Mr. J. Peter Coll Jr.

"We are pleased to join Orrick, Herrington," said Coll."In terms of quality, culture and commitment, there could not be a better fit," he said."The combination of our litigation practice strengths with those already at Orrick will give clients substantial resources to resolve disputes anywhere in the country," said Coll.
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"We have much more in common with our new partners beyond the terrific fit of our practices, and the emphasis on providing the services of true trial lawyers," said Coll."We come from a rich, deep history, and now add that to Orrick's history.We have a strong sense of who we are, and that fits very well with what Orrick is all about," he said.
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J. Peter Coll, Jr. (Chairman of Donovan Leisure): Mr. Coll has extensive state and federal court trial experience including complex securities fraud and antitrust actions as well as commercial matters.Many of Mr. Coll's trials have involved disputes arising out of investment contracts, corporate refinancings and other securities and banking matters.He has successfully tried class action securities fraud cases to judgment.He headed Donovan's product liability practice and led the trial team that obtained the $138 million verdict for Talley Industries Inc. mentioned above.He currently leads his group's representation of the Dow Chemical company in its breast implant litigation.Mr. Coll received his law degree from Georgetown University where he served as Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
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Mr. Thomasch, with Mr. Coll, was involved in all aspects of American Cyanamid Company's defense of over 200 product liability cases involving the DTP vaccine.