Nancy J. Faggianelli

Nancy Faggianelli represents business clients, financial institutions, and insurance companies in class actions and complex litigation in state and federal courts. She has substantial experience defending and prosecuting a wide variety of claims, including: shareholders’ derivative claims, contractual disputes, securities claims, insurance coverage claims, product liability, infringement of intellectual property rights, misappropriation of trade secrets, professional liability, non-competition agreements, and business torts.

Nancy has tried cases in the areas of breach of contract, insurance, infringement of intellectual property rights, defamation, employment discrimination, and products liability, and she has won injunctions in cases involving intellectual property rights, non-competition agreements, and tortious interference with business relationships.

Nancy also has extensive experience in products liability cases, having tried two smoking and health cases for a major tobacco company, one of which was featured as the “Verdict of the Week” in the National Law Journal, and having defended over 20 other cases that were dismissed or resolved on summary judgment.

Education:

• University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1982)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Editor, Florida Law Review
• University of Florida (B.A., 1976)

Professional & Community Involvement:

• The American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
  • Minority Trial Lawyer Committee
• The Florida Bar
  • Civil Procedure Rules Committee
    • Electronic Discovery Subcommittee
    • Chair, Subcommittee on Rule 1.351
  • Chair, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (1998-1999, 2005-2006)
  • Business Law Section, Business Litigation Committee
• Master, Ferguson-White American Inn of Court (1999-2003)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Tampa Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
• Treasurer, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (2001-2002)