about


Pieter Van Tol, the founder of Van Tol Law, is a trusted and seasoned advisor with more than thirty years of experience litigating major cases at leading global firms

Founder
pieter Van tol

credentials

Education:

  • J.D., University of Washington, 1994  (Order of the Coif)

  • M.A., Columbia University, 1988 (European History)

  • B.A., Dartmouth College, 1985 (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Work Experience:

  • Hogan Lovells US LLP

  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Bar Admissions: New York

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Supreme Court

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York

Recognition


 Chambers USA

Recognized Practitioner, Dispute Resolution    

Legal 500 U.S.

Advice to Insurers

Who's Who Legal, Insurance and Reinsurance (Lexology)

Thought Leader

Publications & MEDIA

Asking the wrong questions: Consumer surveys may not save deficient labeling cases (October 2022)

"Service of Suit Clauses: Do They Also Dictate the Applicable Law in Reinsurance Disputes?,” ARIAS-US Quarterly (June 2017), 2017_june_service_of_suit_clause_article.pdf

"Parallel Proceedings in the U.S. and Foreign Court: the Variable Role of International Comity," in International Aspects of U.S. Litigation (2017)

Contributor to B. Ostrager and M.K. Vyskocil,  Modern Reinsurance Law and Practice (2d ed. 2000)

Hogan Lovells on the Case: Why the Firm Is Helping to Bring a New Class-Action Challenge