLP where she worked on commercial litigation and arbitration. She has experience litigating in both state and federal court. She has also served as a Judicial Intern for Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave in the Southern District of New York. Before practicing law, Gloria had a career in the non-profit sector and municipal government, working at such places as the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Open Society Foundations. In line with her dedication to public service and advocacy, Gloria’s extensive pro-bono experience includes working in the Nassau County District Housing Court, The Innocence Project, and The Uncontested Divorce Project at Sanctuary for Families. She currently serves as a mentor for the NYU Wagner Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service.

She is also an AAA^® A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Fellow.

Gloria earned her Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the ADR Competition Honor Society, a selected competitor in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, and the recipient of the Cardozo Service and Achievement Faculty Award. She received her bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.

She is fluent in Spanish and has experience working in Mandarin Chinese.