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Peter G. Economou

If you are looking for someone to champion your problems, I am that person.

Contact: P /612.604.6442E /[email protected]

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2019

• Managing Editor, Minnesota Law Review Vol. 103
• Best Oralist Award, First Year Legal Writing Program
• Dean’s List (all semesters)
• Director, Environmental and Energy Law Clinic
• Research Assistant to Professor David Weissbrodt
• Dean’s Distinguished Scholarship

University of Minnesota, B.A., Political Science, 2016

• President, University of Minnesota Pre-Law Society

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 2019
U.S. District Court, D. Minn., 2019
U.S. District Court, D. Colo., 2020

My Approach

I became a litigator to have the opportunity to solve other peoples’ problems. My family came from humble beginnings—my grandparents emigrated to the United States from Greece during and after World War II—and built their lives through small, family-owned businesses, with very few resources. As small business owners, my grandparents encountered legal issues, and relied on counsel from a trusted litigator to overcome them. Litigation, big or small, is stressful, and can be a critical inflection point for any business. That is why I approach my litigation practice with my clients’ business objectives as my top priority—I use my legal knowledge and litigation experience as guiding forces to achieve my clients’ business objectives, but never let litigation overtake those objectives. With this approach, I am able to cater to the needs of clients who face a wide variety of legal issues and disputes, and I relish every opportunity to do so. I treat each client as if they were my grandparents’ businesses—with tenacity, dedication, and knowledge that often times you only have one shot at creating the winning case.

Outside of work, I love all Minnesota sports, especially the Vikings, and seek out anything to do with being outdoors. I also love to experiment with new food recipes, and enjoy spending time with family and friends, which usually takes place around the dinner table.

Practice Areas

Practicing Construction & Real Estate Litigation

My Experience

I work extensively with commercial and residential real estate developers, investors, property managers, and owners on litigation related to easement and property right disputes, partnership disputes, landlord-tenant litigation, lease enforcement actions, contract disputes, consumer class actions, statutory and regulatory challenges, evictions proceedings, low-income housing tax credit financing, and year-15 exit disputes. I have represented clients throughout Minnesota and across the United States.

Representative Matters

• Representation of national property management and ownership companies in variety of litigation matters, including landlord-tenant disputes, consumer class actions, eviction proceedings, and other transactional/merger and acquisition disputes;
• Representation of national developers of affordable and senior residential housing in variety of litigation matters, including statutory and regulatory challenges, easement and property right disputes, consumer class actions, partnership disputes, and disputes related to the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (26 U.S.C. § 42); and
• Representation of commercial and residential landlords and commercial tenants in lease enforcement actions and eviction proceedings.

Practicing Business & Commercial Litigation

My Experience

I represent clients in all aspects of corporate and commercial litigation, from legal research, case strategy development, and drafting motions to conducting depositions, trial, and appeals. I handle a wide array of commercial litigation matters including products liability litigation, contract disputes, financial services litigation, trade secret litigation, and commercial fraud.

Representative Matters

• Representation of businesses and product manufacturers in state and federal trade secret litigation;
• Representation of national construction product manufacturers in products liability litigation;
• Representation of businesses is wide array of commercial litigation matters including contract disputes, employment litigation, commercial fraud, and vendor disputes;
• Representation of national banks and financial institutions in contract disputes, lease enforcement actions, and financial services litigation.

Practicing Cannabis Law

My Experience

I represent and advise clients on the budding and quickly-changing legal and regulatory environment surrounding cannabis cultivation, licensing, sales, and transportation.

Also experienced in

Financial Services Litigation

Intellectual Property Litigation

Year 15 LIHTC Disputes

Honors & Awards

Rising Stars

Minnesota Super Lawyers®, 2024