For more than 20 years, a significant portion of Peter’s litigation practice has been devoted to the representation of financial institutions and other clients in the financial services industry. From handling 8-figure commercial foreclosures with lender liability counterclaims and receivership issues, to defending a consumer class action on behalf of an international financial institution, Peter is adept at helping financial services clients navigate all of the litigation matters they encounter. Peter’s work in this area includes:

• Successful defense and favorable settlement in consumer class action filed in bankruptcy court alleging violations of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy stay.
• Won Rule 12 Motion to Dismiss in putative nationwide class action alleging violations of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681c(g).
• Obtained directed verdict at trial for a federal credit union in case involving check forgery and allegations of unreasonableness on part of credit union.
• Representation of fiduciaries and beneficiaries in trust and estate litigation.
• Defense of financial institutions against FCRA, FDCPA, RESPA, TILA, and other federal statutory claims.

Peter has handled a wide array of real estate litigation matters for a diverse range of clients, including financial institutions, developers, owners, commercial landlords and tenants, and title insurance companies and their insureds. These matters regularly include zoning appeals, commercial foreclosures, lease disputes, restrictive covenant litigation, and title insurance claim and coverage matters. Representative matters include:

• Representation of owners and developers in zoning appeals, including coal mines, meat packing facilities, and recreational facilities.
• Representation of financial institutions in 8-figure commercial foreclosure actions, often involving lender liability counterclaims.
• Representation of title insurers in coverage and bad faith claims, as well as agent fraud and recoupment matters.
• Representation of title policy insureds in matters involving title defects such as lien priority contests, boundary disputes, and deficient legal descriptions.
• Representation of various parties in easement, commercial lease, and restrictive covenant litigation matters.

The Health Care industry continues to undergo tremendous growth and change, and Peter has represented many industry participants as they navigate that ever-changing landscape. Peter’s clients in the health care space include private payors, managed care organizations, and providers such as specialty pharmacies, medical practices, and hospital systems. In addition to trying cases to verdict in the health care space, Peter has handled a number of administrative hearings and appeals arising out of them. Representative matters include:

• Representation of health insurance plan in Medicare Secondary Payer Act litigation.
• Representation of managed care organization in state administrative hearings.
• Obtained defense verdict at trial of claims asserted by physician against hospital arising out of medical staff obligations.
• Representation of specialty pharmacy in noncompete litigation over departure of key employee.
• Representation of medical practices and their owners in various ownership and noncompete disputes.

Peter regularly represents companies, as well as their officers and directors, in all manner of corporate disputes they encounter in the course of their business. On behalf of small, local start-ups, Fortune 50 companies, and everything in between, Peter’s work in this arena includes:

• Successful defense of individuals and entities against federal securities fraud claims brought by investors.
• Arbitrations involving the alleged breach of post-closing obligations by a seller of a privately held company.
• Obtaining a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing corporate transaction (favorable settlement achieved following rulings).
• Negotiated nuisance value settlement during trial of multi-million dollar breach of contract and fraud claims brought by former vendor against publicly traded client.
• Enforcement of noncompete agreements against former employees, as well as counseling employers on drafting enforceable noncompete agreements.