Ilya Polyakov Email & Phone Number

South Sioux City, NE

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Manage complex commercial litigation on behalf of large national corporations, including business disputes over significant design defects, breached multi-million dollar guarantees, and class action Ponzi schemes.
• Represent clients in state and federal courts, as well as arbitrations, leading to successful resolutions of business, ERISA, and consumer litigation claims for both: limited defense expenditures, and negotiated large.
• Counsel corporate officers and owners regarding governance, while assisting in drafting policies, employee handbooks, and restrictive covenants to help manage business risks.
• Create presentations for trade associations providing advice and distilling complex issues, including: COVID-19 business interruption coverage and premises liability following the Oregon District shooting.
• Supervise all phases of discovery, subpoenas, and pre-litigation matters for corporations involved in multi-state litigation including nationwide asbestos suits.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Prepared and argued numerous successful motions, including determining a federal statute’s unconstitutionality, summary judgment on behalf of a regional surveyor against prospective easements, and establishing.
• Drafted and argued several winning appeals, including enforcement of restrictive covenants upon a purchaser of a public corporation who attempted to evade the finality of an arbitration determination.
• Conducted and defended over 100 depositions, involving various breach of contract, CSPA, construction, insurer bad faith, and business tort actions.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Represented and advised insureds in a variety of commercial indemnification and property coverage matters, including liability disputes under CGL, Umbrella, and D&O polices.
• Drafted several appellate briefs, including overturning a multi-million dollar judgment against an Ohio municipality premised upon issues of breach of contract and the removal of an unsafe structure.
• Prepared over 50 insurance coverage opinions for disputes throughout the United States including a 15 million dollar product recall and substantial real property disputes.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Produced dispositive motions over many legal issues involving secured real property, negotiable instruments, breaches of fiduciary duty, and statutory consumer protections.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Successfully represented subcontractors in their suits for payment and express or implied indemnification against general contractors, following homeowners’ claims of defective work.
• Obtained significant financial relief for vehicle owners regarding their consumer claims, TILA violations, and conversion against a motorist financing group and third party debt collectors.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: • Dunmore Moot Court Board, National Moot Court Team Coordinator, SBA Senator, ADR Society • Cleveland City Law.

History Ph.D Combined Graduate Work, History, 3.28

Activities and Societies: • Languages: Russian (Conversational) • The Burke Society

Bachelor’S Degree, History And International Studies, 3.30

Activities and Societies: • Interfraternity Council President, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity President and Treasurer

Education record