Peter O'Donahoo is a litigation lawyer who has acted on a number of matters with influential legal outcomes. He has extensive experience in constitutional litigation, product liability litigation and issues, general litigation, and defamation and related media work.
Peter is the joint leader of the firm's Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group.
In the field of product liability claims and issues, Peter has extensive experience in the defence of claims or potential claims (including class actions) concerning tobacco and other consumable products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, motor vehicles, aerospace components, mobile telephones (electromagnetic field radiation) and mechanical devices. In 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 and again in 2003/4, Peter was nominated for, and included in, An International Who's Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers. Peter was the leader of the firm's Product Liability Group from 2001 to 2004.
With unparalleled experience and depth to provide comprehensive and prompt media advice on a national basis, Peter has led a wide range of cases focusing on express and implied constitutional guarantees and rights and the validity of Commonwealth and State legislation. This work has included involvement in landmark decisions establishing and developing the content and scope of the constitutional protection of free speech in the context of defamation law. Peter has a substantial practice in defamation and related media work in which he advises and acts for, principally, media organisations on both pre-and post-publication issues.
Peter is a past president of the National Product Liability Association, a past chairman of the Media & Communications Committee of the Law Council of Australia, a member of the Defence Research Institute Inc. (USA) and a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Peter is a member of the firm's Board and serves on a number of the firm's committees. |
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