As a trial lawyer with 20 years of experience, Jeremy Cole has tried cases and defended clients in complex lawsuits and arbitrations around the world. He has handled contract disputes, international arbitrations, False Claims Act cases, state attorney general lawsuits, and product liability claims, among other matters.
Jeremy represents pharmaceutical and life science companies in various collaboration disputes, including development agreements, licensing agreements, and co-promotion agreements. He is currently lead counsel in a $300 million International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration arising from a development and commercialization collaboration. He also represents clients in licensing disputes, with amounts at issue ranging from eight figures to more than $1 billion. He was lead counsel for a multinational client in a post-acquisition dispute. Jeremy also obtained a defense verdict in a Fortune 150 client's first (and only) products liability trial for a significant product, deterring future claims.
He has defended a Fortune 150 client in several state attorney general actions asserting unfair and deceptive practice claims. Jeremy also defended a client charged with racketeering, mail and wire fraud, and other federal offenses in a three-month jury trial. He conducts internal investigations for multinational clients and defeated a nationwide class action and class arbitration brought simultaneously against a client in the precious metals industry.
Jeremy has appeared before tribunals in Europe and counsels clients on international agreements spanning Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Jeremy is active in the Chicago community. He serves as board president of Working in the Schools (WITS), a literacy-focused nonprofit that mentors children in Chicago Public Schools.
Experience
Additional Publications
- February 2016
Who Decides Whether an Arbitration Clause Permits Class Arbitration: Judge or Arbitrator? - February 2016
Who Decides Whether an Arbitration Clause Permits Class Arbitration: Judge or Arbitrator?, 32 Rev. Bank. & Fin. Servs. 21
Speaking Engagements
- July 29, 2014
Defending Against New and Emerging Claims Relating to Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Cards and Bank Add-On Services and Products, ACI Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation Conference - January 30, 2014
Defending Against New and Emerging Claims Relating to Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Cards and Bank Add-On Services and Products, ACI Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation Conference - October 9, 2013
The New Normal of Consumer Finance Regulation and Compliance: Significant Trends for the Second Half of 2013 - June 11, 2013
CFPB Update: An Agency Begins to Find Its Regulatory Voice - June 6, 2013
Complex Arbitration Today, Jones Day University - February 12, 2013
CFPB Update: Enforcement Priorities and Best Practices Before an Evolving Bureau - June 7, 2012
Jones Day Chicago 2012 MCLE University
- University of Notre Dame (J.D. with honors 1999); Kalamazoo College (B.A. with honors 1996)
- Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Recently named as one of 15 "Future Stars" of Chicago litigation by Benchmark Litigation in its "Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys"
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Philip P. Simon, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana