Pete V. Albanis

Biography Overview

Panagiotis “Pete” V. Albanis is a partner in the South Florida offices of Morgan & Morgan. Based out of Naples, Florida, he has been a member of Morgan & Morgan’s national Complex Litigation Group since 2009. Prior to joining the firm, Pete practiced in Chicago at a large defense firm where he primarily represented corporate defendants in intellectual property, securities, and breach of contract disputes.
 
From 2009 through the present, Pete has handled mass torts, products liability, construction defect, and consumer protection matters for the firm nationwide. Pete has been appointed to and has served on numerous committees in several national Multi-District Litigations (“MDLs”), including: Tepezza (MDL 3079, Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee); Chinese Drywall (MDL 2047, Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee); Windsor Wood Clad Windows; (MDL 2688, Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee); and Taxotere/Docetaxel (MDL 2740, Bellwether Committee).
 
In 2019, Pete was part of the leadership team that represented thousands of homeowners during negotiations with the Taishan Chinese Drywall Defendants. The negotiations led to a global $248 Million settlement, the first class action settlement in history against a company owned by the Chinese government.
 
In addition to his construction defect litigation practice, Pete handles other mass tort matters nationwide involving defective products, gross negligence, and strict products liability.
 
In 2021, Pete was a member of the trial team where a federal jury held 3M liable for an Army Sergeant’s hearing loss from 3M’s faulty Combat Arms Earplugs. The jury awarded the Plaintiff $816,395 in compensatory damages plus $12.245 Million in punitive damages. At the time, it was the largest win for the roughly 250,000 Plaintiffs in that litigation.
 
Finally, Pete is honored to represent intellectual property owners in copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret infringement disputes throughout the country. Pete assists small businesses and individuals in the enforcement of their IP rights. Representative cases include: Vinson v. Nike, Inc., Case No. 09-721 (Western District of Wisconsin) (representing plaintiff in reverse confusion trademark infringement matter); Byrne et al. v. Crist et al., Case No. 10-1187 (Middle District of Florida) (representing Charlie Crist in copyright infringement case brought by musician David Byrne).
 
Pete is an AV-Preeminent® rated attorney on Martindale-Hubbell. He has been a member in good standing of the Illinois Bar since 2002 and the Florida Bar since 2010. Pete graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 and from DePaul University College of Law with his Juris Doctor in 2002.