Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• Greek

Lawyer Overview

Irene Savanis Fiorentinos, who joined Jones Day when the Chicago Office first opened in 1987, has extensive experience with complex commercial litigation. She has litigated as much in state as in federal courts, within Illinois as well as in other jurisdictions, has tried several cases, including six jury trials, and is a qualified member of the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar. She also has significant state and federal appellate experience.

Irene's commercial litigation experience includes commercial disputes arising from acquisitions and divestitures and involving complex breach of contract, indemnification, and fraud claims. She also has litigated securities, environmental, warranty, real estate, dealership/franchisee, trade secret, and Sarbanes-Oxley matters. She has experience with class action litigation and settlements as well as with whistleblower actions.

In the employment law area, Irene has successfully represented companies headquartered throughout the United States in all phases of litigation involving state and federal antidiscrimination laws as well as contract and tort claims relating to wrongful discharge, employment agreements, and restrictive covenants.

Irene regularly counsels U.S. and non-U.S. clients on a variety of litigation-related topics and provides litigation guidance to corporate deal teams.

Irene is actively involved with the Firm's electronic discovery initiatives and lawyer training activities. She has presented training programs on various topics to clients and local bar associations as well as within the Firm.

She is a member of the American Bar Association (co-chair of the E-Discovery Subcommittee of the Commercial and Business Litigation Committee) and The Chicago Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• e-Discovery

Representative Cases

• GNB Battery Technologies, Inc. v. Gould, Inc., 65 F.3d 615
• In re Lupron® Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation (MDL 1430) (D. Mass.) and Related Suits
• In re Pharm. Ind. Average Wholesale Price Litig., MDL Docket No. 1456, 431 F. Supp. 2d 98 (D. Mass. 2006)
• Marjorie Davis v. Integrated Systems Solutions Corp., Case No. 97 C 3774 (N.D. Ill.)
• Medcom Holding Company v. Baxter International, 106 F.3d 1388 (7th Cir. 1997) and 200 F.3d 518 (7th Cir. 1999)
• Mosely v. Gantos, Madison Equal Opportunities Commission, Case No. 22247
• Sullivan, et al. v. Group W Cable, et al., No. 90-CIV-7260, 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11571 (Ill. Ch. Ct. Aug. 16, 1991), Rule 10b-5 and RICO Claims
• Truck Components Inc. v. Beatrice Company, et. al., 143 F.3d 1057 (7th Cir. 1998)
• United Stars Industries, Inc. v. Plastech Engineered Products, Inc., 525 F. 3d 605 (7th Cir. 2008) , (2009)
• Chancery Court Proceedings, Cook County, Illinois 2003-2008
• State of Illinois Whistleblower Litigation Re: Taxation of Internet Retailers, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• Northwestern University

Published Works

• Can Technology Reduce E-Discovery Search Costs?, Mealey's Litigation Report: Discovery, 2008
• Illinois Appellate Court Blows Whistle On Whistleblower Suite For Use Taxes, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2007
• E-Discovery-Related Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2006
• Internet Use Tax Whistleblower Litigation Continues in Illinois, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006

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