Practice Emphasis

Mr. Toliopoulos focuses his practice in the areas of complex commercial and construction litigation. In the commercial context, he has successfully represented numerous entities and individuals in various complex business disputes and transactional matters. His construction litigation practice includes representing owners, developers, design professionals, contractors and subcontractors in conventional litigation as well as alternative dispute resolution.

Mr. Toliopoulos is an accomplished litigator with substantial experience in Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes, as well as Construction Litigation.

Representative Complex Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes

Mr. Toliopoulos' successful representation of clients in complex commercial litigation and business disputes matters include:
• An international cosmetics company in litigation against its China-based importer/supplier in a breach of contract, delay dispute, and lost profits claims.
• A commercial tenant in a constructive eviction and lost profits claim against its landlord based negligence, misrepresentation and breach of contract.
• A business purchaser in summarily rescinding an asset purchase agreement based on claims for breach of its non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.
• A professional services company in a corporate-raiding and intentional employment interference claim by its competitor, obtaining a denial of the competitor's TRO and preliminary injunction petitions.
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Representative Construction Matters

Mr. Toliopoulos' successful representation of clients in construction matters include:

• A developer of a 5-star hotel and luxury private residence project in Chicago relating to several construction delay cost overrun, and design error claims.
• A professional hockey franchise in a dispute with its project architect relating to the design errors and omissions in construction of a $375 million arena complex.
• An Illinois university in a dispute over various design deficiencies and construction defects associated with a new NCAA-approved sports field and a state-of-the-art parking pavement system.
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Publications

Mr. Toliopoulos authored Regulating Your Internet Diet: The Can Spam Act of 1999, 10 DePaul Journal of Art & Entertainment Law, 175 (1999).