Alycia N. Broz

Alycia is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the firm’s litigation practice group.  Alycia has provided strategic advice and counsel for more than two decades to clients across the country.  She represents companies and individuals in a wide variety of complex litigation matters. Alycia has extensive experience in antitrust, commercial, class action, insurance and securities litigation.  In addition, she has extensive knowledge of retail payment strategies and has helped retailers navigate their payment relationships.

Alycia has extensive trial experience, having first or second chaired more than 100 cases at the trial court level, including trials before the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and in various state courts.  She has also represented clients on appeals and has conducted oral arguments before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and state appellate courts.

Career highlights include:

• Representing seven retailers in a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Illinois alleging violations of the U.S. antitrust laws by Visa and Mastercard
• Serving as lead trial counsel defending a major chemical company against a $600 million contribution claim arising out of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio; following a three-week federal court trial, jury allocated zero liability to Vorys’s client
• Represented 18 retailers in a lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York alleging violations of the U.S. antitrust laws by Visa and Mastercard

• Successfully defended a national financial institution in a class action lawsuit brought by owner-operator truck drivers alleging unlawful retention of $5 million in maintenance escrow funds

• Defended a large retailer in an antitrust class action related to keyword bidding
• Secured a seven-figure jury verdict in a insurance-focused commercial dispute

Alycia is an active member of the Federal Bar Association’s Columbus Chapter, including previously serving as the organization's president.  She is also active in the Columbus Bar Association (CBA) and currently serves as the chair of the CBA’s Committee on the Judiciary.

Alycia is involved in the Columbus community and has served on a number of boards including the King Arts Complex, the YWCA Columbus, and Big Brothers Big Sisters, among others.  She recently received the prestigious Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Social Justice Impact Award in recognition of her work in the community.

Honors & Recognitions

Ohio Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2023–2026

The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2021–2026; Litigation – Antitrust, 2023–2026; Litigation – Securities, 2020–2026

The Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of The Year," Litigation – Securities, 2026 

Columbus CEO, Best Lawyers, Litigation – Commercial, 2023–2024; Litigation – Antitrust, 2024–2025

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Social Justice Impact Award, 2024

The King Arts Complex, Dream Award for Board Service, 2024

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

Professional & Community Activities

Marquette University Alumni Association National Board, 2021 to 2025

The King Arts Complex, Board of Trustees, 2018 to present; Chair, 2021 to present

Star House, Board of Trustees, 2019-2022; Chair, Governance Committee, 2020-2022; Secretary, 2021-2022

Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Ohio, Board of Directors, 2021 to 2026

Deloitte, Board-Ready Women, 2019

Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2017 to 2026

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 to present; Chair, 2020 to present

Committee on the Judiciary of the Columbus Bar Association, 2017 to present; Chair, 2025-2026

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Settlement Week, Volunteer Mediator, 2015-2018, 2026 to present

United Way of Central Ohio's Education Vision Council, 2003-2007

Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition, Chair and Board Member, 2002-2005

Leadership Columbus, Class of 2008