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Artemis D. Vamianakis

Attorney / Partner, Director
Salt Lake City
Licensure: UT

Biography

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Artemis Vamianakis is a partner at Fabian VanCott, practicing complex commercial litigation, administrative litigation, and appeals in the areas of energy, environment, natural resources, real property, and employment law.

She has considerable experience representing commercial clients in complex commercial disputes and appeals involving breach of contract, commercial lease disputes, warranty claims, misappropriation of trade secrets, misrepresentation and several other areas. Artemis also has significant experience in civil and administrative proceedings, appeals, and special investigations involving mine safety (MSHA), occupational safety (OSHA, UOSH), and industrial and mining accidents.

She also has experience appearing before the Utah Board and Division of Oil Gas and Mining (BOGM, DOBM), drafting comments on proposed rulemaking and challenging final federal agency action such as EPA regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act or penalties assessed by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC). Artemis also has experience representing plaintiffs in tort litigation.

Artemis has successfully argued several motions, defeated claims on motions to dismiss and summary judgment, and resolved complex commercial disputes for clients through negotiation and mediation. Artemis has also been part of trial teams pursuing litigation in state and federal courts in Utah, in administrative hearings in Utah, Illinois, Kentucky, and West Virginia, and in appeals before the FMSHRC and the D.C. Circuit, Fifth Circuit, Sixth Circuit and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal.  

Artemis is active in the community and serves in leadership for Friends for Sight, the Leadership Committee of And Justice for All, the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion, the Aldon J. Anderson Inn of Court, and the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, among others.

Artemis received her law degree from the University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law, where she graduated with honors and won numerous awards and scholarships while holding the position of Editor-in-Chief/Executive Director of the Extro Muros International Law Journal/Global Justice Think Tank, completing a Quinney Research Fellowship, competing in the Jessup International Moot Court Competition, and completing an internship for Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Durrant. She earned a double-major, honors bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah, graduating summa cum laude. Artemis is licensed to practice in Utah’s state and federal courts and in the D.C., Fifth, Sixth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal.

Professional History

Treasurer, Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court, 2022-present

Admitted to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2022

Chair, Leadership Committee, “And Justice for All,” 2021-present

Board Member, Diversity & Inclusion, Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter, 2021-present

Co-Chair, Organizational Inclusion Committee, Utah Center for Legal Inclusion (UCLI), 2020-present

Admitted to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2020

Chair, Fabian Vancott Associate Mentoring Committee, 2019-present

Master of the Bench, Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court, 2019-present

  • Admitted to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018
  • Chair, Fabian VanCott Recruiting Committee, 2016-2018
  • Co-Chair, Fabian VanCott Energy & Utilities/Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group, 2017
  • Leadership Utah, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Class of 2017
  • CLE Committee Member, Real Property Section, Utah State Bar, 2017
  • Board Member, Young Lawyers Division, 2009-2016
  • Women Lawyers of Utah Community Outreach Committee Member, 2009-2015
  • Admitted to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2014
  • Chair, Fabian VanCott Summer Associate Coordinator, 2011
  • Secretary, Hellenic Bar Association of Utah, 2010
  • Admitted to the Utah State Bar and United States District Court for the District of Utah, 2009
  • Quinney Research Fellow for professor Christopher Whytock and Professor Amos Guiora, 2008-2009
  • Research Assistant for Professor Amos Guiora, 2007-2008
  • Intern for Justice Matthew Durrant, Utah Supreme Court, 2007

Education

D., with honors, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 2009

Editor-in-Chief/Executive Director Extro Muros International Law Journal/Global Justice Think Tank, 2008-2009

Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2009

Counter-Terrorism Simulation, Global Perspectives on Counterterrorism, 2009

Edwin Brown Firmage Student Award in International Law and Human Rights, 2009

Quinney Research Fellowship, 2008-2009

Quinney Leadership Scholarship, 2008

CALI Awards for Legal Methods (legal writing), Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law II, and Seminar: The Judiciary and World Politics

J. Quinney College of Law Outstanding Achievement Award for Global Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism, 2007-2009

Honors B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Political Science, University of Utah, 2006

S., Summa Cum Laude, Speech Communication, University of Utah, 2006

Philo S. Bennett Undergraduate Paper Prize in Politics, University of Utah, 2006

Full tuition merit scholarship, University of Utah, 2002-2006

Community Service

Chair, Leadership Committee, “and Justice for all”, 2021-present

Co-Chair, Organizational Inclusion Committee, Utah Center for Legal Inclusion (UCLI), 2018-present

Executive Committee Member and Past Chair, Friends for Sight, 2017-present

Secretary, Daughters of Minos of Salt Lake City Utah, Pancretan Association of America, 2019-present

Board of Trustees, Saint Sophia Hellenic Orthodox School, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010-present

Mentor, Masters of Legal Studies Program, S.J. Quinney College of Law, 2018-2019

Board Member, Young Lawyers Division, Community Service Committee, 2009-2016

Secretary, District 5, Pancretan Association of America, 2013-2015

Member, Women Lawyers of Utah Community Outreach Committee, 2009-2015

Pro Bono Legal Advisor for Small Business Clinic at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 2010

Publications & Presentations

Presentation — Legal and Regulatory Implications of New Environmental Technology — Utah Mining Association 104th Annual Convention, 2019

Presentation — Workplace Injuries: What Every Employer Needs to Know — Fabian VanCott Employment Law Seminar, 2019

Presentation – Best Practices for Dealing with an MSHA Special Investigation and Individual Liability under Section 110(c) – Utah Mining Association 103rd Annual Convention, 2018

Presentation – Supreme Court Update and Ethics Panel – Fabian VanCott Employment Law Seminar, 2017

Publication – Key Federal Regulatory Developments and Issues to Watch in 2017 – Utah Mining Association Newsletter, 2017

Presentation – Handling Water Rights Disputes: Easement and Boundary Conflicts – Water Rights in Utah Seminar, 2016

Presentation – Supreme Court Update and Ethics Panel – Fabian VanCott Employment Law Seminar, 2016

Presentation – Lessons Learned from Recent Mining Accidents—Utah Mining Association and Utah Manufacturers Association Fourth Annual Safety Conference, 2015

Publication – Securing Your Leased Property, Utah Facilities Magazine, 2011

Publication, Co-author – Protect Your Green Innovation: Building Owners Discover and Patent New Ways to Use Energy More Efficiently, Utah Facilities Magazine, 2011

Presentation – Developing Your Child Care Business, Utah Small Business Development Center, 2009

Publication – The Secular-Religious Divide in Turkey – Appendix to Freedom from Religion: Rights and National Security, Amos N. Guiora, (Oxford University Press), 2009

Publication Is Sexual Harassment Case Law Essentialist? Honors Thesis, Dept. of Political Science, University of Utah, 2006

Recognition and Awards

Recognized as a “Legal Elite,” Utah Business Magazine, 2015-2022

Recognized as a “Rising Star,” Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2013-2016; 2018-2022