Overview
Peter's legal practice is two-fold, he has a robust practice handling high-stakes commercial disputes and complex transactional work. These complementary practices allow him to lean on his experience in both areas to provide expert legal strategy and counsel to his clients.
Litigation
Peter is an accomplished commercial litigator who helps his clients navigate complex disputes in a variety of industries. With a background in accounting, Peter has investigated fraudsters and faithless fiduciaries of all types, from business partners trying to take more than they deserve, to corrupt managers attempting to conceal their theft. He has extensive experience with all stages of litigation, from providing counsel at the outset of a dispute to representing clients at trial. He has litigated:
- Fiduciary disputes,
- Financial fraud,
- Business divorces,
- Trade secret misappropriation,
- Complex contract disputes,
- Professional malpractice,
- Unfair competition and business torts,
- Employee departures and terminations (on both employer and employee side),
- Insurance defense, and
- Defamation.
Transactions
On the transactional side Peter leverages his skill as a litigator to provide strategic advice to his clients. He specializes in complex transactions, ranging from multi-million-dollar investments to large commercial real estate financing and purchase agreements. He has a broad range of experience including:
- Commercial real estate transactions and leasing,
- Mergers and acquisitions,
- Employment separations,
- Venture capital investments,
- Outside general counseling.
Whether he is helping a client close a lucrative business deal or resolve a partnership dispute, Peter provides strategic advice to help his clients achieve their business goals.
Background
Prior to law school, Peter worked for KPMG LLP in Boston, where he worked on the audits of mutual funds, private equity clients, and pension funds. As an undergraduate at UMass Amherst, Peter was the Editor in Chief of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, the largest college daily newspaper in New England at the time. Peter is also a graduate of Boston Latin School. When he is not working, he enjoys playing and coaching hockey, golfing, traveling, and reading about history, space exploration and cosmology.
Practices
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
