Fiorentinos, Irene Savanis

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, including consumer class actions, and also has defended federal and state 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

• Abbott and TAP Pharmaceutical defend against Average Wholesale Price (AWP) litigation , (2009)
• Gantos prevails in racial harassment trial
• Gould defends against claims at trial and on appeal for contractual responsibility for environmental cleanups at hazardous waste sites
• IBM prevails in sex and race discrimination jury trial
• Medcom pursues securities fraud and breach of contract action
• Plastech Engineered Products appeals adverse judgment in breach of contract case , (2009)
• Robins Group obtains summary judgment on all alleged environmental contamination claims at Wisconsin facility
• Think Big Productions successfully resolves breach of contract action
• Volunteers participate in the 2009-10 Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom Program

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
• Ohio Univ- Athens

Published Works

• A Judicial Primer on Litigation Holds, 2010
• 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

Address

77 West Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601-1692

Phones

1.312.269.4155 (Business Phone)
1.312.925.9062 (Mobile Phone)

Faxes

1.312.782.8585 (Business Fax)

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