Thomas Kamvosoulis represents clients in a broad range of complex litigation, concentrating his practice on employment disputes, partnerships dissolutions and class actions. In addition to his robust litigation practice, Thomas counsels clients on a wide range of employment issues, including compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws, whistleblowing and discrimination claims. Thomas focuses on providing clients with cost-effective, practical solutions to legal problems, so that they can avoid the expense of time-consuming litigation whenever possible. His clients include medical practices, hospitals, real estate holding companies and a variety of small, mid-sized and larger businesses.
In litigation cases, Thomas has practiced in several federal and state courts, in particular the state courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the federal courts in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. These cases involve defending discrimination claims against employers; enforcing restrictive covenants; facilitating the dissolution of partnerships, closely-held corporations and limited liability companies; preventing the misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential business information; and a variety of other business torts and contract actions. On multiple occasions, Thomas has successfully defended clients in national and statewide consumer fraud class actions, defeating class certification in each case.
Recent successes include:
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Resolution of multiple employment discrimination claims against a Fortune 500 client;
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Dismissal on the pleadings of First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment claims against a physician and medical practice under the doctrine of qualified immunity;
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Reversal, on appeal, of a trial court's grant of summary judgment against a Fortune 500 banking client, which lawfully refused to turn over monies to a creditor of an account holder;
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Resolution of a billing dispute on behalf of a radiology practice, whose billing company failed to collect millions of dollars in charges from patients over a three-year period;
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Summary judgment in favor of a major real estate client dismissing claims for conversion of trade secrets, employee piracy and breach of contract;
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Obtaining a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against an employee for disparaging a physician-employer to present and former patients; and
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Defeating class certification in a national consumer fraud class action brought against a local hospital.
ADDITIONAL NOTEWORTHY INFORMATION
During law school, Thomas was a member, staff writer and associate editor of the Villanova Law Review, and was appointed member of the Order of the Coif as a result of his outstanding academic achievement. In addition, he served as an extern to the Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Thomas was born and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey, where his family still resides. He is fluent in Greek.