Ms. Maragakis is a shareholder and director and practices in Ray Quinney & Nebeker’s litigation section. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. She has tried a significant number of cases, and has experience managing complex disputes through trial. Ms. Maragakis has represented numerous companies in connection with contract and business disputes, including class actions. Ms. Maragakis has also represented a number of health care entities, including nursing homes and hospitals, in both litigation, HIPAA analysis, and medical staffing issues.  Ms. Maragakis serves as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Ms. Maragakis is also Chair of RQ&N’s Cybersecurity and Privacy practice group. Ms. Maragakis has obtained her designation as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), a certification offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She assists clients in all aspects of legal compliance with data security laws, including helping companies minimize their risks by preparing Information Security Policies, including Data Breach Response Plans and Employee Data Security Policies. In the event of a breach, she assists with managing a company’s compliance with breach notification laws. She has given presentations to various groups on the issue of data security across the State of Utah, and has written extensively on the subject.

Ms. Maragakis has been selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation and has also been selected by her peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite,” as published in Utah Business Magazine (2005-2007, 2009-2015, 2017-2018). She was selected for inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers (2007, 2012-2018) in the category of Business Litigation.  She was also selected by Best Lawyers Business Edition Women in the Law in 2016 for Commercial Litigation.  Ms. Maragakis was also selected as one of the Top 50 Women in Mountain States Super Lawyers (2017).  Ms. Maragakis maintains an AV Preeminent (4.6) rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics.

REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED CASES

• Madsen v. Washington Mut. Bank fsb, 199 P.3d 898, 613 Utah Adv. Rep. 29, 2008 UT 69, September 23, 2008 (NO. 20060597).
• Madsen v. Washington Mut. Bank fsb, 2005 WL 1177229, 2005 UT App 224, Utah App., May 19, 2005 (NO. 20050042-CA).
• Five F. L.L.C. v. Heritage Savings Bank, 81 P.3d 105, 486 Utah Adv. Rep. 17, 2003 UT App 373, Utah App., November 06, 2003 (NO.20020088-CA).
• Amoco Oil Co. v. Premium Oil Co., 2004 WL 989016, D.Utah, April 06, 2004 (NO. 2:02CV00765 DS).
• Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assoc., Inc. v. C.R. England, Inc., 508 F.Supp.2d 972, D. Utah, June 20, 2007 (NO. 2:02-CV-950 TS).
• Island Peak Ranch, L.L.C. v. FIIK Inv. and Holdings, Inc., Slip Copy, 2008 WL 2673925, D.Utah, July 07, 2008 (NO. CIVIL 2:02-CV-562).
• Owner-Operated Independent Drivers Ass’n, Inc. v. C.R. England, Inc., Slip Copy, 2008 WL 4735639, D.Utah, October 24, 2008 (NO. 2:02-CV-950 TS).

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