WHAT OUR CLIENTS AND

COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING:

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"Our company retained Doug in a high-stakes international trademark and unfair competition lawsuit involving one of the food and wine industry’s biggest players. Doug crafted a litigation strategy that delivered a prompt, global resolution of the lawsuit on time and under budget. He and his team took great personal interest in our case and kept us well-informed and involved every step of the way. We would retain Doug in a heartbeat for future litigation."

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Ernesto Coppola

President- Coppola Foods International

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"We were on the opposite side from Doug in a high-stakes business dispute.  Doug took most of the depositions for his side in our case.  His demeanor and style, as well as his great preparation, led to him getting a significant number of key admissions during the depositions.  And while Doug was focused on his clients' interest, he was always cordial, candid and professional in his dealings with us.  Doug is a fierce advocate, a first-rate litigator and a worthy adversary."

 

Jason Peltz & Hamilton Hill
Partners- Bartlit Beck Hernan Palenchar & Scott LLP

 

"Our company has retained Doug to represent us in a wide variety of lawsuits, from employment, to fraud, to an extremely complicated and high-stakes suit brought by the company’s former CEO. In every instance, Doug provided our company with expert legal counsel, timely and accurate litigation budgets, and results that repeatedly exceeded our expectations. Doug is a first-rate litigator and a highly-valued advocate for our company."

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Shawn Smith
CEO- Vigilant Solutions, Inc

 

"One of our funds was joined as co-defendant in a lawsuit brought by a disgruntled employee against that company and its CEO. Doug and his team represented us very capably in a case that was complicated by having multiple defendants with intricate interrelationships, as well as a highly aggressive and emotional plaintiff’s counsel. Doug was excellent on all aspects of the process, including the strategic and tactical handling of our defense, intimate knowledge of the law and effective communications with his client and other parties to the case."

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Frank Garcia
Managing Partner- Eastman Capital 

 

"Our company faced one of its darkest hours when we were sued by the industry's two largest competitors.  Up against two of the country's largest law firms, Doug skillfully, aggressively, and economically steered us through two simultaneous "bet the company" trade-secret lawsuits where our very existence was at stake.  The firm was retained only days before a critical hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction, and we were continually impressed with the firm's thoughtful and creative strategies.  Doug wrote great briefs, argued persuasively in court, represented our company in two mediations, successfully and economically handled millions of electronic documents, and worked skillfully with expert witnesses.  The firm also worked with us to develop a workable fee structure, and they remained on or under budget throughout the litigation.  The firm provided our company with the legal tools we required to thrive in an aggressive and competitive marketplace, and ultimately obtained complete settlements and dismissals of both actions."

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Dale Smith
Founder- SerialTek, LLC

 

"For years, I have worked closely with Doug.  I have trusted him with my clients’ most sensitive information and he has excelled in managing complex, sophisticated, and difficult commercial litigation.  Doug is a terrific, client-focused lawyer with a keen sense of the practical."

Claude Stern
Managing Partner- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP- Silicon Valley

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"As a senior partner, I have learned that you are only as good as the senior associate on your side.  Doug Colt made me look as good as any associate with whom I have worked in my 17 years. 

Each client to whom I have introduced Doug raves about him and makes future work contingent on his availability." 

Samuel Shepherd
Former Partner- Greenberg Traurig LLP