Stavros S. Giannoulias
Professional Bio
STAVROS S. GIANNOULIAS concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation and trust and estate litigation. Stavros has represented businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals in a variety of contested matters involving contract disputes; commercial real estate and lease disputes; trade secret misappropriation; business torts; employment disputes; restrictive covenants; shareholder, partnership and ownership disputes; and insurance coverage disputes. Stavros has extensive experience in state and federal courts and has successfully tried, arbitrated and mediated cases in a variety of forums.
Stavros's trusts and estate litigation experience includes representing trustees and beneficiaries in a variety of trust and estate controversies, including matters involving trust asset valuations, trustee contract rights, and breaches of fiduciary duties.
Stavros also has extensive experience advising clients with respect to financial services and investor relations matters, and has successfully litigated and arbitrated such disputes in courts across the country and before government and regulatory agencies including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the National Futures Association and the Commodities Futures Trade Commission.
Stavros's clients include privately held businesses and business owners, real estate developers, general contractors, restaurants and hospitality service providers, financial service providers, and physicians and physician practice groups. Stavros's clients rely on Stavros as a business advisor in all respects, as well as for their pre-litigation, litigation and post-litigation needs.
Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Hellenic Bar Association, Member
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Volunteer Leadership Council Member
Practice Areas
- General Counsel, Ownership and Governance
- Litigation
- Financial Services Litigation
- Trusts and Estates
- Estate Planning
- Asset Protection
- Succession Planning
- Not-For-Profit Entities and Charitable Giving
- Fiduciary Counsel and Litigation
- Real Estate
- General Real Estate Counsel Services
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Leasing
- Acquisitions and Dispositions
Industries Served
- Automotive Manufacturing & Dealerships
- Banking
- Broadcast Media
- Construction
- Energy & Utilities
- Entrepreneur/Start-Up Companies
- Financial Services
- Food/Beverage Services & Hospitality
- Healthcare
- Information Technology
- Leasing Companies
- Manufacturing & Distribution
- Mortgage Companies
- Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Retail
- Service Companies
- Shipping & Logistics
- Specialty Finance
- Telecommunications
- Trading Companies
Presentations
News & Events
Cases
- Bar Admissions
- Illinois (2002)
- Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. with honors, 2002
- Miami University, B.A. in Psychology, 1999
- Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Assistant
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