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Paul Kanellopoulos
Lawyer
Washington DC
1919 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

+1 202 664 1931
paul.kanellopoulos@kobrekim.com
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Washington DC
1919 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

+1 202 664 1931
paul.kanellopoulos@kobrekim.com
vCard Download 

Paul Kanellopoulos is an experienced trial lawyer who represents individual and institutional clients in complex commercial litigation. Mr. Kanellopoulos has extensive experience in white-collar, securities, intellectual property, insolvency and antitrust disputes before federal and state courts, as well as domestic alternative dispute resolution and international arbitration panels. Mr. Kanellopoulos is well-versed in all phases of litigation, including pre-suit investigations, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, depositions and trial.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Kanellopoulos clerked for the Honorable Arthur D. Spatt of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Before that, he practiced complex commercial and antitrust litigation at Winston & Strawn LLP.

SERVICES

Admissions

  • New York
  • District of Columbia
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, JD, Order of the Coif (George Washington Law Review, Executive Editor)
  • Gonzaga University, BA, magna cum laude

Clerkships

  • Honorable Arthur D. Spatt, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2018-2020)
SERVICES

Select Engagements

  • In Propel Fuels Inc. v. Phillips 66 Co., Kobre & Kim won a US $604.9 million jury verdict on behalf of its startup client, an innovator in renewable fuels, following a terminated acquisition by oil major Phillips 66. Secured after a five-week trial in the Superior Court of California, the victory is already the most significant trade secret verdict of the past three years and the fifth-largest verdict of any kind in 2024. Because the jury found the misappropriation to be willful and malicious, the Court may treble those damages, which could result in the largest trade secret verdict in history. The case has already triggered changes in the M&A industry as to how confidential information is managed.
 

Credentials

Admissions

  • New York
  • District of Columbia
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, JD, Order of the Coif (George Washington Law Review, Executive Editor)
  • Gonzaga University, BA, magna cum laude

Clerkships

  • Honorable Arthur D. Spatt, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2018-2020)

Engagements

  • In Propel Fuels Inc. v. Phillips 66 Co., Kobre & Kim won a US $604.9 million jury verdict on behalf of its startup client, an innovator in renewable fuels, following a terminated acquisition by oil major Phillips 66. Secured after a five-week trial in the Superior Court of California, the victory is already the most significant trade secret verdict of the past three years and the fifth-largest verdict of any kind in 2024. Because the jury found the misappropriation to be willful and malicious, the Court may treble those damages, which could result in the largest trade secret verdict in history. The case has already triggered changes in the M&A industry as to how confidential information is managed.