Paul Thanasides

Paul is a seasoned trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes, groundbreaking commercial litigation throughout Florida and the United States. Paul and his complex litigation team have helped their clients avoid more than $3 billion in claimed liabilities and recover more than $500 million in verdicts and settlements.

Paul represents clients in a wide variety of complex disputes, including cases involving trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights, antitrust, breach of contract, corporate governance, professional negligence, derivative claims, attorneys’ fee disputes, adversary proceedings in bankruptcy on behalf of creditors, debtors, and trustees, non-competes, class actions, and business torts such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference. Paul also serves as an expert in attorneys’ fee disputes.

Paul regularly represents other law firms and legal consulting organizations in their commercial litigation matters, a testament to his reputation for excellence in the legal community. Paul has been selected by his peers as a Super Lawyer every year since 2016.

After graduating from Columbia Law School in 1996, Paul joined a large firm where he began to develop his expertise in complex litigation, successfully defending class actions seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and threatening his clients’ survival.

Paul joined with Rich McIntyre to form McIntyre in early 2007. McIntyre has since grown to more than 50 attorneys and staff, owing to the firm’s innovative business model, attractive platform for top-notch attorneys, and the excellent work of its lawyers and personnel. Paul is a member of McIntyre’s board of directors and is the firm’s complex litigation practice group leader.

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1996
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, J.D. – 1996
• University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, B.A. (Cum Laude) – 1993 | Major: Economics

Experience

• Resolved a nine-figure trade secret case for less than .5% of the plaintiff’s demand.
• Obtained dismissal with prejudice of a $100+ million Title VI class action, upheld on appeal.
• Lead counsel of a successful $200+ million class action against more than 10 defendants in the supplement industry across 7 states.
• Successfully resolved breach of fiduciary duty claims that saved the client just under $1 billion in claimed liabilities.
• Co-lead counsel in a 30-day complex breach of contract trial that ultimately culminated in a $20+ million settlement for the client.
• Obtained summary judgment dismissing a $30+ million RICO claim.
• Litigated more than 50 corporate governance disputes with over $1 billion at stake.
• Obtained summary judgment dismissing a purported $300+ million antitrust class action.
• Resolved a $50+ million breach of contract and fraud claim against the client for $150,000
• Resolved a $10+ million trade secret, trademark, and copyright claim against the client for less than $100,000.
• Obtained a $15+ million settlement for the client in a legal malpractice case.
• Obtained summary judgment dismissing a $35+ million fraud claim.
• Co-counsel for the plaintiff in a pending $400+ million trade secret litigation.
• Resolved a $14+ million TCPA class action against the client for $75,000.
• Lead counsel for the plaintiff in a pending $200+ million breach of contract claim.
• Lead counsel for plaintiff in a pending $30+ million tortious interference claim.
• Represents 5 law firms in their commercial litigation matters.
• Resolved a $7+ million adversary proceeding in bankruptcy against his client for $300,000.
• Successfully defended an $80+ million fraud claim resulting from an insurance company insolvency.
• As general counsel for a startup software company, negotiated and secured angel investment to initial and mezzanine venture financing, as well as negotiated and papered contracts with large Internet and communication companies, celebrity entertainers, and their agents.
• Outside general counsel for several dynamic and growing businesses, including software startups and retail medical services companies.
• Litigated numerous attorneys’ fees disputes totaling $10+ million of fees at stake.
• Evaluated, monitored, and litigated claims totaling $500+ million in aggregate claim value on behalf of the litigation fund.
• Outside general counsel to a conglomerate of real estate holding entities, along with aviation, construction, music production, and music publishing companies.
• General counsel for a group of 20+ radio stations and Internet properties.