Tas Panos is ACS’ Executive Vice President and General Counsel. In this position, he is responsible for ACS' global legal affairs consisting of a broad range of legal practices, including litigation, employment law, corporate governance, compliance and ethics, international, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, privacy and security, and commercial and government transactions.
Panos joined ACS in 2002. He has previously served as head of the litigation and labor and employment group as group counsel, and as deputy general counsel. Prior to joining ACS, Panos was in private practice in California for 16 years representing the interests of business and individual clients in state and federal cases, including court and jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, and many other types of legal and business matters. He also served as adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Law. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Panos received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.