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