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 settlements for Plaintiffs including payment of over $500,000.00 dollars with trade secret safeguards.• 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 precedence for the enforceability of the prompt pay act despite an absence of privity. • 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

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