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Dana Amato Sarros

Associate

Chicago

One N. Wacker Drive
Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606-2833

P 312-338-5921

F 312-759-5646

Dana Sarros is a solutions-oriented attorney with demonstrated experience advising on advertising and marketing issues, intellectual property, and complex commercial litigation. She regularly represents household-name brands and startup companies alike in state and federal court, focusing in trademark, copyright, promotional pricing, sweepstakes and giveaways, and commercial disputes such as breach of contract and unfair competition.

OVERVIEW

Dana Sarros is a solutions-oriented attorney with demonstrated experience advising on advertising and marketing issues, intellectual property, and complex commercial litigation. She regularly represents household-name brands and startup companies alike in state and federal court, focusing in trademark, copyright, promotional pricing, sweepstakes and giveaways, and commercial disputes such as breach of contract and unfair competition.

Dana’s client work requires her to organize and prioritize matters while working efficiently toward getting answers for her clients, no matter how ambiguous the situation. She enjoys finding creative solutions to difficult problems and is dedicated to delivering those solutions in a practical and cost-effective manner. 

Her trial and appellate experience enables her to counsel a range of clients effectively on calculated business and legal risks from start-to-finish. Some representative matters include successfully appealing a federal district court decision finding willful false advertising in a national ad campaign for a consumer product, defending a multinational manufacturer in products liability litigation across six jurisdictions, and securing a $13,000,000 summary judgment award in a consumer product warranty case.

She continues to be a thought leader through frequent publications in the legal press and through her involvement in the community.

Prior to joining the firm full-time, Dana was a summer associate in the Chicago office. In addition to her time at Barnes & Thornburg, she gained valuable experience as an intern with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, representing clients in juvenile court for the Bluhm Legal Clinic Children and Family Justice Center, and as an extern for the Honorable Harry Leinenweber of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Professional and Community Involvement

Associate board member, Respiratory Health Association

Volunteer coach and judge, American Mock Trial Association

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2025
PUBLICATIONS

Co-author, "No Harm, No Foul? Not So Fast: The Illinois Supreme Court Allows BIPA Lawsuits Without Allegations Of Actual Injury," Illinois Manufacturers' Association, June 18, 2019

Co-author, "What You Need To Know About Using Your Employee's Biometric Information", The Illinois Manufacturer, Second Quarter 2018, pg. 20-21

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