Sabina A. Vayner

Sabina Vayner represents brand owners and creators across a broad spectrum of industries in trademark, copyright, and advertising litigation, enforcement, and counseling matters. She has experience litigating federal trademark, copyright, false advertising, and trade dress infringement actions, and regularly represents clients in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Sabina additionally advises clients on a wide variety of issues to minimize the risk of disputes, including those involving copyright and trademark clearance and portfolio management, advertising review, social media, and right of publicity, and has experience and insights into the demands on, and role of, in-house counsel as a result of a prior secondment in the Entertainment Group (Consumer Advertising) of the world’s largest telecommunications company.

For the past seven years (2016-2022), Sabina has been recognized by the World Trademark Review as a leading trademark practitioner in the publication's annual WTR 1000 ranking. In 2017, she was named one of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “40 Under 40,” and in 2014, she was selected as one of Georgia Trend magazine's “40 Under 40.” Sabina has also been recognized by Super Lawyers magazine on the Georgia 'Rising Stars' list for each year from 2013-2018 and 2020-2022. In the community, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Southeast Region of the Anti-Defamation League, is a graduate of LEAD Atlanta, and was a member of the University of Georgia Terry College of Business Young Alumni Board from 2011-2015.

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Sabina practiced in an internationally recognized Trademark & Copyright Team of an Am Law 100 firm.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing), 2023-2024
•Listed, World Trademark Review, 'WTR 1000' (2016-2026)
•Ranked in Georgia, Trademark (2016-2026)
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Trademark Law (2020-2026); Copyright Law (2021-2026); Litigation - Intellectual Property (2025-2026)
•Listed, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Copyright Law, Atlanta, 2022
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Intellectual Property Litigation (2013-2018, 2020-2023)
•Team Member, a Law360 “Media & Entertainment Practice Group of the Year” (2022)
•Selected, Atlanta Business Chronicle “40 Under 40” (2017)
•Selected, Georgia Trend “40 Under 40” (2014)
•Recipient, Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court Pro Bono Award (2014)