Colter Paulson has significant litigation experience, specializing in appellate litigation. He has successfully argued appeals before federal and state appellate courts and has extensive experience leading teams of associates in complex litigation, including multidistrict litigation and class actions.
Colter represents clients in litigation involving consumer financial services, medical devices, healthcare and manufacturing. His international experience includes cross-border litigation on behalf of clients in Asia, South and Central America, and the Middle East. His experience also includes copyright and patent litigation, both at trial level and on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
In addition, Colter works with clients to prevent and resolve shareholder litigation related to mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies. He similarly advises clients on regulatory challenges regarding consumer financial services, including successfully resolving an enforcement proceeding by the CFPB.
Colter is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Running the Sixth Circuit Clinic, he leads a team of attorneys and students to represent indigent prisoners. The clinic has an excellent record of success in difficult habeas cases. His other pro bono work includes representing the Republic of Italy in an amicus brief on international law that helped overturn the death sentence of an Italian national.
Colter is a frequent author and also writes for the Squire Patton Boggs Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog. He is recognized as a Rising Star in Ohio Super Lawyers, naming him one of the top 2.5% of Ohio lawyers age 40 or under or in practice for 10 years or fewer.
Prior to joining the firm, Colter was a law clerk to The Honorable Max Rosenn of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Colter Paulson
- The OSHA Mandate Decision and the Sixth Circuit - (Posted On Tuesday, January 18, 2022)
- The High Court Stays the OSHA Mandate But Upholds the CMS Mandate - (Posted On Friday, January 14, 2022)
- Analysis Of The Supreme Court’s Oral Argument Yesterday - (Posted On Sunday, January 09, 2022)
- The OSHA Mandate — Supreme Court Oral Argument Preview - (Posted On Friday, January 07, 2022)
- Supreme Options for OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate - (Posted On Tuesday, December 21, 2021)
- ETS Developments in the Supreme Court — and more on the Sixth Circuit’s decision dissolving the stay - (Posted On Monday, December 20, 2021)
- The Sixth Circuit Vacates The Stay Of OSHA’s Mandate, But OSHA Delays Implementation Until January - (Posted On Sunday, December 19, 2021)
- Chief Judge Sutton’s En Banc Dissent On The Merits Of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard - (Posted On Thursday, December 16, 2021)
- The Sixth Circuit Denies En Banc Review In ETS Case With Two Merits Opinions - (Posted On Wednesday, December 15, 2021)
- Amicus Briefs, OSHA, and the Sixth Circuit - (Posted On Thursday, December 02, 2021)
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