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  • Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law, Intellectual Property
  • District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 1985, Washington, Washington, D.C., 1986
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Practice Areas
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Law
Intellectual Property
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
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Maryland
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania, 1985
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Washington
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Washington, D.C., 1986
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Languages
  • French
Professional Experience
Partner
Ropes & Gray
Current
Current
Peter has served as lead trial counsel in IP cases involving such diverse technologies as GPS vehicle tracking systems, geostationary communications satellites, rockets and launch vehicles,and genetically engineered therapeutics. He also has handled numerous trademark, false advertising, and regulatory disputes on behalf of clients in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, financial services, alcoholic beverages, and personal care and cosmetics. Peter also has an active pro bono practice representing indigent clients in criminal cases in the federal trial and appellate courts. In addition to his law practice, Peter lectures and writes extensively on intellectual property and alcoholic beverage law and practice, serves as the Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and is a member of the Committee on Criminal Justice Act Procedures for the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit.
Education
Harvard Law School
J.D.
cum laude, Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review
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Princeton University
A.B.
magna cum laude
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Professional Associations
District of Columbia Bar
Member
- Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
Washington, DC, USA
Telephone: (202) 508-4612
Fax: (202) 383-7777