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Tinos Diamantatos

Tinos Diamantatos

USA 2026

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As a seasoned first-chair trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor, Tinos Diamantatos is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier, invitation-only legal associations in North America.

Tinos is a premier courtroom advocate and trusted strategic advisor to corporations, boards, C-suites, senior executives, and individuals in their most consequential criminal, regulatory, and complex business litigation. This includes general litigation matters related to government investigations, qui tam litigation, government and internal investigations, and securities enforcement proceedings. He is recognized for leading high-stakes white-collar government enforcement, and complex commercial matters where the margin for error is zero and the cost of failure is existential.

Mr. Diamantatos is also a former federal judicial law clerk and a former president of the prestigious Chicago Inn of Court. He maintains an active pro bono practice and is involved in multiple mentoring initiatives. He is a former member of the John Marshall Law School Board of Trustees and has served as an adjunct trial advocacy professor for the law school, where he has coached many successful trial teams competing at the national level. He teaches, by invitation, law enforcement courses on trial techniques and investigative tactics to federal agents at their national training centers.

Personal

DePaul University, 2000, B.S.; John Marshall Law School, 2004, J.D., cum laude

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Illinois

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Tinos Diamantatos is recognized for his representation of clients facing both complex criminal trials and external investigations.

Strengths

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  • Tinos is a first-class litigator and has top-notch ideas.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tinos is savvy at handling delicate situations.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tinos is a very versatile lawyer and is extraordinarily good on his feet.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tinos is extremely effective and appropriately aggressive. He establishes credibility with the government strategically.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tinos is a terrific trial lawyer and a fighter.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA

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