Chris S. Coutroulis
Florida
Carlton Fields, P.A.
4221 W. Boy Scout Boulevard
Suite 1000
Tampa, FL 33607-5780
Tel: 813.229.4301
Email:
ccoutroulis@carltonfields.com
Web:
www.carltonfields.com
Chris Coutroulis handles business and complex litigation matters in a wide range of areas, including antitrust, class actions, mass torts, environmental, professional and accounting malpractice, securities fraud, and insurance coverage. His clients operate in numerous industries.
Chris has particular experience with class actions, and successfully defending against class certification. He has served as lead trial counsel in numerous cases, including trials on the issue of class certification. Additionally, he has significant experience in antitrust cases. He has handled many of these cases through trial and binding arbitration on behalf of clients including credit card companies; professional sports leagues; and insurance, automotive, and energy companies.
Antitrust Litigation Experience
- Segal v. PEMEX, No. 8:05-cv-2390, 2008 WL 4900257 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 12, 2008).
- Gilchrist v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 390 F.3d 1327 (11th Cir. 2004).
- JES Props., Inc. v. USA Equestrian, Inc., 253 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (M.D. Fla. 2003).
- Execu-Tech Bus. Sys., Inc. v. Appleton Papers, Inc., 743 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
- Metro. Dade Cty. v. Fla. Power Corp., No. 96-594 (S.D. Fla. June 25, 1998) (unpublished, granting summary judgment in alleged monopolization case).
- State ex rel. Atty. Gen. Morales v. Zeneca Inc., No. 3:97-cv-01526, (CCH) 71,888 (N.D. Tex 1997).
- In re Agric. Chems. Antitrust Litig., No. 4:94-cv-402016, 1995-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,197 (N.D. Fla. 1995).
- Henry v. Chloride, Inc., 809 F.2d 1335 (8th Cir. 1987).
- Nat’l Bancard Corp. (NaBanco) v. VISA U.S.A. Inc., 596 F. Supp. aff’d, 779 F.2d 592 (11th Cir. 1986).
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- BTI Client Service All-Stars (2017)
- Selected to the Inaugural Committee of The Florida Bar for Antitrust and Trade Regulation Board Certification
- Chambers USA (2003–2018, 2021–2022)
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Tampa “Lawyer of the Year,” Antitrust Law (2022)
- Administrative/Regulatory Law, Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law (2005–2023)
- Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine (2005, 2007–2009)
- Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine (2006–2022)
We are also one of a handful of law firms worldwide that has an antitrust subgroup dedicated exclusively to pursuing antitrust recovery opportunities for corporate clients. Our cartel recovery group has revolutionized the concept of affirmative recovery, often achieving, through negotiation, arbitration, and litigation, recoveries that are many multiples greater than those available through the class mechanism. We have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for corporate clients in price-fixing lawsuits and pre-lawsuit settlements (focusing on both monetary and business-solution settlements), and we are at the forefront of many of the burgeoning legal issues in the antitrust world.
Carlton Fields has more than 330 attorneys and government and financial services consultants serving clients from offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm is known for its national litigation practice, including class action defense, trial practice, white-collar representation, and high-stakes appeals; its insurance practice, including life and financial lines, property and casualty, reinsurance, and title insurance; its regulatory practice; and its handling of sophisticated business transactions and corporate counseling for domestic and international clients.
“Chris Coutroulis acts for clients across a wide range of industries in complex litigation. He offers notable expertise in antitrust disputes and is an experienced trial lawyer.”