Contronakis Named Legal Counsel

Emanuel J. Cotronakis, of Juno Beach, Florida, was named Legal Counsel to Leadership 100 and elected to the Board of Trustees, according to Charles H. Cotros, Chairman. Cotronakis, who with his wife, Elaine, joined Leadership 100 in 2008, is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Jacob Investments, Inc., of North Palm Beach, Florida. He was previously a partner and internal team leader with Baker & Hostetler LLP, of Cleveland, Ohio.

Cotronakis received his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1998. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1992. While in law school, he served asWhite House Legal Intern in the Office of the Vice President of the United Statesand as Legal Intern in theOffice of the Treasurer of the United States. He also served as an Associate for Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP in Cleveland from 1998-2000 and as Law Clerk in 1997. Previous employment included consulting for Contronakis Enterprises in Cleveland from 1993-1995 and construction manager for Nakis Builders, Inc, also in Cleveland, from 1986-1992.

He also served as a member of the Organizing Committee for the United States – China Legal Exchange in connection with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. He was a Trustee and Secretary of the Greater Cleveland Multimedia Development Corporation. He is currently Vice President of the Parish Council of St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church of Martin County, Florida.