Paul B. Thanasides
888-553-5240 (Toll Free)
Paul received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa and his law degree from Columbia Law School in New York City. Paul began his career at Trenam, Kemker in Tampa in 1996. At Trenam, Paul litigated complex commercial disputes, deceptive practice and antitrust cases, class actions, and bankruptcy matters. His practice has since focused on these core subjects, though he has also gained significant experience in intellectual property matters, corporate governance disputes, and probate litigation.
Paul is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the premier legal directory and rating service for American lawyers. Please view his peer review ratings:
Areas of Practice
- General commercial and other complex litigation
- Chapter 11 reorganizations
- Class action litigation
- Corporate governance litigation
- Intellectual property litigation
- Unfair trade practice and antitrust litigation
- Deceptive practice and fraud litigation
- Probate litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
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
- Honors: Florida Undergraduate Scholar
- Major: Economics
Representative Clients
- Ring Productions
- Islamic Education Center
- GPS Industries
- Diversified Maintenance Systems
- Wolanin Companies
- PrivateSky Aviation
- Oxford Management Services
- Jet Concepts
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Florida Bar
- Hillsborough County Bar
Past Employment Positions
- Trenam, Kemker, Associate, 1996 - 1999
- UB Software, Inc., VP and General Counsel, 1999 - 2002
- Thanasides, Zalkin & Acero, Partner, 2002 - 2007




