Stefan R. Dandelles

Stefan Dandelles is a co-managing partner of the KDV Chicago office and chair of KDV’s fidelity & crime practice group. He focuses his practice primarily on the financial services industry, representing domestic and London-based financial institution underwriters, as well as representing securities brokers, investment advisors and broker-dealers in regulatory investigations, arbitration proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the American Arbitration Association, and civil litigation in both state and federal courts throughout the country. Mr. Dandelles also regularly handles complex insurance coverage matters involving financial institution bonds, commercial crime policies, employment practices liability, directors and officers liability and bankers’ professional liability. His diverse practice also includes the defense of professional liability claims involving attorneys, directors and officers, and other miscellaneous professionals, employment practices, and commercial/consumer litigation involving the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Mr. Dandelles is a frequent presenter at industry conferences and has been published numerous times.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dandelles was a partner and practice team leader in the Chicago office of a large national firm. He also draws on his experience as an owner/operator of a restaurant, bar and catering business. He instills in his practice an appreciation for the true value of time and money from a “client” perspective, as well as the attention to detail necessary on a daily basis in order to run a successful operation.