About William Xanttopoulos

William Xanttopoulos is Of Counsel in the firm's Miami office, focusing primarily upon commercial litigation and the defense of professional liability cases.

Mr. Xanttopoulos has successfully litigated high stakes cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants involving a diverse range of subjects, including business disputes, fraud, accountants’ and lawyers’ professional liability, price discrimination, insurance regulation, maritime law, health care, class actions, first party property insurance, and bad faith. Amongst his accomplishments, he represented a receiver of a business through which defendants operated what at the time was the largest Ponzi scheme in the history of South Florida obtaining a significant recovery for victims, successfully sued a major oil company for price discrimination, and conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a large non-profit organization. He has tried a number of cases to verdict.

In addition, Mr. Xanttopoulos served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the criminal division for the Southern District of Florida for several years where he prosecuted a variety of cases including those involving bank fraud, narcotics, and RICO.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Other 2
    • Environmental
    • Toxic Tort: Mold

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Of Counsel
    Firm Name
    Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Mr. Xanttopoulos has been responsible individually
    as a member of the trial team in important highly complex cases obtaining favorable results for his clients, including: As trial co-counsel, in what was at the time one of the largest civil fraud cases in the history of South Florida which proceeded both as an SEC receivership
    class action (Successfully settled after the commencement of trial. In all, the receivership recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for fraud victims). For approximately 2 1/2 years, he collaborated with co-counsel, supervised a number of junior attorneys,
    worked extensively with forensic accountants on financial issues relating to bankrupt company through which individual defendants operated a large Ponzi scheme
    As trial co-counsel in the CenTrust Bank prosecution, one of, if not the most, significant bank fraud prosecutions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice as a result of the savings
    loan crisis (Favorable verdict reached after six-week jury trial - Awarded Department of Justice's Director's Award for outst
    ing service)
    Obtained seven figure settlements for clients in cases involving legal malpractice, price discrimination, healthcare contracts,
    sexual harassment
    Managed significant internal corporate investigation for one of the country's largest international charities
    Favorably resolved liquidation proceeding brought by the state of Florida against an insurance company
    its principals
    Successfully represented a gasoline distribution company in a price discrimination suit against one of the major international oil companies in federal court. After litigation of discovery issues
    evidentiary hearings, obtained a report
    recommendation defaulting the defendant on issue of liability for discovery abuse
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1981, New York
    1994, Florida
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
    U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
    Memberships

    Associations

    •The Florida Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Texas at Austin School of Law
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of the Pacific
    B.A.
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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    William Xanttopoulos was admitted in 1981 to the State of New York.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    William Xanttopoulos is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida and United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
  • Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?
    Yes, William Xanttopoulos has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. has 415 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    William Xanttopoulos attended University of Texas at Austin School of Law.